Members Ponch_A_Rella Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Here is my new Conaway. I have had it about a month now..... sounds great!! The 13x15 is the best sounding tom I have ever heard in my life! The 16x18 is so deep it could be a bass drum. The snare is SWEET. Die Cast hoops! he did double 45's on everything. The finish is exactly what I asked for (no this is not one of the colors on his web site he can do any color you want just send him a pic) and did every option I wanted form the 10 lug bass drum to the mounted 16x18 to extra gloss.... I have gigged with it a couple times so far and it sounds sweet all miced up. (We use 8 mics for it at our last gig) His customer service is GREAT!! I had a little problem with the DSS iso mounts working with my DW hardware and he mailed me new parts in like 4 days! For the price I paid ($2,000) there is no way I could have gotten better drums.. anywhere.. period. If I have one gripe it would be the WorldMax Floor Tom legs. This is not a dig on Dave.. he doesnt make them... But I should have had him go with something else because they are almost useless Here are the PICS. And yes , I am a Neil Peart fan. OVERHEAD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members dogxray Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Wow!! Very nice set. The color you picked out is great. I hear more and more everyday about Conaway Drums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Adan_V Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 I wonder how long it would take to tear down and put together that set.... Such a beautiful color, its almost like looking into an emerald... For $2000...this was one hell of a deal.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goldtop56 Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 $2000 is a fantastic deal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeD Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Looks awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Nagi Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Very, Very nice I love the gold on green Can you list the sizes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Chabo Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 I love the kit. Nice setup, I love the tom set up as a gong bass... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rumblebelly Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Sweet Jesus Mother of God! I take it that those are maple shells? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members steamyz Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 That's one nice ass kit - congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Fafnir777 Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Hey Neil, uh I mean Ponch, How are you mounting the 18" floor tom? You ought to see if Ludwig or Pearl FT legs will fit your floors. Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponch_A_Rella Posted August 21, 2003 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Originally posted by Fafnir777 Hey Neil, uh I mean Ponch, How are you mounting the 18" floor tom? You ought to see if Ludwig or Pearl FT legs will fit your floors. Tim Well Dave and I talked about how to mount the Drum for awhile. I didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponch_A_Rella Posted August 21, 2003 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Originally posted by Nagi Very, Very nice I love the gold on green Can you list the sizes Thanks.... Sizes = 7x87x108x129x1312x1513x1516x1616x18 18x22 5.5x14 Cymbols =2x 14" Avedis New Beat Hats14" K Custom Fast Crash16" Avedis Rock Crash16" K Custom Fast Crash17" K Custom Fast Crash18" Avedis Med Thin Crash20" Avedis Med Crash20" Avedis Low Boy China22" Avedis Ping Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Old Steve Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 $2000?!?!? For a 10 piece kit?!? With that finish?!?? That's a steal. They look fantastic, and I bet they sound even better. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rumblebelly Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 What are they? Birch? Maple? Mahogany? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Ponch_A_Rella Posted August 21, 2003 Author Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Originally posted by rumblebelly What are they? Birch? Maple? Mahogany? Maple.. Keller shells.... same ones that OCDP and a million other companies use.. even DW at one time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Goldtop56 Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Actually, DW still uses Keller, I'm pretty sure. Last I heard, they had bought the machines and tooling to make their own shells, but found it was way too expensive and went back to Keller shells until they found a way to lower their costs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members burque Posted August 21, 2003 Members Share Posted August 21, 2003 Originally posted by Goldtop56 Actually, DW still uses Keller, I'm pretty sure. Last I heard, they had bought the machines and tooling to make their own shells, but found it was way too expensive and went back to Keller shells until they found a way to lower their costs. what color is the sky on your planet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DarthWader Posted August 22, 2003 Members Share Posted August 22, 2003 Oh my. That is one of the most beautiful finishes I've ever seen. Green's always been my favorite color, but I find with most of the major companies I don't like their green finishes. Congratulations on finding one. Wade Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snaresmacker Posted August 22, 2003 Members Share Posted August 22, 2003 hey guys what are "keller" shells? thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members agogobill Posted August 22, 2003 Members Share Posted August 22, 2003 Originally posted by snaresmacker hey guyswhat are "keller" shells?thanks Keller Products Where to buy: http://www.amdrumparts.com/ http://www.drummaker.com/ http://www.precisiondrum.com/basshoop.html among others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members snaresmacker Posted August 25, 2003 Members Share Posted August 25, 2003 uh, i dont' get it. do they just make generic wood products or something? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Old Steve Posted August 25, 2003 Members Share Posted August 25, 2003 Originally posted by snaresmacker uh, i dont' get it. do they just make generic wood products or something? They make lots of things, however they're especially well known for making high-quality wooden tubes. Some of these tubes can be used in furniture making, decorating, or I suppose you could make some kind of bizarre wooden plumbing out of their stuff. One GREAT application for wooden tubes is to make drums. Keller can make them out of high quality maple, and make them in practically any specification you need...length, width, thickness, you name it. Drum comanies then put bearing edges on these "tubes", finish them, and mount hardware and heads on them...resulting in (you guessed it!) drums. If you want to trace drums back even further, I'm sure Keller could put you in touch with whoever supplies them with their wood...probably a big company with lots of chainsaws or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members pjb Posted August 26, 2003 Members Share Posted August 26, 2003 Nice looking kit! we don't have those kits in Australia.Nice cymbAls (notice the A) How do you fit all that on a riser? must take a while to tune and soundcheck too........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members dopey220 Posted August 27, 2003 Members Share Posted August 27, 2003 A lot of companies don't make their own shells, but rather buy them from a company called Keller. Most people who make their own custom drums also buy Keller shells. Eli Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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