HELLA hoops made by beatello?

[Jules]

Let us know when you get them!

[DaveInNZ]

Yeah keen to hear about them.

Also, if they're aluminium, this isn't necessarily a bad thing. I have some (chrome over) alu hoops on my Yamaha RC aluminium snare, and although I'm waiting for the day the chrome peels off (as it does with all COA) they are a significant part of the excellent sound that drum has.

[Jules]

[Hazelwood7]

They shipped them about 5 days ago. It says I should get the hoops by March 3rd. I will keep you updated.

[storsav]

Yep, let us know. I'm all for cheaper hoops, just didn't need them bad enough to deal with the b.s.

[Hazelwood7]

I received my pair today. I will follow up with additional comments but here is the verdict, They are almost exact copies of the Hella hoops made in Germany. It seems though that the copy is double chrome plated and the real one is triple chrome plated.

[Hazelwood7]

So, I added a few pics to show a visual but they are not the best pics. The first pic is the hoops themselves, second hoops pic is the copy Hells on the left and a real Hella on the right. I do not have a scale but they feel on my hand they are identical weight. They are both made out of steel. The ad was wrong and they are not made out of aluminum. I struck them both and they both have the bell like ringing tone.The chrome looks identical in color and looks high quality but when feeling the copy and the real one with my thumb, the chrome plating feels thicker on the real one and my thumb can’t smoothly run over the hoop without feeling the resistance. The copy is smooth and my thumb has no resistance rubbing the hoops. Maybe it’s triple plating vs double plating chrome? We have to see how the chrome holds up over time. The real hoop has the same exact Hella Hoop stamps on my 2012 SQ2 snare. The only difference in the pic is one is the copy is stamped 80 across from the Hella stamp and the real one is stamped 11. You would never know the difference except for that one number change. So yes, the Hella hoops can be manufactured in China and you never know the difference. The owner of the company stated that he has the molds from Hella and that seems to be the case. I got mine for 141 shipped but the price has gone up since then by 50 dollars. So that would have made it closer to 200 dollars to me. I am going to use them and see if they hold up and will get back to you in a few months with an update.
Chris

[Hazelwood7]

Here is a pick with the copy hella hoops on my 5.5x14 medium maple sq2.
Chris

[SonorBart]

How about "the hoops previously known as Hella?"

[DaveInNZ]

That makes a pretty strong case for trying some out...