What other materials does  Fibes use besides wood? I see fiberglass mentioned on their site, and then something else, with crystal in the word name. Since they're in TX, makes we wonder if it's a sort of melamine,,like TexasWare was made of. I liked TexasWare, for bowls. Too bad you can't seem to find it anymore, like it's no longer made.

Welp I reckon that sounds just like my cousin Jasper. He'd be smackin' away on some Juicy Fruit while he's workin' the yearly maple sugarin'....he were'nt too careful from what dropped out a' his jaws.....
I reckon he liked to think that he's givin' folks a little surprise with their pancakes.
Sort of a maple syrup/Juicy Fruit/ Tootsie Pop.
 

Funny cavanman.

Yeah, would have loved to have played that designer kit.

Sonors cymbal stands and hh stands are a little behind though.

I want a designer birch in scandy birch veneers.

Ok, time to get back to werk so I can afford one someday.

Bart,

I was intrigued by your comment about Gretch and Fibes.  There's a 4pc fusion Fibes Kit at a local drum shop that hasn't sold in about a year.  The asking price is $1,500.  I don't know what if any HW is included.  But, it sound great, big, booming.  And it's a little kit 10 and 14 inch toms and 16 inch BD.  I'm thinking of buying it.  I've had the same standard 5 pc Yamaha mohogany kit for 25 years and I'm tired of it - too loud and uncotrolable.  Plus, I'm disabled and I am simply unable to lug it around for the few gigs I do - if there isn't a house drum I can't make the gig.  That little Fibes kit is sweet and I might be able to bring it with me.  That kind of endorsement from a drummer of your stature is very compelling.

Thanks,

Ratamatatt

Mark,

I didn't even mention the looks of this kit.  Natural Maple.  It looks like it has some kind of little stain on it because it's a little darker than bare maple.  Bottom line, it's beautiful.  And it's set up with a Constantinople cymbal set.  Man-o-man.

Ratamatatt

16" kick?  No wonder it hasn't sold in a year.

Oh the day I can't lug at least a 20"....  Hopefully they will have a party for me, anyways-

I thought you were going to get a sonor kit?

Well the fibes is what?  1500? Ok I have the sonor designer price catalog right in front of me:

Here:
I'm going to order you a birch kit?  Or do u want maple? The birch shells are actually thinner than the maples, that's what I'm going for anyways, at same price.

Lets start with your snare.
5 x 14 retails at $1020
your 8x12 tom retails at $820
and your 14 x 14 floor aint cheap at $1290
then that sweet 14 x 18" kick only $2080

so let's do the math = $5210 beans for your 4pc

You should be able to get 43% maybe more so that gives you a grand total of 2969 + around 250 for a tom/cymbal stand you will need..ok so that's 3219 before tax.  So you will have around 160 in tax  That is 3379.95...

Ok  you put down 1500 that you would have to cough up for the fibes to lock in your drumset at sonor to make.

Here's the best part or the worst depending on how you look at it-  You won't have your new kit for at least four and I have heard waits as long as 8 months to come up with the remaining $1879.95.

BUT those long lugs over that Bubinga or the Kahaya Pyramide (African Mahogany strain)-  for me it's a no brainer.  

I had a premier snare for awhile...not very long though.



That's what I'm talkin' about.

OK. where is the stinkin cowbell?  It should be against the law to display a kit with an important part missing.

Howya gonna do the "Milk Cow Blues"?  You must have a cowbell, designer kit or Sunlites....Its all the same.....