DIY Tennis Ball Drum Riser - How I Built Mine!

[@frederikmoussault2782]

Build one today, works absolutely amazing!

[@noahilbery7191]

They have smaller sheets of that mdf board at home depots that are big enough for you to put the throne up so your level what i did was took one i think its about 3'x3' i did an x like pattern with as many tennis balls as i could think it totalled about 10 tennis balls i put them on after i drilled the holes and put a pool noodle id cut in half kinda compressed on the outside after securing them with wood glue and then i stood on it while my wife went around and tightened every zip tie as tight as possible permanently compressing the balls under my weight its nice to have cause its movable and you dont have to worry about your throne being so low to the ground while your drums are that high

[@hereforhalibut]

You should post a pic

[@richiebricker]

California building standards say the best insulation for anything (Heat, Wind, Electrical spark and sound) is 1 foot of air. So this design would work great. Youve essentially have a firewall under your drums. Im gonna give it a try

[@saintjabroni]

@@TheActionStack😂😂😂

[@daemon3spade]

do you have demo before after how it sounds from downstairs?

[@shannongibson4591]

Nice, although it'd be highly recommended to give it some space between the riser and the wall to reduce those vibrations travelling down.

[@adamadam1889]

Thanks 🙏🏼 good job 👏🏼

[@saintjabroni]

So, after the riser build, can anyone beneath your floor hear/feel you playing?

[@javierromerovillavazo8116]

Thank you for your video! Does building this make a real difference? I'm thinking about building one, my neighbors hear the "thump" of the low frecuencies.

[@smabacon]

It seemed to work, yes. I've not had any complaints from the downstairs neighbours since building it and my wife cant even hear me in the next room!

[@richiebricker]

If its a real kit, it wont do allot but an electronic kit, it should work great

[@clauberalex]

What size of saw did you use? Two inches?

[@OHHnoYOUdidntMAN]

Great video, I'll have to do this now! Also, what's the song in the video? its 10/10

[@smabacon]

Cheers! The song was from the KZbin library of free-to-use music. I cant remember the name of the song, sorry!

[@bullfunkstudios3856]

Great video Thanks Sam, what is the dimensions of the platform?

[@smabacon]

Thanks! Mine is 1400x900mm but you can build it to whatever size you need.

[@SleightanicMarksman]

Nice :D Thank you.

[@kimblemccann1442]

Awesome vid - hey, any particular reason why you didn't include room for the throne?

[@smabacon]

So when I was researching it I read that keeping it balanced evenly across the balls gave the best results. As I weigh much more than my kit, adding room for the throne would have made all the weight concentrate one one side meaning it won’t be as effective. That, and lack of space in the room. I would have had to make this thing nearly double the size to include space for a throne which wasn’t practical.

[@jeffd9193]

@@smabacon Ok, but I play with my throne all the way up and so I’ll need something to raise my throne or else my electronic kit will be too high for me. Any ideas of what to put under the throne seat feet to raise it?

[@smabacon]

@@jeffd9193 I put a pillow on my throne and sat on that. Did the trick for me!

[@fanthomthom]

What have you done in the end ? I think it's possible to include the throne with the drum. Didn't try yet, but I think if you put more balls below the throne area to increase the stiffness, it should compensate the weight, and prevent any unbalance issue. Don't know if I'm clear though ^^.

[@miguelmatos4320]

@@smabaconyou could build a seccond platform for the throne only, even without tennis balls. Just a small wooden riser to get it all to the same level, maybe using scrap wood. This way you wouldnt need to be sitting on a pillow

[@pureplay7071]

I find if you do the cable ties up to much they creek on the wood.

[@iamcrypto589]

cool

[@giannispan8129]

How many tennis balls will I need for a 55 "* 48" (140cm - 120cm) mdf platform?

[@AuroraClair]

How many did u use? Is the platform working for you?

[@fenfennel]

How heavy is the platform? Is it moveable?

[@colonelsanders4006]

It probably weighs at least 25kg, those 18mm sheets aren't light.

[@MultiEchelon]

Nice

[@csjardina]

Hey buddy. 3.2mm or 3,2cm ? Cheers!!

[@jaredmarshall9439]

mm LOL Its not paper dog

[@vader_5783]

whats the attachment used for the drill? to create those holes?

[@drpelliper5818]

a hole saw lol

[@drum27]

Is there a reason why you don't make it big enough for the throne also?

[@smabacon]

my main reason was down to space, but I've read comments from others says that its more effective to keep the throne separate. Something to do with balance and how the player is much heavier than the rest of the kit, causing the tennis balls to be more compressed in one corner under where the throne would be, thus reducing the overall absorption quality of the riser. I don't know though. I never considered it as I wanted to keep the overall footprint as small as possible.

[@drum27]

@@smabacon cool, thanks. I'm contemplating making one and was going to make one big enough for the throne also so need to weigh that up... 👍

[@ryanmyers8160]

@@smabacon understood but you should come up with a way to accommodate the drummer and the throne as they are part of "the footprint". But nice riser idea

[@giannispan8129]

The throne that is better to step on the floor or on the platform;

[@luissilvadrummer]

Hahahaha and where do you put the throne!

[@ofui24]

... why would you not include the area for the drum thrown? Now you are sitting at a lower height which will impact your paying... it should include your area for your thrown....

[@AC-gu6sc]

3.2 mm hole saw?!? You mean 32 mm?

[@nicholastulino]

Curious how this effects the bounce of the set and pedals while playing. Anyone have any input?

[@samuelcramphorn3874]

Has anyone done this?

[@Jinnsan]

Whts the diameter of the holes

[@smabacon]

32mm

[@jnygaarddk]

Hole saw 3.2 mm... Really.

[@LeCharognard666]

No more vibrations on the floor right? coz my drumset is on the 2nd floor? plz answer thx!

[@caduolivera7890]

ive build one, my neighbor still complaining

[@andriimotsyk3018]

Thanks for reply, man.

[@DonVal86]

I’m curious, do you have a low volume drum set?

[@caduolivera7890]

@@DonVal86 I dont understand what you mean by low volume, I have a Boss td-9, and when I said neighbor i mean the person that lives on the apartment under mine.

[@nicolasstrawberry4148]

@@caduolivera7890 I built one, it definitely helped as compared to playing my kit before I built it but it’s not going to make it 100% quite, I bought a set of Roland TD17 kvx, and also the noise eater kick drum pedal and noise eater hi hat stand and even a noise eater pad to go under the kick tower and you can still hear the kick drum, no where as loud as before but you can still hear it and if I’m not wearing headphones then you’re going to hear them through speakers. Luckily my brother lives under me and he has a studio too and I hear his music too so he really can’t complain. Maybe invite your neighbor up and show them the riser and let them see you’re doing what you can to keep the noise from traveling and see if you can agree that between certain times your going to practice, or see if they want to switch apartments lol

[@gerardfitzpatrick60]

4am 😇😂

[@michaeljacobs4363]

What about your throne??

[@smabacon]

Throne on the floor, just raise the height!

[@venteach.6289]

Try not to use the felt side of the beater against the mesh head it’ll burn through the mesh and create a tear

[@wylepeyote]

Ye don’t think you need to sit at a drum kit?

[@detroitredwings7130]

LOL, I got quite a chuckle outta this comment. Anyhow nice work on the idea to the maker of the video. Been thinking of ways to do the same.

[@RutgerSteenbergen]

I was thinking exactly the same, lol. No room for a drum crutch 😁

[@Jonasesser]

How big are the wholes you drilled?