Re: Lp made in America?
Unfortunately, Gretschhead, you're absolutely right. ALL my LP and CP drums come from Thailand. I bought the black CPs in 1987, but they were made in 1985 or 1986; my bongos were made in 1989; the red CPs were made sometime in the early 90s. All of them have "Made in Thailand" stickers on them. I understand they moved the production facilities to Thailand to be nearer the source of the "Siam Oak" used in their wooden drums, but I guess it's cheaper (read more profitable) to make the fiberglass drums there also.
It's no different than buying an American-brand car and discovering that it was built in Mexico (Mrs. bro's current car) or Canada (an older Ford Tempo I drove for years). Interesting that a drummer drove a
Tempo!
LP has maintained the quality and the sound in all their products, but I'm more concerned about Kaman Music taking over their distribution rather than where they were made, IMHO....instead of being the main product in focus, it's now another of an assortment of products, like Tide, Era and Cheer all being made by Procter and Gamble...yet they make you think that each is the best detergent on the market...
keep the beat goin' ... Don't keep it to yourself!
Charlie
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." --Henry David Thoreau, "Walden," 1854
"There's a lot to be said for Time Honored tradition and value." --In memory of Frank "fiacovaz" Iacovazzi
"Maybe your drums can be beat, but you can't."--Jack Keck
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