I have a shoot next month near Concord,NH. If I have the time, I'll visit the Keller facility in Manchester, NH, and see if I can get that top secret list of who buys their shells.ok, so not to ":burst the bubble", but I have heard that most of the "specialized" companies just use Keller shells. Like, very few are actually making the shells from "scratch"
Is this true?
I have a shoot next month near Concord,NH. If I have the time, I'll visit the Keller facility in Manchester, NH, and see if I can get that top secret list of who buys their shells.
When they move out of the garage.Major: Gretsch, Ludwig, Tama
Boutique: N&C, Pork Pie, Spaun
At what point does a boutique cross the line to major, i.e. DW?
ok, so not to ":burst the bubble", but I have heard that most of the "specialized" companies just use Keller shells. Like, very few are actually making the shells from "scratch"
Is this true?
That's what I figure, too.If they don’t go into detail about their on-site shell manufacturing in their marketing, yeah, usually Keller.
If they don’t go into detail about their on-site shell manufacturing in their marketing, yeah, usually Keller.
That's what I figure, too.
On the flip-side, Drum Foundry puts it right out there.
If there's a price point, I think in some cases it would be reversed from what you said.....
At what point does a boutique cross the line to major, i.e. DW?
Without a doubt. It's getting to no snare made that way by either of them is under a grand. Talk about boojie!I love Noble's snares for sure although the pricing on solid shelled snares .. across the board for most companies, has gotten ridiculous, especially for craviotto IMO.
I saw that kit on Instagram today. Absolute insanity. I love Craviotto and I own one of their snare drums. It's an excellent all-around instrument, but....there is no way in hell a 3 piece kit is worth $8K.I want to put Craviotto on my list but $7,999 CDN for a 3-piece 20/12/14 set?
I don't care how well they're made. I would feel ripped off paying that amount for a 3-piece kit, especially when a comparable Gretsch USA Custom can be had for about 50% of the cost of the Craviotto.
I'm not cheap, either, but I am not in the "money is no object" camp. Guess I'm not their target demographic.