Conductor?

[Abuergel]

Hey guys - just picked up a set of Maruman Conductor Classic 400E irons. Can’t find anything about them - anyone know anything about this model? Pretty clean looking blade.

[Christen_The_Sloop]

I think I also have set of those!

[Nard_S]

Interesting that they don't have the 4-way camber sole. Solid chance they are Miura made.

[Christen_The_Sloop]

2 hours ago, Nard_S said:

Interesting that they don't have the 4-way camber sole. Solid chance they are Miura made.

I've spent a long time combing Japanese iron blogs - pretty sure all the Conductor Pro were Miura made. I would guess the Classics are too. I still remember the first time I hit a conductor iron... It was one of the sets that Woosnam used a lot - 41CX... I think. I was wowed. Electric feeling. I think all of them utilized a nice layer of copper, thus the name. Shame that most sets have too much offset.

[Nard_S]

9 hours ago, Christen_The_Sloop said:

Shame that most sets have too much offset.

. The "SX" stamped, played early 90's  by Woosnasm have a smaller "40CX" on them. The offset is also stamped on the hosel. "2.1" across set except for the SW & GW. Those are higher. Also own a later model "41CX", there is very little over all difference, but my read is that offset is 2.5mm straight across. But yeah Maruman's are not super low on offset. Oddly, my 1999 Hogan Apex have a ton more. When I measure heads, 2mm is about neutral where the leading edge is in alignment with the leading edge of the shaft itself.

Edited December 9, 2021 by Nard_S

[Nard_S]

9 hours ago, Christen_The_Sloop said:

've spent a long time combing Japanese iron blogs - pretty sure all the Conductor Pro were Miura made

My understanding is that sometime after 2000, the Conductor Pro continued for a time, but they were then made by Epon. Might be around 2003-2005 that happened.

Edited December 9, 2021 by Nard_S

[elwhippy]

What a great looking set of clubs. I had a set of Conductor SPSS and they were a quality iron. The last Conductors were a sweet set of forged cavities. John Bickerton used them on the European Tour. 

[Abuergel]

4 hours ago, Nard_S said:

4 hours ago, Nard_S said:

. The "SX" stamped, played early 90's  by Woosnasm have a smaller "40CX" on them. The offset is also stamped on the hosel. "2.1" across set except for the SW & GW. Those are higher. Also own a later model "41CX", there is very little over all difference, but my read is that offset is 2.5mm straight across. But yeah Maruman's are not super low on offset. Oddly, my 1999 Hogan Apex have a ton more. When I measure heads, 2mm is about neutral where the leading edge is in alignment with the leading edge of the shaft itself.

thanks for the info, guys! The offset on these isn’t too much…maybe a little more than my Tournament blades. Here’s a pic of the 2 iron…not matching but has ‘80cx’ stamped on it. Might be more of a mainstream line??

[Christen_The_Sloop]

16 minutes ago, Nard_S said:

My understanding is after 2000, the Conductor Pro continued for a time, but they were then made by Epon.

That makes sense.

[Christen_The_Sloop]

[JungleJimbo]

42 minutes ago, Christen_The_Sloop said:

@Christen_The_Sloop: Am i reading that correctly... JPY430k for the Maruman Pro conductor iron set? (approx USD 4k in the mid-/late-90s?)
...and what's the "(0x10)" suffix .... presumably relates to the number of irons in the set?

Edited December 27, 2021 by JungleJimbo

[No_Catchy_Nickname]

@Christen_The_Sloop

That's a great find.

 

49 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

@Christen_The_Sloop: Am i reading that correctly... JPY430k for the Maruman Pro conductor iron set? (approx USD 4k in the mid-/late-90s?)
...and what's the "(0x10)" suffix .... presumably relates to the number of irons in the set?

That's what it looks like, for the Curtis Strange model with carbon shafts. Bubble-ear prices😱

130,000 yen for the driver with the "Powertrans22" shaft is pretty eye-watering, as well.

Not sure what the "0X10" suffix refers to. It could be 10 clubs, as many Japanese sets from that time featured a gap wedge (I think Maruman called them P/S wedges EDIT: Maruman mostly used AW instead of P/S) and a SW in addition to the usual 3i-SW.

 

But I'm not sure.

 

I'd have thought "1X10" would make more sense, because if I'm paying ¥430,000 yen and 0 x 10 clubs turn up, I'm definitely feeling ripped-off!

Edited December 27, 2021 by No_Catchy_Nickname

[Christen_The_Sloop]

24 minutes ago, JungleJimbo said:

@Christen_The_Sloop: Am i reading that correctly... JPY430k for the Maruman Pro conductor iron set? (approx USD 4k in the mid-/late-90s?)
...and what's the "(0x10)" suffix .... presumably relates to the number of irons in the set?

That's the carbon shaft. The steel were 250,000. Still pretty formidable.

[Nard_S]

I recall Maruman's irons & metals bundled, north of $2000 when most iron sets were around $500 and metals around $350. They were way out there. 

[eaglestan66]

Nice set of sticks! Here's a set Maruman Conductor Pros that were Miura Forged. These have minimal if any offset. Satin Nickel finish with copper underlay on these forged S20C steel substrates.

[PlayfromtheBrain]

On 12/28/2021 at 11:42 AM, eaglestan66 said:

Nice set of sticks! Here's a set Maruman Conductor Pros that were Miura Forged. These have minimal if any offset. Satin Nickel finish with copper underlay on these forged S20C steel substrates.

Any idea what year were these released? Those look awesome. Miura forged with copper underlay? Wow. 

[eaglestan66]

 I'm not sure on when these were manufactured, however they mimic the Miura CB-1002 model. 

 

Edited December 30, 2021 by eaglestan66

[skraly]

I had a set of Maruman Conductor blades about 15-20 years ago.  I don't remember the exact model.  But they were sweet.  The only LH set of Maruman irons I have ever seen.

Edited January 7, 2022 by skraly

[papajohns]

On 12/9/2021 at 5:11 AM, Abuergel said:

Hey guys - just picked up a set of Maruman Conductor Classic 400E irons. Can’t find anything about them - anyone know anything about this model? Pretty clean looking blade.

What are the faces like can you show and the back faces of long irons? 

[papajohns]

On 12/9/2021 at 5:11 AM, Abuergel said:

Hey guys - just picked up a set of Maruman Conductor Classic 400E irons. Can’t find anything about them - anyone know anything about this model? Pretty clean looking blade.

Doesn’t look like there is any offset on them? 
mate these for sale?

[HeadCovered]

6 hours ago, papajohns said:

Doesn’t look like there is any offset on them? 
mate these for sale?

Mate, it’s a 2-year old thread. 🤷🏻‍♂️
 

Anyways, here’s some more info

 

https://old-steel-golf-domestic.amebaownd.com/posts/categories/36657/page/1

[Abuergel]

They are…I’ll put a few pics of the long irons up

[Abuergel]

Long irons - with the 5 iron from an address view.

 

@papajohns Listing is here:

 

 

Edited November 23, 2023 by Abuergel
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