Ok, ya gotta splain that one.

Well I am dutch and I want to spend my retirement or at least some of it painting (I think) in Europe if I can manage to sock away some real money.

But no I have not been to the dam but my friend has and he liked it.  Being from Cleveland just about everywhere is nicer if not different change of scenery.

How cool, you used to work there.  What an interesting person you must be.

An update on my Crav.

I love this drum

It blows me away.The thing sounds absolutely amazing whether tuned up or down. Sound great with all types of music and it blends really well with my K cymbals. I really like the versatility and my current band mates are wowed by it too

Can't wait to record with it....

Thanks for all your input.
Cheers
Dan

Before you spend any money, a good question to ask is why. I say this having spent more than my share.

What are you after? A great snare sound that fits what you do?  A high end drum that will make the rest of us go "Ah"?  Are you sure that only a solid shell one will do the job?  It may be possible you can find something a bit more affordable that holds up and sounds great. 

Along those lines, what kinds of gigs are you called for?  What kinds of sounds do you need to do these best?   Just because it's a well built  drum doesn't necessarily mean it will give you the sound you need.  Play it first and see if it's a good fit for you.

Great gear is nice -- but it's what we do with what we have, as opposed to what we have -- that makes the phone ring, in my experience.