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It looks like most of the delaminations are on the tom mount side? Is that the case?
no...and it appears to be on the reso side
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It looks like most of the delaminations are on the tom mount side? Is that the case?
I would use your video and contact Mapex HQ pronto. Mapex is always touting how road tough their gear is; in particular, Mapex had a promo just two or so years ago with some drum shops in Tennessee to tout how the Saturn and other kits could endure massive usage in Nashville or Memphis clubs. Your evidence clearly shows this is not the case--or at the least that your kit was a lemon or had some kind of flaw.
I hope Mapex addresses this matter favorably.
Keep us posted. This is very interesting and I hope that they do take care of you. We pay good money for these kits regardless of brand and it sounds like you more than took care of this kit.
Hmmm, was just thinking a little involvement from sticks right now couldn't hurt things.
He was banned again, a couple of weeks ago.however, he, and is alter ego have been quiet for a while.
is true, as he has his massive Mapex kit in a basement, however, he, and is alter ego have been quiet for a while.
That de-lamination is the most severe I've seen on a kit that's clearly been used lightly & stored in a suitable environment. De-lamination is more likely on a shell that uses different wood species bonded over a large surface area, but modern ply shells are so processed, that such an event is very rare. The big advantage of modern ply shells is their ability to withstand significant environmental change & rough handling, so even if conditions were less than ideal, this still shouldn't happen.
What's interesting me, is why it would take so long for this fault to occur. If de-lamination is due to a manufacturing defect, it would normally appear quite quickly. My personal opinion is the shells are beyond repair. Sure, you can glue & clamp them, but some of the structural integrity has been compromised. Difficult to say without close inspection, but it looks like the inner ply has shrunk rapidly.
Good luck finding a resolution.
I'm sorry to see your drums delaminate like that.
Did you notice any significant sound changes in your drum during that one and a half year time period when you believe the delamination occured? I would think damage that severe would have compromised the drums' sound.
I hope Mapex replaces your shells; this must be a manufacturing problem.
Strangely, I was thinking the same thing Andy. When I read the thread, before watching the video, I was convinced that it would be a dampness issue, but in looking at the video and reading your comments, it almost seems that they may have been in too dry an environment and with the inside of the shell's not being sealed in any way, causing the inner ply to dry excessively and shrink away from the rest of the shell.
Strangely, I was thinking the same thing Andy. When I read the thread, before watching the video, I was convinced that it would be a dampness issue, but in looking at the video and reading your comments, it almost seems that they may have been in too dry an environment and with the inside of the shell's not being sealed in any way, causing the inner ply to dry excessively and shrink away from the rest of the shell.
Maybe a batch of inner ply wood used by Mapex in their manufacturing plant weren't already dry enough (higher % of water) and then in an controlled environment those plies dried more and shrinked on the shell ???
does someone know the specs of the drums back in 2003?? shell thickness...etc.. ??
Unfortunately I have two Mapex catalog in PDF both of 2005...