I am happy to report that although the drums are in use about 10 hours a day, the sound is, by some miracle, not irritating to me. I can hear it throughout the house - I can feel the vibrations when I'm sitting and nursing the baby - but, thank goodness, the sound is by some strange fluke, not a problem for me.

Which is good. Because I am pretty tired of hearing "Clementine" on the keyboards. Some rat-a-tat-tat from the drumset is a welcome change! :)