I Joined the Pork Pie family...

[late8]

Rich that's a great looking set. Nice head choices. That kick is going to knock down walls.

Thanks slinky!! Can't wait for the kit to arrive!!

A complete stranger pay me to play my USA Customs ?
I don't think so.

Nice kit, late.

I bought a gig kit and still don't use it.
My Gretsch is truly all I need.

lol!! I "took one for the team"...It was fun to hear the kit out front. Reminds me why I picked Gretsch.

This in no way compares to what you've got going on.

Got that right....! Sticks, you're in you're own "league" bro!!!

[porkpieguy]

Martin you're also a big reason why I went this route. Your Pork Pie kit is one of my favorite kits on DC!! See what you started????

Sorry about that!


Good head choice BTW. I got those Aquarian Studio X clears on my batters, I sort of wish I would have went with the coated like you are getting. I think it's one of those things where the kit sounds better mic'ed up out in the "house" (or sanctuary in my case) than it does up close. Don't get me wrong - it doesn't sound bad by any stretch. I just miss some of the warmth that coated heads have.

Let us know what you think when you get them!

[late8]

Sorry about that!


Good head choice BTW. I got those Aquarian Studio X clears on my batters, I sort of wish I would have went with the coated like you are getting. I think it's one of those things where the kit sounds better mic'ed up out in the "house" (or sanctuary in my case) than it does up close. Don't get me wrong - it doesn't sound bad by any stretch. I just miss some of the warmth that coated heads have.

Let us know what you think when you get them!

Will do Martin. The kit arrived at the West Sacramento UPS shipping depot on Saturday. It'll be on the truck for delivery tomorrow.... I'm usually the last stop before the end of the business day (5:30-6:00pm). Should I call in "sick" tomorrow and camp out on my driveway for "Brown" to show up? hehehe....



34.20 pounds of Pork Pie on its way....

[marko138]

Will do Martin. The kit arrived at the West Sacramento UPS shipping depot on Saturday. It'll be on the truck for delivery tomorrow.... I'm usually the last stop before the end of the business day (5:30-6:00pm). Should I call in "sick" tomorrow and camp out on my driveway for "Brown" to show up? hehehe....



34.20 pounds of Pork Pie on its way....

Call off or at least duck out a little early!

[late8]

Call off or at least duck out a little early!

Mark, I was hoping the next post in this thread would be pics of the kit....Thanksgiving holiday must of really screwed them up....the trailer has been sitting at the depot since Saturday. Looks like it didn't get unloaded in time for today's delivery.



I live in a rural area on 10 acres of farmland. Like most ranch style parcels, there's 450 feet of driveway between the front gate and the front door:




On the other side of the gate is a highway...not a good scenario for an unknown delivery time and date if nobody's home. This is why I've bought all of my kits at brick and mortar stores. To coordinate a delivery of this importance without any idea when it will arrive is nerve racking. Parcels left at the gate are asking to be ripped off....

[marko138]

Mark, I was hoping the next post in this thread would be pics of the kit....Thanksgiving holiday must of really screwed them up....the trailer has been sitting at the depot since Saturday. Looks like it didn't get unloaded in time for today's delivery....

BUMMER! I've got 2 packages on the brown truck for delivery today and another coming tomorrow. I was hoping all three would be on the truck today. Dang that holiday!

[late8]

Oh Wow......

[Markadiddle]

I'll bet that someone can't hardly wait to get home tonight. I just hope they aren't sitting out in the rain.

[late8]

I'll bet that someone can't hardly wait to get home tonight. I just hope they aren't sitting out in the rain.

I know man....love the rain but wow...I have a huge overhang that wraps around the front of the house. I hope "Brown" stuck it under it????

[Markadiddle]

I know man....love the rain but wow...I have a huge overhang that wraps around the front of the house. I hope "Brown" stuck it under it????

I just hope it wasn't this guy:

[late8]

I just hope it wasn't this guy:

oh man..I'm gonna barf.....

[Markadiddle]

oh man..I'm gonna barf.....

Sorry Rich. I shouldn't have posted that.

[late8]

What the _____________??????







UPS sucks....

The other box hasn't arrived yet......

[late8]

[FlyByNight]

That's not fair!

How's the condition???

[late8]

That's not fair!

How's the condition???

Get's better...Look at the way the 16x16" floor tom was packed into the kick. There's a 2 inch dent where the floor tom hit the inside of the bass drum shell as it rolled around during shipping but not one scratch on the floor tom, go figure....

[FlyByNight]

Get's better...Look at the way the 16x16" floor tom was packed into the kick. There's a 2 inch dent where the floor tom hit the inside of the bass drum shell as it rolled around during shipping but not one scratch on the floor tom, go figure....

I wouldn't accept that. I wonder what the company would say.

The next box is snare and rack tom?

[late8]

No tension rods....must be in the second box but the hoops look okay. No packing or bubble wrap at all....come on Pork Pie!!!

[late8]

I wouldn't accept that. I wonder what the company would say.

The next box is snare and rack tom?

Mike....I'm afraid so....

[FlyByNight]

Let's hope the rack tom isn't packed into the snare!

What size is that kick?

[dangermoney]

Oh man, this is just terrible. You were really excited about getting them in so that you could play them this weekend and this had to happen. I sincerely hope that Pork Pie makes good on this one ...

[FlyByNight]

oh man, this is just terrible. You were really excited about getting them in so that you could play them this weekend and this had to happen. I sincerely hope that pork pie makes good on this one ...

+1!

[late8]

Oh man, this is just terrible. You were really excited about getting them in so that you could play them this weekend and this had to happen. I sincerely hope that Pork Pie makes good on this one ...

dangermoney...I'm hoping for better luck tomorrow when the other box arrives. It has all of the heavy hardware like the floor tom legs, all of the tension rods for the 24" kick, and (1x) 13" tom mount. If it's packed like the first box, we got issues. I want to keep this thread positive and not bash Pork Pie by the way they pack their Taiwan kits. There's not one dent or scratch on the outside of the kick or floor tom. I'm blown away by this because the pile of packing in the background of this pic was all that was used to pack the shells, hoops and heads:



4 blocks of foam and some thin plastic. The plastic reminds me of the same material found in a box of cereal.



The finish is just amazing in person. The hoops:



Bearing edges survived on the kick. I need to do a bearing edge test on all of the shells....

[late8]

Kick:



Edit:

This is all I can do tonight...going to bed. Hoping for better day tomorrow...

[rob42771]

That is just awful! Sorry for your troubles.
I can't imagine a justifiable response from UPS that would explain how something gets delivered in that condition. Hopefully you can share those pictures with both UPS and the seller.
And not to be excessive, but did Pork Pie even pack the drums well (not that it would have mattered).
Rob