pcastag wrote:To me LP are the first truly modern drums in the sense that they are realy mass produced. Solid, but I think a lot of modern drums are as well, meinl, pearl, toca etc.
Absolutely, another way to look at it is LP pretty much standardized congas, bongo and timbales in the sense that
no matter where you are gigging if the drums you are playing are LP you pretty much know what to expect from the
drums as long as everything is functional. You can be certain that more times than not if you are gigging where you
have to play rentals, them rentals are going to be LP's.
The way I understand it is that the same factory in Thailand may make the drums for all the major companies. So
pretty much they are using the same materials and techniques to make these drums for the big companies. If you
go to Martin Coen Facebook or Congahead web page you will see some interesting photos he took in a drum factory in
Thailand on a recent trip. Also saw our own Mr. Conga in some of them photos that Mr. Coen took on that trip. Perhaps
Mr. Conga has some insight and could shed some light on these drum factories in Thailand.