No doubt the Maplerock stands are an excellent candidate for a do it yourself home project! I'm going to make a pair.

I've already made some nice brass vibration dampers from a marine drive shaft. This one weighs over 3 lbs:



I made some smaller ones from, yes you guessed it, a smaller marine brass driveshaft.



The value of these dampers is probably purely cosmetic, but I like 'em.

Enjoy the Music. Trust your ears. Laugh at Folks Who Claim to Know it All.