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NicholasE

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Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« on: December 02, 2007, 02:44:07 PM »
I don't know, i just went on their site to find some specs on my ball and they have changed all their balls and now have a ball called the "Pin killer" and "Red and Black Hero" I havn't been keeping up with Dyno-Thane but just wondering are they making stuff again? I havn't heard of these anyways.

 

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Re: Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« Reply #1 on: December 03, 2007, 04:35:36 AM »
They (Ebonite) haven't stopped making stuff under the Dyno-Thane logo, as far as I know, BUT supposedly they are all for the overseas market.
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Re: Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« Reply #2 on: December 03, 2007, 05:35:37 AM »
Both are overseas releases as are all D/T balls now.
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NicholasE

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Re: Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« Reply #3 on: December 03, 2007, 07:52:16 AM »
I thought that was Storm that owned them now? But yeah I figured they was overseas cause no one has mentioned anything about them.

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Re: Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« Reply #4 on: December 03, 2007, 07:58:52 AM »
Phil Cardinale bought DT from Storm a while back, 5-7 years ago, I believe.  Around the time of the original Element and Vendetta, I think.  Storm continued to manufacture DT equipment.  Then Columbia made DT in some nebulous merger/manufacturing deal that only three or four people really understand.  Then Ebonite bought Columbia and got the Dynothane name in the deal.  

With four brands, two of which are Big Four names, there just isn't room to have a fifth brand in the US, so DT was made an overseas brand.  I don't know where manufacturing for DT equipment is, probably in Hopkinsville, KY with the rest of the Ebonite brands.  I suppose they could contract it to overseas manufacturers since the balls are going overseas anyway, but I really don't know.

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Re: Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« Reply #5 on: December 05, 2007, 11:06:18 PM »
Does this mean Phil sold his DT brand to Storm or C300 or to Ebonite?

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Re: Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« Reply #6 on: December 06, 2007, 05:28:13 AM »
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Does this mean Phil sold his DT brand to Storm or C300 or to Ebonite?



C300 bought D/T. Shortly after that, Ebonite bought all of C300. So Ebonite owns the brand, but D/T is now made for overseas only.
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Re: Is Dyno-Thane coming out with a couple new balls??
« Reply #7 on: December 06, 2007, 09:33:14 AM »
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Does this mean Phil sold his DT brand to Storm or C300 or to Ebonite?


Storm is no longer relevant where DT is concerned.  The relationship between DT and Columbia is not very well known outside of the two (former) companies; it's their business and they chose not to clarify exactly what went on behind the scenes.

When C300 was bought by Ebonite, DT went with them.  Presumably Phil sold whatever stake he had in DT to Ebonite (or to Columbia before them).  DT is an overseas brand, there's just not enough room for five brands by Ebonite in the US.

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