Justin Time
Junior Member
Pretty much flogging a dead horse in this thread now as it all seems to be on track but in direct comparison to the OP I'd have to say my experience is the complete opposite in that both Promark and Evans products have significantly got better as time goes by.
In the 80's I had these Evans Hydraulic heads, not sure how to describe it but the "collar" was not metal and they would crack and the skin pulled out of the collar. That never happens these days.
Likewise in the 80's Promark had these Red Oak sticks (remember those??). You hardly ever got a true matched pair and the quality was so hit and miss, so much so that line was dropped. You never get that now with the Shira Kashi oak. So I can only say things are wayyyyyy better now.
Cheers
In the 80's I had these Evans Hydraulic heads, not sure how to describe it but the "collar" was not metal and they would crack and the skin pulled out of the collar. That never happens these days.
Likewise in the 80's Promark had these Red Oak sticks (remember those??). You hardly ever got a true matched pair and the quality was so hit and miss, so much so that line was dropped. You never get that now with the Shira Kashi oak. So I can only say things are wayyyyyy better now.
Cheers