I keep my brass at a comfortable playing angle without any toppers or felts. See photo. I was only asking because it seems to me, adding felts and locking down the cymbal will kill vibrations. Act as mufflers.[IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n632/PurdieShuffle/angles.jpg[/IMG]John
Purdie,
You are going to have to either get some black theatrical sand bags or sew some black covers for the bags you have!
Kit looks stellar by the way. One of my fave colors. I few rapped a jazz fest in sky blue pearl and it is a beauty.