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Great advice everyone. I really appreciate it!

I'm not a guy trying to start a corps, i'm not looking to buy anything in bulk. Just a random guy wanting to a single Kansul 3 valve soprano from some other random person out there. End of the season is almost here, so keep this post in mind if you're thinking about selling! gabek[at]real-ity.com

That sums up what I think about the show right there. Welcome Back DCM indeed :)

Lots of people tend to be using things more like a snare stick than a tenor mallets on toms. Who here has any opinion comparing them? Until this year I was just mallets on tenors, and then I picked up a pair of VF Vegas. I couldn't play, they were too long and too awkward after playing with the shorter mallets. For experimentation purposes I cut down a set of vegas to the length of a VF Corpsmaster MT1. I sanded down the bottom of the shaft enough to fit a rubberized grip handle from the same MT1 model. Tada-custom tenor mallet sticks. They obviously arn't balanced all that well, they arn't made to be like that. Is there any "sound like a stick but plays like a mallet" type things to check out? Thanks!

Pioneer has a fun line to watch, and some great people to be next to retreat. I'd like to thank DCM for the chance to meet them!

I agree.. take them off the field. Drum corps is all about the "whole picture" right now... not about finding ticks in a line's performance.

Stick tape.com stuff has less "tape ooze" and is generally better for the task in my opinion

Are you selling the full set only, or one at a time.. or either?

Price? :)

Very tempting...

Maybe someone should just create drumcorpsparkinglot.net It could even have video clips of corps doing marching basics, sweet! :P

I'm thinking Dynasty is probably the cheaper around, as i'm seeing a lot of start up groups getting them as first choice. I think it's probably because they are giving more discounts, however. Again, you should contact each vendor and let them know you are shopping around for a full horn line. My guess is because they want your business and you are a first time buyer without any allegiance to a vendor yet they would be willing to win your business with bulk discounts as everyone said.

I do believe it is the diameter of the lead pipe?

Two different questions... more chops, or more difficult?

No DivII/III vids? :(

I have my mouthpiece from junior corps in 99 on top of my desk, kind of like a drum corps shrine. I'm afraid to touch it, it may eat me. I believe the dust and old bacteria have gotten together to form a type of monster i'm not ready to fight on my own.

So are you trying to tell me DCE should start doing shows based on fish? I guess the guard could toss swordfish or something.

I should had expected that from Mike :)

A DCP forum administrator accepting illigally copied music?!?!? Next thing we know they'll be telling us they have mp3s too!!! *shakes his head* What is the world coming to?

heh heh heh, regular schedule.

Frank, Did you ever see it?

Isn't that when the st. ignatius girls have thier special monthly visitor :P Did that cross the line? Oh well :)

I agree, Madison is my solo corps. They have plenty every year, and they always come off really well in the music. It never comes off as them trying to show off one prodigy player or something like solos often do, it's integrated very well in the music. But Glassmen the past couple years also comes to mind!

He will, too.