Boom for the finale

[Lewisz7hunter]

I am hoping to get a little help with choosing the right salutes. This will be my first year buying 1.3 fireworks, so bare with me.
I want to add salutes to my finale, and was looking for opinions on a case of Kellner's thunderkings vs. their aerial bombs (pre-loaded double shot Ti salutes 1.75").
I don't have the spare tubes/racks this year to just buy Ti shells, so 1 of the 2 will have to work.


Any suggestions?

[PGH_Pyro]

shells are going to be louder/boomy-er than the average TKs

[Lewisz7hunter]

Thanks for the reply. I ended up going with a case of the Aerial bombs. I ordered a couple TK's just to sprinkle in the show, but they are "on water", so hopefully they will be in.
I learned my first valuable lesson....order early.

[kessie]

Contrary to popular preference, I actually HATE it when amateur pyros try to make up for their lack of finale shells by adding salutes. Visually pleasing finales are a lot better than loud ones.

[wizard7611]

If you're wanting to end it in boom, get their 120 shot salute screen. That will be fantastic!

[PGH_Pyro]

even better are those machine-gun foogettie cakes that spit those crazy-loud salute clusters up in the air . small cakes but wicked high decibel levels.

[CTPYRO]

I personally love the Lidu salute cakes.... the 49'scoming 2/1 @ 4sec or the 2.5 finale quick shot ( 4 sec ). I believe they also came out with a 2" titanium w tails 50shot box this yr

[Doug]

Kessie you need to unclench your ass for a sec and let the man have fun with his first 1.3 show

Doug

[PyroManiacs]

If it were up to me the finale would only use all salutes starting from 2.5" all the way up to howevere big I can get. I believe people rather feel a finale.
Knowing all that noise coming from those little flashes is certainly visually pleasing in itself.

[mguerra]

Everyone has their own artistic preference. I like a big blast of salutes for a show opener. It really jacks up the crowd, just snaps their brains in to attention, gets them excited! And paint the sky for a finale. To each his own.

[PyroJoeNEPA]

Thanks for the reply. I ended up going with a case of the Aerial bombs. I ordered a couple TK's just to sprinkle in the show, but they are "on water", so hopefully they will be in.
I learned my first valuable lesson....order early.
The longer you are in the hobby the more you will discover. There are at least 4 1.3 distributors on the "western side" of PA & 2 more on the "east side". ALL of them deal in different brands & have GREAT product to pick from. If you need more specific info as to who they are, PM me.
As to your original post--the "double loaded tubes" are basically the 1.75" salutes configured as a "peanut" shell & have a noticeable deeper "boom" than the ThunderKings. Lately, the thunderkings have been pretty "wimpy'--more like a "ThunderPrince" compared to how they were a couple years ago.
The Machine Gun Cakes [Fogetti] PGH Pyro mentioned are extremely loud--ear piercing bite of a crack--really hurt your ears!!! I love them & use a couple in my show every year since they came out.
Have fun, be safe.

[Doug]

By the way Kessie I hate it when amatures don't make their own fireworks for their own shows too.

Doug Type 20, and 54 holder.

[Shotfire1]

All I got to say 8" salute.OH YEA!!!

[PyroManiacs]

Lol, I love seeing people post that joined like 3 years ago, just to say one thing and only have a few posts. I wonder why they dont post more often. I cant get enough of seeing whats goin on, on here! lololol.

[rtx440]

Im throwing in after my racks a 460 shot salute cake from kellners

[PyroManiacs]

Im throwing in after my racks a 460 shot salute cake from kellners

Now thats just ridiculously awesome!

[burghpyro]

Lynch had a 12" salute at their demo this year. HOLY CRAP!!!

Anyways, paint the sky with the finale and shoot up a few chains or a couple cakes at the end. Color to salute, always a great finish.

Could do some color peony chains > brocade chains (or crackle) > salutes.

[Adam PA Artist]

The louder the salutes the better to me but i think you should just use a bunch of Thunderkings at first im sure it would still sound awesome in the finale. Later you can try bigger and better things.

[Adam PA Artist]

Agreed '' bro

[Blackdevil77]

I'd love to be able to add the boom to my finale next year. I want to buy 2 more 50 shot racks for the finale and mix the finale with Demon Shells from BadaBoom fireworks, and those 2 in canister salutes that Lynch sells. That would be AWESOME!!! :D

[CTPYRO]

I'd love to be able to add the boom to my finale next year. I want to buy 2 more 50 shot racks for the finale and mix the finale with Demon Shells from BadaBoom fireworks, and those 2 in canister salutes that Lynch sells. That would be AWESOME!!! :D

Get the Lidu 2" 50shot Ti cake and the 2.5 quick 4sec salute cake.... badass for sure

[PyroManiacs]

I want to buy 2 more 50 shot racks for the finale and mix the finale with Demon Shells

I was able to get a hold of some of those Demon shells, and they are no joke.

They definitely blow out Excals, Electric Rains and those Extreme cans by Windmill.

[Blackdevil77]

Get the Lidu 2" 50shot Ti cake and the 2.5 quick 4sec salute cake.... badass for sure

I'd get those also and mix them in with the salute shells. I have to get my type 54 first though :( If Zach at IPI doesn't get back to me by Monday, I'll try e-mailing him again.


I was able to get a hold of some of those Demon shells, and they are no joke.

They definitely blow out Excals, Electric Rains and those Extreme cans by Windmill.

I really want to go buy some right now, even though the fourth is over. I had a case of excals this year and still think they are quite good. Very nice bang for a consumer shell, I think they're louder than 3 inch 1.3g color shells. Or at least the ones I was around.

[Adam PA Artist]

Yea this year Demon shells are the truth.... I had a case of them in my show, and i was getting them for a very very good price lol. I still had some over-loaded pro-shell that were sweet as well.

[Blackdevil77]

Yea this year Demon shells are the truth.... I had a case of them in my show, and i was getting them for a very very good price lol. I still had some over-loaded pro-shell that were sweet as well.

I gotta get some of these demon shells. Hopefully they stick around for awhile.

[PGH_Pyro]

my source is sold out until next Spring .

[Blackdevil77]

my source is sold out until next Spring .

Who is your source if you don't mind me asking?

[PGH_Pyro]

theyre not a P.T. sponsor. dont think Dave would appreciate me specifying.

[Blackdevil77]

theyre not a P.T. sponsor. dont think Dave would appreciate me specifying.

Ah, I see. No biggie

[PGH_Pyro]

in any case, they are not likely to be as 'good' next year . as in the case of most good spicy can shells/cakes that come in .

[Blackdevil77]

in any case, they are not likely to be as 'good' next year . as in the case of most good spicy can shells/cakes that come in .

That sucks. I gotta try and find some now and save them

[a9a1c1]

My favorite finale was doing 500 golden willow in 3s 4s and 5s and hammering it home with 2 2.5 24 shot salute doubled(main and backup hit), and 150 silver tailed salutes, with the salutes being hit 4 rows at a time! This was in Smyrna delaware, one of the first show I shot pro.

[PyroManiacs]

Sounds beast!