Quiet rims

[6degrees]

Hi,

I am planning on building my own drum triggers.  An important consideration is that they shouldn’t make too much noise when I hit them.  I have tested fibreglass mesh ‘flyscreen’ to use for the heads, and it is pretty quiet and has good feel (is there something better?  My first attempt was destroyed after 2 short sessions ), but I am not sure what is the best material for the rims.  I would like them to be as quiet as possible, with a good response.

Any thoughts?

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[Damian Blunt]

I haven’t tried them myself…
 
http://stores.ebay.com/UFODrums-by-Mitchman

Damian Blunt - Toontrack
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[gastric]

Clear Vinyl tubing 3/16″ ID  5/16″ OD for edge protection. Use small amount of Killer Red tape (or some other dual-sided extremely sticky tape) to join the ends. No need for gluing the tubing to the actual rim it’ll stick on itself.

Christopher Graham

[6degrees]

Thanks. Looks nice, but a bit pricey.  I was thinking more DIY (cheap).

[6degrees]

Thanks, that’s kind of what I had in mind.  Just wasn’t sure how quiet it would be.  Guess I’ll just get some and give it a try

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