Okay, I'm narrowing down the search for a new kit (read on)

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:51 am Post subject:

Radial:

Agreed! They're all Keller shelled drums, and D is very competitively priced with everyone. OCDP be d amned, I'm getting the same shells with 45 degree bearing edges (very sharp ones, too,) for way less!

I'd definitely suggest you give him your business if in the market for a new, mid-range OR PROFESSIONAL QUALITY kit. I say mid-range because his drums (which are, make not mistake about it, professional quality) are priced roughly the same as any brand-name (Pearl, Premier, Yamaha, Tama) mid-range kit.

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
=============

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Tue Mar 30, 2004 5:53 am Post subject:

Radial:

Agreed! They're all Keller shelled drums, and D is very competitively priced with everyone. OCDP be damned, I'm getting the same shells with 45 degree bearing edges (very sharp ones, too,) for way less!

I'd definitely suggest you give him your business if in the market for a new, mid-range OR PROFESSIONAL QUALITY kit. I say mid-range because his drums (which are, make not mistake about it, professional quality) are priced roughly the same as any brand-name (Pearl, Premier, Yamaha, Tama) mid-range kit.

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
=============

rawrock · Posted: Wed Mar 31, 2004 11:27 pm Post subject:

I LOVE my Donoho drums! Good bearing edges, good volume, they're great. They even come with decent stock heads(including an evans dampening EMAD bass drum head). Nice people, good service.

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Thu Apr 01, 2004 5:57 am Post subject:

rawrock:

How did your drums do in studio? I seem to recall that you were recording with them when you posted the picture...I'm looking at the possibility of recording my band's first demo/EP right after I get the Donohos.

I would say that from the drums he had in the shop they're pretty loud if you want them to be. Even the small 8" tom was pretty cutting loud.

I'm not tickled pink with the heads, but my experience with them is very limited. The EMAD is a completely new thing to me. I was previously using a Pinstripe and a falam slam patch with no muffling in the drum, however I don't know if I can get that same punch out of the EMAD system. Well, I'm sure I can get the sound, but it'll probably take some time and tuning practice.

For the record, got another pic of them, rawrock?

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
----------------------

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2004 11:35 am Post subject:

UPDATE:

E-mailed D today. He says that I'm looking at my drums being completed on the 12th of this month. Ten days! I can't wait.

Just to keep you all posted.

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
=============

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 12:34 pm Post subject:

Update, Part Deux:

D had called and left a message on my machine last night. I returned his call this morning at 9 sharp (that's when he opens his shop) and he said that my drums could be completed tomorrow! The third of my double-braced cymbal stands is on backorder, unfortunately, but I have a Premier stand that didn't get stolen with my old kit (and that I wasn't using at the time, coincidentally) that I can use in the meantime...Fork's Drum Closet hasn't called to say if my hi-hats have come in yet, and that was all that they had to order-the rest of my RUDEs were in stock!

It might be a week or two before I can travel down and get them, but it's all coming to a head.

I told D to e-mail some pix to me, but he hasn't yet. He said that the drums were going to be assembled today, so maybe he got behind or something...

Another interesting tidbit you all might like to know: D is going to shut down the retail store in Murfreesboro and start selling exclusively on eBay due to the better efficiency. I'm sure he'll still take phone orders, but he's saying that in 30 days, he hopes to be out of the store and running exclusively on the internet. He explained that he'll begin selling and handling the local and phone-order business from his home as soon as he can get it squared off and ready. Can't blame him for not wanting to pay rent on a retail outlet he really didn't need that bad...

Woohoo! Almost got my drums! Needless to say, if he DOES send pix, you all will be among the first to see them. I was told that the green turned out nicely, and the wood grain shows like a champ...can't wait!

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
=============

bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5260 Location: Kansas

Wow, sounds pretty good. It sure didn't take him long to put that kit together, did it? I'm looking forward to the pictures.

rawrock · Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2004 2:11 pm Post subject:

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:38 pm Post subject:

Heeere we go! I go to pick them up tomorrow. Mind you, I'll also be getting Paiste RUDE cymbals from Fork's Drum Closet as well, but I'm going to try and post pics of the drums here:

Let's see if this works now...<clicks submit>

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
=============

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:39 pm Post subject:

Okay, those are HUGE pictures, but maybe you get the ideer.

