Originally Posted By: Beardo_MSU

My opinion is not based off speculation.....I teach at a school that is outfitted with Dynasty. they purchased the drums almost 2 years ago and they are already having problems. I will make a list for you:

1. the snare systems are poorly designed and can come loose
2. the shells have a tendency to crack and/or wharp
3. the snare rims crack and also the powder coating chips off very quickly (much quickly than
Yamaha's)
4. the top snare system is also poorly designed and is much more complicated than Yamaha's and
Premier's.
5. lastly, for some reason lugs and screws are constantly coming loose which is very
frustrating.


My personal observations are a little different: I've never had or heard 1st hand of any problems with the strainers, snare cable assmebly, shells or breaking rims. I've seen nuts and bolts and lugs come loose on every brand at one time or another.

I will definitely agree that the upper snare assembly on the DXFT sucks -- totally not worth it. The powder coat does also appear to be a bit more fragile than Yamaha's, though not extremely so.

*My* only real complaint is that whatever alloy Dynasty uses on their tension rods is prone to rust at the drop of a hat -- if the drums get rained on, make sure you dry the rods ASAP! It's probably worth the money to just replace all of them on a given drum if any widespread corrosion appears on its rods.