Canopus R.F.M. Drum Set Natural Lacquer 24/10/12/14/16 $2000 Local Pick Up

[Cannons]

Canopus R.F.M. Drumset in Natural Lacquer finish in very good used condition. Sizes are 17x24” kick, 7x10” tom, 8x12” tom, 13x14” floor tom, and 15x16” floor tom. All drums tune up beautifully and come with Remo heads (original used Canopus heads are available). All toms are equipped with aluminum Gauger RIMS mounts and 10.5mm Ludwig Keystone tom holder brackets. Stands/tom arms not included. It’s a lovely kit, and I hate to let it go, but I’m downsizing. My loss is your gain.

From Canopus: While developing the R.F.M. series, we first visualized what a maple shell should sound like. The modern maple drum shell has a solid, bright sound, but there are also some shortcomings that we believed could be improved upon. The shell itself does not resonate enough, the mid-range does not sustain enough, and there are often unwanted overtones.

We concluded that it must be possible to develop maple shell drums that maintain the existing desirable traits, yet also address these issues. With this in mind, CANOPUS has moved forward with an ongoing research into maple-shell construction, closely examining problems that arise as we experiment. For example, when we make a thin shell for greater resonance, we lose sustain and cannot feel the power of the drum. We know this through our experience and accumulated observations.

Reinforcement quickly drew our attention as a means to achieve a better sound. Reinforcement was originally meant to reinforce the shells, but we decided to use it proactively as a tool to shape tone. Through rigorous testing of all combinations in width, thickness and numbers of ply we have established our unique approach to reinforcing shells. Depending on a shell’s diameter and depth, we utilize different reinforcement construction as well as different shell construction. The result is our R.F.M. series that has a bright, solid sound with enough mid-range tone and resonance. We achieved a fantastic core drum sound as well; our maple drums have a wide tuning range, plenty of resonance and an excellent balance with the drum-set. We highly recommend our maple drums for all genres of music.

I prefer not to ship at this time, but will drive up to 8 hours in any direction from Austin TX for a committed buyer. $2000 pick up or meet up.

 

[scooter540]

Wow great price. RFM’s are incredible drums, whoever ends up with these will be very pleased.

 

[Cannons]

Wow great price. RFM’s are incredible drums, whoever ends up with these will be very pleased.

Thanks for the shout out.

 

[spaeth]

I love these! Looked at them many times the last time they were for sale. Did you buy them and put them back up for sale or did they not sell the first time?

I always sell something to fund new experiences and I don’t have either of my other two kits I want to let go of.

Will let you know if I figure out a way to fund these. I would love to hear how they sound. They are gorgeous!

 

[Cannons]

Bump, priced to move.

 

[Tommy D]

Damn, that's a crazy good price. Someone better buy, rather, "steal" these for this price.

 

[Cannons]

$2600 shipped. Get ‘em!

 

[drawtheline55]

Great kit, I have the same in 22 13 16 they wow me every time I sit down to play them.

 

[Cannons]

Make an offer!

 

[John Allen]

I'm very surprised these are still available. RFMs are great drums, and this price is fantastic.

 

[Tommy D]

Seriously, how are these still available? That’s a crazy low price for RFM’s, especially in these sizes. The Gauger mounts alone are worth $500.

I own a 13/16/22 RFM kit and it is built to meticulous detail.

 

[Cannons]

$2000 local pick up, and I will drive several hours any direction from Austin TX. I’m not looking to ship at this time.

These drums could go for $3500 easy.

 

[Cannons]

Bump for a smash of a deal on a killer Canopus kit.

 

[Rob G.]

Wow. Wish I had the money and lived closer. I have an RFM Club Kit and they are impressive drums. GLWYS