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
----------------------

Jonesie67 · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 12:50 pm Post subject:

hmm...I don't think you really want that. I think you just want to give it to me...
_________________
Yamaha SCA
9x10, 10x12, 12x14, 16x16, 17x22
6x14 Pork Pie Snare
Zildjian: A Custom 19" Crash, A 14" New Beat Hats, A 16" Medium Thin Crash, A 10" Splash, A 20" Medium Ride
Sabian: AAX 18" Studio CrashHHX 20" Stage Ride
18" Wuhan China

rawrock · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:40 pm Post subject:

You have some beautiful drums there, I'm sure you're going to be real happy.

Jonesie67 · Posted: Fri Apr 23, 2004 7:34 pm Post subject:

tn_drumbanger · Posted: Mon Apr 26, 2004 6:18 am Post subject:

I am very happy with them after one practice with the band. Much louder drums than my old Premiers, I can tell you that much!

I'm a bit miffed that the double bass drum pedal driveshaft unit has a habit of falling off of the mainshaft on the master pedal. The drum-key screw backs out A LOT and it'll just fall off. I plan on taking a drill or Dremel tool and making a small divot in the square mainshaft pice so that the screw has something to screw, erm, into.

Other than that small quabble, I'm quite satisfied with them! The snare is by far the loudest snare I've ever played (perhaps because of the single 1.5" vent), even louder than my dad's Pearl Sensitone Brass model (which was also 5.5 x 14"). The entire kit is very raw sounding right now, with no muffling other than the Evans EMAD bass drum head. Very powerful and loud, just how I wanted them.

I still don't know about the double-thin heads on the tom batters. I like the sound better than Pinstripes, I think, but the durability might be another matter...Same with the EMAD bass head. It already has a ding in it from the main beater. I tuned up the bass (very little-very good sound right from the store!) and in that few minutes of playing, I put a nice little ding in the head where the right beater strikes it. Donoho gave me two free Evans slam patches, which I put on there post haste. I just didn't want to put them on right away, you know.

A tip broke off of a stick once, and for the remaining 30 seconds of the song, I couldn't switch to a new one, so the double thin batter on my 12" tom has a few little dimples in it too. Crap! Oh well, I'll put up with that for now. I might even consider buying them again, given the awesome sound!

My snare is tiiiiiight. I mean, it's 311 tight. Sounds like the snare in practically every 311 song, very wet and funky and lots of crack!

I've not tuned on the drums much. As I say, D had them tuned up very well for loud concert use. I will have to tone them down if I go to record or mic up for a gig, though. They'll need a much deeper, more controlled sound than they have now. They're fairly ringy (which equals LOUD to small audiences and umiced situations).

And the pictures, in the words of D himself, don't do the drums justice. They're a bit brighter a green than the shots let on. He said several people tried to buy the set off the showroom floor from him before I came to pick them up this weekend.

Thanks all for the responses. I encourage anyone in the market to look at Donoho. Very fine drums. If the hardware don't suit you, look elsewhere, but I think he's got it pretty well licked (except that bass pedal!)

Regards,
tn_drumbanger
=============

bytor · Admin Joined: 12 Aug 2003 Posts: 5260 Location: Kansas

Beautiful kit you've got there, tn_drumbanger. Donoho is really going to go places if he continues to crank out maple drums that look that nice for such a nice price.

Concerning your bass drum pedal, I assume that you've wiped off any excess lubricant from the screw, right? Sometimes, screws and tension rods on brand new drums come with a little too much grease on them, and they'll tend to back out a little too easily. Assuming that excess grease is not the problem, you might want to use a little pipe thread teflon tape (or paste) on the threads of the screw to help keep it from backing out. I do think that your idea of using a Dremel to make an insert for the screw on the flat edge would work pretty well, but I thought you might want to try these ideas first, before you take any power tools to your new hardware. Cool

Congratulations on the kit. She's a beauty!