Canopus RFM Bop kit - Price Drop

[SaranacJack]

Currently on Reverb as well, but offered at a discount here:

$2750 $2250 shipped CONUS RFM: 18/12/14 fantastic Canopus endorser kit, WMP wrap, upgraded custom Stellar bass hoops and rarely seen chrome plated brass lugs. A few marks on the wrap as seen in pictures. Factory tom mount in kick drum.

SOLD $1800 shipped CONUS Yaiba II: 18/12/14/14" snare, Ebony gloss, direct to shell tom mount on 12" tom

Happy to take any additional pictures or answer any questions here or via DM as well. Thanks for stopping by!

 

[SaranacJack]

 

[SaranacJack]

 

[DrumPhil]

So those kits are both maple, right? How do they compare for weight? Are the RFMs heavier than the Yaibas to carry?

 

[SaranacJack]

So those kits are both maple, right? How do they compare for weight? Are the RFMs heavier than the Yaibas to carry?

Great question - indeed, both are maple. The RFM has re-rings, the Yaiba is a straight shell interior. I’ll weigh them tomorrow, but to me the RFMs do have a bit more heft and weight to them.

 

[SaranacJack]

Great experiment, much closer than I thought!

RFM with floor legs and tom mount: 40.5 lbs

Yaiba without snare, with legs and mount: 38.5 lbs

Yaiba WITH snare, with legs and mount: 43.5 lbs

 

[DrumPhil]

That's awesome information. Thanks!

 

[JazzDrumGuy]

They both look amazing. I'm surprised the white kit has 10 lugs on the bass. Can I get a close up of the bass drum hoops?

 

[SaranacJack]

They both look amazing. I'm surprised the white kit has 10 lugs on the bass. Can I get a close up of the bass drum hoops?

I agree, helps really get into Brian Blade 15” kick territory if needed

 

[RIDDIM]

You can't go wrong with either of these. Canopus does not play.

I sold my Sonor Rosewood bop kit when I came across an RMV maple kit - and didn't look back. They are a serious instrument - light, well made, easy to tune and they sing like nobody's business.

 

[SaranacJack]

You can't go wrong with either of these. Canopus does not play.

I sold my Sonor Rosewood bop kit when I came across an RMV maple kit - and didn't look back. They are a serious instrument - light, well made, easy to tune and they sing like nobody's business.

I am in nearly the same boat… also trying to offload my phonic re-veneer rosewood 18/12/14 though too - all in pursuit of a single new Canopus kit. Ahhh GAS…

 

[RIDDIM]

I am in nearly the same boat… also trying to offload my phonic re-veneer rosewood 18/12/14 though too - all in pursuit of a single new Canopus kit. Ahhh GAS…

Sonor makes great drums too - but I hear you.

 

[curly]

You can't go wrong with either of these. Canopus does not play.

I sold my Sonor Rosewood bop kit when I came across an RMV maple kit - and didn't look back. They are a serious instrument - light, well made, easy to tune and they sing like nobody's business.

I too have had both phonics and RFMs. Both were great but the RFMs I tend to miss. Friggin Ferraris.

 

[SaranacJack]

For me the phonics are getting juuuust a tad too heavy to tote around. Now, if I was going to leave a kit set up in a studio or drum room at home… Phonics all day long, right @Frank Godiva

 

[Redfern]

I miss my Yaiba’s…such a fine kit that punches well above its weight class…brilliance in manufacture and build quality. Same goes for the RFM…

 

[glaze148]

Currently on Reverb as well, but offered at a discount here:

$2750 shipped CONUS RFM: 18/12/14 fantastic Canopus endorser kit, WMP wrap, upgraded custom Stellar bass hoops and rarely seen chrome plated brass lugs. A few marks on the wrap as seen in pictures. Factory tom mount in kick drum.

$1800 shipped CONUS Yaiba II: 18/12/14/14" snare, Ebony gloss, direct to shell tom mount on 12" tom

Happy to take any additional pictures or answer any questions here or via DM as well. Thanks for stopping by!

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Great price on those Yaiba’s
GLWS

 

[Rhyma Hop]

I sold my Sonor Rosewood bop kit when I came across an RMV maple kit - and didn't look back. They are a serious instrument - light, well made, easy to tune and they sing like nobody's business.

Which Sonor Rosewood bop ?

 

[RIDDIM]

Which Sonor Rosewood bop?

Early 80s or late 70s Phonics.

 

[Rhyma Hop]

Early 80s or late 70s Phonics.

Yes those are very very thick shells.. definitely not a resonant jazz kit.

The thinner Sonor shells are phenomenal drums.

 

[SaranacJack]

Pair one of these up with a huge Jeff Hamilton Hammertone China - just listed:

22” Jeff Hamilton Crescent Hammertone China Pre-Sabian

Amazing time capsule, perfect weight at 2536g, Jeff Hamilton‘s Hammertone china with two factory installed rivets per his specifications on his signature model. This is the PRE-SABIAN model when Jeff Hamilton and Stanton Moore owned their own cymbal company (Crescent) after leaving Bosphorus...

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