broussel2 wrote:These are Sagittarius pans. I own one. I love playing it.. some maintenance is required (ie. Oiling & Polishing) but I really don't understand why they have such a bad rep on this forum.
This bad reputation has been patiently acquired by these makers over the years... A little reading will give you all the information you need (provided you are not one of their numerous straw men--in which case you already know).
BTW, thanks for confirming that they are the same builders. Any idea of what happened to the rest of their customers for 2013, as all the Sagittarius handpans for 2013 were supposedly already spoken for according to their website ?
I am not a straw man.. I acquired one of their pans in the same way Guitaronaut did. I'll admit, It was a leap of faith going through with the payment and trusting they would deliver, but I'm glad I took the risk because they delivered and now I'm playing a pan rather than wishing I was playing one. I can only assume that there are others like me who have received and are receiving pans from them. I really don't think they are trying to be deceptive. I asked them about the rebranding and they told me they will be sticking with SGT from now on. I'm not sure what has happened in the past, but as far as I can tell they are producing nice pans Now. What am I missing?