Has anyone gotten the Oriental Wavedrum from Sweetwater.

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Fri Aug 26, 2011 9:34 pm

Has anyone gotten the Oriental Wavedrum from Sweetwater? I was told mine was delayed till Sept 22. Anyone?

martygras · Post by **martygras** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 3:56 pm

I'm in the same boat as you Jazlover.
I placed my order on June 8th and still waiting. They did email me to let me know about the price drop from $699.00 to $599.00.

It does sound like it should ship soon, but they are waiting on Korg.

My guess is that Korg may have had some manufacturing setbacks related to the earthquake, but I don't know the actual reason.

I hope you get yours soon,
Marty

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Mon Aug 29, 2011 8:35 pm

Thanks for the confirmation. Sweetwater has been great with me, but I bought the Kronos elsewhere because I could get one a month earlier at a local store. This is good to know..... Anyone else?

martygras · Post by **martygras** » Fri Sep 23, 2011 11:42 pm

I just received notice that my ORT has just shipped from Sweetwater. The website still says they are waiting for more, so there must have been only a few delivered. Hopefully anyone else waiting gets theirs soon.

It's been a tough 3-1/2 months waiting for this to ship. I would still like to know what caused the delays.

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Sat Sep 24, 2011 12:42 am

I have received no word..

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Mon Sep 26, 2011 9:45 pm

Pushed back to the 29th....

martygras · Post by **martygras** » Wed Sep 28, 2011 4:06 pm

I received mine yesterday so they must be trickling through finally.

aminco · Post by **aminco** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 7:08 pm

I ordered and received mine months ago. Did you try calling them? They were quite friendly.

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 9:38 pm

I ordered and received mine months ago.

You have had a oriental for months.....really? I thought they had just come out. I will make that call.

Bertotti · Post by **Bertotti** » Thu Sep 29, 2011 11:05 pm

The big problem for everyone is the destruction of the ship yards. Doesn't matter how much you can produce if getting your product out is stalled.

jazlover · Post by **jazlover** » Mon Oct 03, 2011 11:57 pm

I am sad to say that I am canceling my order for the oriental. The arrival is now tentatively set for November. The wavedrum was always a luxury for me. I was hoping that it would help me write more intricate rhythms for large music compositions. As time passes and more family needs come up, I don't think it is wise for me to spend on this luxury now. Maybe another day.

martygras · Post by **martygras** » Tue Oct 04, 2011 6:44 pm

I waited 3-1/2 months. I almost canceled several times. I know how you feel.