Anyhow, I think it's more constructive and positive to encourage the entrepreneurial spirit, rather than picking on them. If they somehow succeed and create a superior product, drum consumers win. It's a shame folks aren't more receptive to guys like this, when they show up on the forums, rather than rudely confronting them with an anti-market mentality.
For the most part, I agree. I'm reading this thread and thinking "wow, tough crowd".
But on the other hand:
1st post was essentially an advertisement.
2nd, much like the people who post "how do I becomes rich and famous playing drums" or "how do I get in a signed band" posts, most people attempt to he be helpful by pointing out just how difficult the objective is. Some may take that as negative, others see it as being based in reality.
This really isn't much different.
The reality is: There are 1001 so-called "custom drum makers" out there, what in the world makes one actually stand out from the other? From the post, so far, nothing really.
So yeah, tough crowd, but the buying public is a tough crowd.
And this case, the name is apparently a point of discussion. Right or wrong, from a marketing stand point, that's something a business owner needs to know.
Any company needs to do market research and get feed back. Even if it's negative. From there, they can adjust, or perhaps decided to do something else, or just keep going like nothing happened and hope for the best.