Customer Reviews

DeRosa Bridgecraft Child/Kid's Drum Set - DRM 316 - RED

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

I can only wish that drum sets of this quality had been available when I was learning to play. It is not a toy; it is a real drum set, just smaller and limited to a bass, snare, high tom, and one cymbal, plus a stool. It's heads are real and tunable. The sound is quite good. Someone starting on this around age 5 and taking lessons could either add a piece in a year or two, or move to a bigger set around age 9. But for it's purpose, it's an excellent product.

We purchased this product with standard shipping and it showed up at my door 3 days later. I was really nervous when I saw the bag with a lot of little pieces. Once we started putting it together, it was REALLY easy. We bought it for my son's 2nd birthday and he LOVES it. The quality is spectacular for the price; well worth it.

Ordered the DRM 316 drumset from Austin Bazaar. Received a DRM 312 drumset ($30 cheaper, for younger children) which didn't even have the right parts in the box needed to assemble it and the instructions provided were a faint photocopy of a one-page, basically useless document. Tried to call Austin Bazaar using the phone number they put on their shipping label, but the number is out of service. Amazon has no record of an address for Austin Bazaar that customers can use to return items. Amazon is now helping me return the item and will be refunding my money.

So, wouldn't have been happy with the DRM 312 drumset, even if that is what I had ordered. Would have had to get replacement parts in order to assemble it. The instructions were a waste of the paper they were copied on.

And, wouldn't recommend anyone buying anything from Austin Bazaar. Any company that sends you an inferior and/or different product than what you ordered, provides a contact phone number that's out of service, and doesn't provide an address customers can use to return orders is either very poorly run or a total rip-off or both. Stay away.

I purchased this drumset for my 5 year old son. It arrived promptly. It took my husband less than 30 minutes to assemble. The sound is of a real drum set. It looks beautiful.

My son is 19 months and already an avid drummer (his jazz drummer grandpa has been drumming with him since we was a few months old). We decided to get a set for him and the DeRosa set is perfect! It's a great size that will grow with him for a few years. Has replaceable heads if he cracks one. It's actual wood sides with regular adjustment screws like adult drum sets. It was easy to set up (although, I recommend putting it together without the assistance of an eager toddler! haha). And has pretty good sound. (the snare can be a little rattley and vibrates when you hit the tom-tom but I expected a bit of that anyhow).

Overall he loves it so far!

My four year old daughter really wanted a drum set for Christmas this year and I came across this one on Amazon. I actually ordered two because I found another drum set on a different site that was much cheaper and couldn't cancel my order from Amazon. After opening both boxes, there was no comparison. The DeRosa set was much better quality and sounded incredible. My daughter and her two year old sister love it and it has held up well to their playing. Even my borther-in-law who was in band for a while was very impressed with it. Would highly reccommend!

I bought this drumset for my 4 yr old for Christmas and he loves them. He has been playing them kind of hard and they are still holding up. The cymbal did appear slightly bent from all the beating. But this can be straightened out. Thus far pretty good.

I bought this drum set for my 4 year old daughter for Christmas 2009. This was a wonderful purchase. This is the one toy that I can say she truly plays with everyday and her daddy too. It is very realistic, has wonderful sound quality, and good stablity. At first, I was looking at a less expensive set at Toys R Us, but am very glad that my husband suggested this set for a few dollars more. We are all very pleased with the drum and would recommend this to any family with children that love music. Also has easy assembly, my husband was able to assemble the set without any instructions, and it was put together correctly.

I purchased this Bridgecraft Drum Set in Silver Sparkle for my 2-year-old son for Christmas. I work for one of the largest musical instrument manufacturing companies in the world and wasn't sure what to expect when ordering such an inexpensive drum kit. I was a bit concerned when the kit arrived in just one seemingly small cardboard box; however, this little drum kit ROCKS! The finish looks fantastic, the hardware (except for the kick drum pedal) was decent quality, the assembly was easy, and I was actually able to tune them up! Downsides: The kick drum pedal is a bit dodgy (not the same quality as the rest if the drums) and there was some minor rust on some of the hardware (cleaned up nicely with some WD40).

This drum set is nice in that it has quality fittings, however the drum heads are poor, and neither the company nor the retailer offer replacement parts... which means if you lose a part (which my son did) it renders the who set useless!!!