liam-pantera Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 allright guys well ive finnaly managed to get my hands on another set of 2003 coustlier pads ( original ) but that got me thinking , what happened for heatsink to gain the name coustlier ? i have had both 2003 and the heatsink version and there completely differnt , the colours differnt and also the proformance and sound is clearly differnt so why are they called coust pads ? also who is daddy coust ? when i bought my first set of pads from fatmike thats who was suplying him with them im just curious thats all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh_b Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 it's the same compound as it's from the coustellier's them selves. "Daddy Coust" is Michel Coustellier, Giacomo and Gilles dad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 Hi, As Hugh said, the pad material in the Heatsink Coust pads is supplied by the man himself, "Daddy Coust", Michel Coustellier. He's told me on numerous occasions that he's never altered the material since he started using it and it first attracted so much attention and praise around the world. He is naturally secretive about its production, as you'd expect. I believe he put alot of work in searching for the best pad material to arm his famous sons, Gilles & Giacomo. From the speed he is able to process orders for me, I suspect that he has invested in the equipment to made the pads 100% himself, which is impressive. I had some of the plastic backings he used to sell the Coust pad material in and was worried about their design. It was a natual step to marry up the Coust material with the 3 types of backings that I use. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam-pantera Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 thats all very well but why are they differnt colours ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heatsink Posted June 3, 2008 Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 thats all very well but why are they differnt colours ? Either due to some aging, or simply because he put a very slightly different % of pigment into the mix. The pigment % is so incredibly small that the colour has absolutely no effect on how it performs, i.e. the base material is unaltered in how it behaves. In all my communication with Michel, he is absolutely adamant that the compound now is the same as it has always been. It's feasible that he has varied the colouration a tad though. Steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liam-pantera Posted June 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 3, 2008 ok thanks i apretiate you clearing this is up for me , ive allways been under the asumption they were differnt and i was informed by people a few years ago but it phesable what you said and both sets of pads work so i cant realy complain , anyway im sorry if my reply was abit blunt when i read it back it looked slightly acusing lol thanks anyway . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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