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I mentioned reflection plate drum trigger design VS the seemingly more popular crossbar-and-cone. I thought I'd share some links related to reflection plate design in case anyone wanted to try one.

Yamaha RHP drum trigger dissected

DIY Yamaha RDP style acoustic conversion.

DIY reflection plate acoustic kick

VDrums thread showing a 1990's S&S Industries drum trigger kit dissected.

Hellfire's proposal for a true dedicated 3-zone reflection plate drum trigger using two reflection plates and rim piezo.

Hellfire's Remo practice pad conversion using reflection plate.

That's cool!

One of these days I might try a DIY pad... but with a snare and five toms already, not sure how many more I need. I do like this idea though, it seems it would eliminate hotspots altogether and likely have excellent response across the entire head.