Still all that said I really wouldn't trade it in for anything.well I really wouldn't trade it in for most things, and if I did I'd have to keep the wife and pets. On a good day dealing with these people can be funny, when you've got empty an bank account, bills due, haven't made a sale yet and think that maybe you are about to.well on days like that dealing with schmucks isn't much fun at all. You'll see everything from stoked to shocked, but some people will disapprove of your pricing and make a funny face like they just put dog poo in their mouths, then turn their contorted faces towards you, sometimes they laugh. Second are the ones that make faces when they see price tags. Still in person at a market or festival or trade show, do you know how sickening it can be to not call an out an asshole and give them a piece of your mind, smiling and saying have a good day, all the while wanting spew the nastiest and most hateful words that the English language could offer in new and colorful combinations, with spit particulate and gesticulations to boot.still out comes, " OK then we'll have to agree to disagree, have a good day" Hell you can't even say bad words at em, I shouldn't ever even swear or argue online, that is bad for business. We've had so many patronizing comments made to us over the years about how we're dong this or that wrong, it's just silly.but it'll drive you mad in the moment if you let it, and you can't let it. They come in many varieties, but two main breeds are guaranteed:įirst and most annoying are the ones that always know better. The bit that still kills me every time, is the random schmuck. You bring drums of all size, make, and cost.they're impressed with your work and want to talk for an hour about a custom job that they have no real intention of following through on.īut all this is normal, warranted, and pretty much expected. You bring nice drums, they want cheap drums. You bring drums of all sizes, and they want different materials. You bring big and small drums, they want medium drums. You bring big drums, they want small drums. Well, I like to think I'd be making a lot more money and have a more steady and secure life if I didn't start a drum company, but who fracken knows?īuilding and selling drums sure beats the hells of tiered management, memos, and organized corporate frivolities like casual Friday, hell I'll varnish in my bathrobe if I want to (I don't)īut starting out did kinda suck, I'm glad I was younger then. You can try, but GET A DAY JOB because this ain't gonna pay the bills. Starting a business is a dodgy prospect right now anyway, and such a niche item is even tougher, when there are people out there already doing it well. I'd recommend buying one except who knows if they are going to be around in the future? The drums sound pretty much exactly like Tempus drums but for less money, without the proprietary lug design or established identity. One guy is a drummer and the other is a non-drummer engineer/fibreglass guy. There is another company making f/g drums not too far from me: Bello Drums I met these guys at the PA and Delaware drum shows, and they are very nice. Tempus was mentioned - he's about as close as you could come to "cornering the market." And it took him decades to get to where he is now, which is finally being successful and turning a real profit. Not sure how they could "have the market cornered," huh pierson? Fibes is no longer making drums, it seems.Ĭorrect, and no plans to re-start.
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