Hello.
First of all, I should introduce myself. My name is Peter Stairs, and I am the Vice President of Sales for Sabian. I am happy to have the opportnity to communicate with the drummers of Singapore on this forum.
Its nice to see the interest for SR2 in Singapore.
At the present time, we are doing a small test market within the US. Obviously, the word on SR2 got out pretty fast, as anything does these days. Its a pretty unique concept in the cymbal world.
I would be happy to answer any questions you may have on SR2 and Sabian cymbals in general. While I may not be able to check back often, I will do my best. Also if any of you have any questions you would rather pose to me directly, you can do so at
peters@saREMOVEbian.com
As far as availability of SR2 goes, for the moment it is likely what they will only be available in the US for now. The concept of SR2 is taking cymbals that have been in the market already and returned to Sabian, and re conditioning them so they can go back out into the market at a lower price than a new one. The cymbals that we are using for SR2 are only ones that come from our cast lines of AA, AAX, HH, HHX or Vault/Signature. Part of the reconditioning process is the very unique look that we apply to them. The purpose of this is to clearly distinguish an SR2 from a new mainstream Sabian. We want to be sure that the customer is fully aware that they are purchasing a cymbal that has been reconditioned, as opposed to a new one. That is also the reason for the "Factory Renewed" logo. Because we have to mainly rely on cymbals that have been returned to us, supply will be limited. In fact there definitely will be times when we will not be able to supply. SR2 is not a new series.
So for now, availabiliy will be limited to the US only. As SR2 evolves, that may spread out some. We'll have to wait and see.
Again, please feel free to post your questions, or contact me directly about SR2 or any other Sabian product. I'll do my best to answer them as soon as I can.
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