I was searching for pictures of the corps new drums. I noticed that most of the Dynasty corps are using deeper shells then normal. I guess they are trying to appease the people like Yamaha did? From the pictures I saw they must be beasts.

I wonder how much weight that adds. Dynasty tenors are heavy enough without the extra deep shells. (Looking at that picture of BDB... For the sake of my back, I'm glad we had the old shallow Yamahas when I was there!)

Personally, I like Dynasty's standard shell depth. Their tenor sound has more body than Yamaha's shallower shells without the "tubby" sound of Pearl tenors.

Who you callin' tubby?!

Those new setups do look pretty heavy.

I wonder if they've redesigned the shell beyond just depth.

Even in that tiny picture, you can see all of them thinking "oh my god, my back!"

I saw Glassmen's drums first and I wasn't to sure till I started seeing other Dynasty lines. I agree with Skydog, I know they want to appeal to broader range of consumer. I liked the sound of the normal shells. they had a lot of definition and still maintained projection. I am curious what they sound like. but I am so glad I don't have to march those.

Glassmen's finish is pretty sweet as normal

The word on the street is the tenors aren't any longer on the backside than they were in recent years, but the projection cut is more shallow making the front of the shells come down a little farther.

That would make sense (in response to what Hulka said). I saw the Glassmen in a video and I thought "Wow, those drums look really deep. But how can that be if they march Dynasty?"

more shell material = more weight. i still don't see the point unless the staff particularly wanted a "tubby" sound. Those drums are heavy enough.

side not I know Yamaha does that. You can get what they call "extra" deep shell tenors.. the back side is the same length as a normal set. but the front comes down and has less of a cut. Madison usually opts for that cut recently.

looking at it from another angle its nice that each company is trying to appease everyone so you're not stuck with one sound as an option. just wish our backs wouldn't have to suffer.

Well how much more would a quad with a more shallow cut weigh?

I doubt a little extra wood on the front side of the shell is adding much more weight. BUT, seeing as the Dynasty big boy six pack is the heavyweight champion at 35.6 pounds, they don't need to be making them ANY heavier.

From a VERY reliable source the Blue Devils A corps will be switching back to the standard cut tenor shells by the end of the summer. They want "their" sound back.

Also from the same VERY good source, Dynasty is most likely going to offer the tenors in two different shell cuts to cater to people's preferences.

Amen, I don't think they sound bad with the deep cut. but they don't have the bite Dynasty tenors are known for.

BDA defined that sound. Good they are going back that.

I have a set of the BD canyon gray tenors from a few years back and I love them shell on them...its thicker up near the nearing edge and then about 2ish inches down the shell thins out. I dig the wide tuning range it has. I can take them from a very nice BD sound to a more vangaurd like sound. I wish they were still making this model.

Our high school marches deep shell tenors if im not mistaken. Ours weigh about 60lbs not exactly as easy as carrying a pillow around but they get the job done lol.

Not likely. Dynasty drums are the heaviest on the market and the heaviest setup in their catalog (6-8-10-12-13-14) weighs 35.6 pounds. Add maybe a couple of pounds for the custom deep shells.

in Revolution we used the deep shelled quads i particularly liked the sound they gave off, but it was also the tuning and heads used, that is what also will help the sound of any size drum

Dynasty is trying to get more projection from the drums for the outdoor drum corps venues. They are still getting the kinks out and will do some more "tinkering" before deciding what to market. The front was lowered farther than the back of the shell and it wasn't exactly "right". More info to come.

And the added weight will be only a pound or two. the shells are only a fraction of an inch longer on drums 13-14. The hardware, mounting bar, etc. will all be the same.