Swexx
Senior Member
Good afternoon guys.
You might have heard me praising Vic Firth's durability in some threads. I've been using VF ever since I got into drumming (10 years ago) and I haven't had any issues with sticks splitting or cracking prematurely.
However, I've had problems with almost half of my pairs the last month.
All sticks seem to split in the exact same spot, which is right below the tip, and the crack then spreads halfway down the sticks. I give you pictures showing the state 50% of my VF sticks end up in, sometimes after no more than an hour.
The first picture shows a pair of VF 5AN's I've played for 45 minutes. I'm a medium hard hitter and I play indie, jazz and rock. The second pic shows an 8DN stick, splitting after an hour of practicing.
I e-mailed Vic Firth and asked for a replacement. Have any of you experienced these crack issues, with several sticks breaking just below the tip?
Have a great day
Arvid
You might have heard me praising Vic Firth's durability in some threads. I've been using VF ever since I got into drumming (10 years ago) and I haven't had any issues with sticks splitting or cracking prematurely.
However, I've had problems with almost half of my pairs the last month.
All sticks seem to split in the exact same spot, which is right below the tip, and the crack then spreads halfway down the sticks. I give you pictures showing the state 50% of my VF sticks end up in, sometimes after no more than an hour.
The first picture shows a pair of VF 5AN's I've played for 45 minutes. I'm a medium hard hitter and I play indie, jazz and rock. The second pic shows an 8DN stick, splitting after an hour of practicing.
I e-mailed Vic Firth and asked for a replacement. Have any of you experienced these crack issues, with several sticks breaking just below the tip?
Have a great day
Arvid
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