BonsaiMagpie
Junior Member
How come drum manufacturers make cymbal stands, not cymbal manufacturers?
How come drum manufacturers make cymbal stands, not cymbal manufacturers?
Do they? Or do they contract out the work to a vendor who builds the stands and then applies the appropriate logo? Do we know for sure that most stands aren't made by the same company anyhow?
drum head companies don't make drums either.
This is exactly what I was after, I knew that drum makers made hardware so they had the machine shop for stands. But cymbals being a different entity to drums entirely, and then meeting in the recent past is something I hadn't considered. Even after watching a documentary about the origins of the modern drum kit. Thank you so much for this! And stunningly presentedThe origins go back to the early days of a drum set.
I can't imagine that anyone except Yamaha actually forges their own metalwork, and the only reason that Yamaha do it is because they produce metalwork for many parts of their business (car parts, motorcycles, golf products, factory machinery, jet skis, instruments, electronics etc). I would be very surprised if any other manufacturer actually forged their own hardware.
Mark
You would be surprised. I build PA speakers, Yamaha being one of the companies. Hardly anything in any of their cabinets, including metalwork (pole stands for example), is made by Yamaha. The companies that produce the parts also build for other manufacturers. Your finished product might say Yamaha, but that's it.
In which case I can't imagine that any drum manufacturers actually forge their own hardware.