I have no idea, but I'll tell you what, I got a CB700 steel snare drum in drum purchase awhile back and it was one good sounding snare drum. I was surprised.

John

The CB in CB700 stands for Charles Bruno which was a GIANT music distribution company based out of CT back in the 70's. The suffix 700 is the model number which as many of you know, was the ONLY model that Charles Bruno offered in their entry level/budget line. CBruno also did a big business with drum sticks back in the day. Interestingly, CBruno was bought by the Kaman Corporation.. ( also in and still in CT ) .. which owns Gibraltar Hardware... Ovation guitars... and for a while, Gretsch. I believe that Kaman and Gretsch are still partnered in some capacity. Anyway, again: CB700... CBruno Co.

Tommyp

Thanks TommyP....I shall sleep better tonight Yes Sir

That`s what I found in the trash, in it`s case after someone lifted my D506 and BD pedal shortly after I got my Phonic kit in 77 !!

It tunes well but the buzz is horrible and I`ve tried everything !!

Lingontega!...

Just saw that Kaman Music SOLD it's entire music distribution/manufacturing division back in 2007 to... Fender! Fender now owns all of it, and it would appear that Gretsch was also part of the deal. Interesting. Regardless...

You had asked about CB700... so yes!... glad that you shall sleep better knowing that! :-)

Tommyp

Correct information except for the Gretsch part. The current Fred Gretsch and his lovely wife Dina have owned Gretsch guitars and drums for many years. Kaman had exclusive distribution rights and design input for Gretsch drums. I think that Fred Gretsch still manufactures his own drums. Fender had an arrangement with Fred to do everything, including manufacturing, for guitars. It is my understanding that, unless something has recently changed, Fred still owns the brand name, manufactures the drums,and has Fender do everything with the guitars but own the brand name. An interesting side note is that Fred kept the Leedy brand name when he sold Slingerland to Gibson.

leedybdp!...

Hmmm... a little gray area here.. because .. here's the quote that I found:

"Fender purchased Kaman in 2008 so they now own the right to manufacture BOTH Gretsch guitars and drums". It goes on to say that today, Gretsch top of the line drums are indeed manufactured in Ridgeland, SC., while the other less expensive lines are imported from Asia. So...

Fender DOES own the "right" to manufacture Gretsch as they bought it from Kaman.. but! .. Fred Gretsch is quite active within the company as he has taken on the signing of pro drummers to play Gretsch while on tour. So,

It seems that Fender did buy the RIGHTS to manufacture Gretsch drums/guitars, but is allowing the company to still be run by Fred Gretsch! Here's the link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gretsch_Drums Interesting stuff!, and worth a quick read.

Tommyp

Tommy:

It's all a matter of semantics. Up front, I will state once again that this month marks four years since I retired from FMIC (Fender). Some things in the Fender/Gretsch marriage may have changed in the ensuing years. But, the way it was at the time I retired, and for at least a couple of years thereafter, Fred's involvement with the guitar side was mostly as a consultant and PR person. He was much more actively involved in the American manufacturing of the drums. And, to be redundant, as far as I know, Fred and his family still own the brand names, and make a very nice living with the marketing and some manufacturing in the hands of Fender-owned companies. The offshore guitar manufacturing is handled by Fender. I am not knowledgeable about who handles the offshore drum manufacturing. But, I do know that the top drum guy from the Guitar Center chain was hired to oversee all things drum related for KMC (Kaman) under the Fender umbrella.

I also thought that the "700" in the moniker referred to how much his first deal was worth or something like that.