The rolling pin we received was not a Vic Firth. Instead Red Arrow sent us a cheap Winco knockoff. You will see them advertised elsewhere on Amazon for less than half the price of the Vic Firth. Funny thing, though. There was no note of apology from Red Arrow or explanation or offer to refund us the difference in price. Hmmm.... A little suspicious?? After we received it we dug through the Amazon reviews and discovered this was not a one-time fluke. There are numerous reviews from people who received the same cheap knock off. After talking with Amazon, they gave me the phone number to contact the company to try to get the order straight. The number simply went to a voice mail saying, "The person at this extension is not available." Nothing saying what company, dept or person I had called. Called Amazon back and they are doing a full return for me. At least Amazon is dependable if some of their vendors are not.