Martin operated the company for another ten years, but did not place a high priority on drum manufacturing. Martin Organization, who were famous for their acoustic guitars. In the '70s Grauso and Morena sold the company to the C.F. Buddy Rich favored a Fibes SFT snare drum (even while endorsing other brands), and Billy Cobham gained early prominence behind a clear acrylic Fibes kit.
The company offered fiberglass and clear acrylic drums, and the line became quite popular.
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The Fibes drum company was originally founded around thirty years ago by Bob Grauso (a professional drummer) and John Morena (a specialist in chemical composites and also a drummer). To begin this review, a little history is in order.
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* We pledge to continually work for full retailer and end-user satisfaction and continual innovation.įrom out of the past comes a new drumkit contender. * Press releases to all industry magazines. * Product review featured in March and December 1996 Modern Drummer. * Growing roster of endorsers including Steve Gorman w/The Black Crowes, Jody Cortez w/CSN, Barry "Frosty" Smith w/Chris Duarte, David Sanger w/Asleep at the Wheel, Aaron Serfaty w/Arturo Sandoval, Ken Coomer w/Wilco, Ben Smith w/Heart, Wes Starr w/Delbert McClinton, and Robert Gottfried "Rob The Drummer". * Innovative maker of Crystalite clear acrylic drums. * High value for dollar with competitive pricing. *Ěll drums handmade, including 15 step hand rubbed finishes. *Ěmerican made 6 ply maple shells, custom made to our specs. Key executives in the company are: Thomas Robertson, Owner John Cummings, Plant Manager. Fibes displayed its instruments this past July at the NAMM Exposition it Nashville to enthusiastic musicians and retailers. The initial market response to the 'reborn' company has been extremely positive worldwide.
The Fibes trademark was also purchased in December, thus reuniting the original name and product. In December 1994 the factory was purchased and moved into a newly designed facility in Austin, Texas. Tommy Robertson learned of the status of Darwin Drums, and began negotiations to purchase the factory from Darwin. The Fibes trademark was sold to another party, who had a business agreement with Martin to distribute Fibes drumsticks.Ĭorder sold the company in 1990 to Sammy Darwin, a radio programming consultant, who operated the company under the name Darwin until early 1994. With the onslaught of foreign competition, Martin sold the fixtures, machinery, inventory, and equipment to Jim Corder who renamed the business Corder Drums. The company thrived for about 10 years, but because Martin's interest in drum manufacturing was a low priority, the company did not keep up with changes in the market place. Martin Organization, makers of Martin guitars. Eventually, Bob and John decided to sell the company to the C.F. Fibes quickly became one of the foremost American manufacturers of professional quality percussion instruments. The site is and here is the international dealers page History of Fibesįibes Drum Company was originally founded 30 years ago by Bob Grauso, a professional drummer, and John Morena, a specialist in composite materials, also a drummer. I just have to think of sound quality first.not popularity. Once they get here I know I will be very happy and this situation will all be history. I am also getting an extra 10% off on my order since they took longer than expected.and maybe cause they know I was thinking of canceling the order. I played a kit before I ordered my kit and they did sound very nice.įibes says they have all my toms ready (6) and the bass drums will be ready in September. I have heard many people say that they just sing when struck. But never mind that.įibes Jasper maple shells blow away Yamahas Maple shells and many of the maple shells on the market from any company. So I decided that since the drums weren't ready I would go with something else. So after I met with him I felt kinda bad for choosing Fibes. But the way he did it wasn't very nice IMO. I know that Pearl drums are great and since he is an endorser thats probably what he's gonna say. When I told him that I had a Fibes kit on order he was like why? That Pearl this, Pearl that. I met with him and he was so stuck on himself it was ridiculous. I almost had a lesson with a Pearl Endorser that lives close to me. I knew that if I had the kit here I would be very happy cus they are some of the best sounding drums on the market. I guess I was kinda restless since I have had the kit ordered for so long. I had thoughts that maybe I should have gone with a pearl kit or something else. Thats why I have been making all these threads about beech and Yamaha. I have been thinking about getting a Yamaha Beech kit.
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