Fibes fiberglass drums

[slingerland]

What can you tell me about these drums? are they good quality? I might have an opportunity to pick up a kit at a decent price, from what I heard, fiberglass offers a LOUD punchy kick to their drums. all feedback welcome

[GAR]

I restored a '70s Clear Crystalite kit and could'nt be happier with them.
They can be loud when you want them to be, but they also offer alot of tone and ressonance with a warm sound.
I've had good offers for the kit, but just can't part with them.
So yeah, I'm a fan.
Are they Farmingdale, Nazareth or Austin?
The older hardware can be a bit challenging, with the plastic ball mounts in sockets.
Missing parts like the bass drum spurs can be hard to find.
Good luck, keep us posted.

[slingerland]

The tag says made in PA???????what era is that?

[GAR]

I'm guessing sometime in the '70's, Nazareth, PA, The CF Martin Organisation.

Is it a square bage w/ a "mirrored" Fibes Logo?

[MIKEY777]

They are Great sounding drums.Very loud,the set sounds like 1968-75 one way to tell is if you look inside the shell the first ones made of fiberglass have a edge on the inside almost a ring but not all the way like you would see on a wood shell,if the shells have the edge they would be from 1968-1971 or 72,the later fiberglass shells have no edge inside them they would be from 1972 on,shells will be black inside...As far a parts let me know i mosty will have the little parts missing if any are..Mikey

[slingerland]

Yes and Yes, mirrored badge and it has that lip inside, it also has a Gold plated Plague with fIBES on the top of the bass? could this mean a special edition perhaps? please tell me more, I iwll take pics when I'm done cleaning her up, G

[GAR]

Maybe you have mixed badges, the Farmingdale badge is a rectangle, which is earlier than the square mirrored badges. Check out the Badge Identification and also the Company Time Line, here on the site.
Yeah, put up some pics.

[cooldaddy]

I may be selling mt chrome over fiberglass kit,early production farmingdale kit,24"bass,13 and 14 rack toms,18"floor tom and may consider selling with chrome sft690 snare.This is a rare kit being that it is a virgin bass drum and has rogers swivimatic hardware from the factory

[slingerland]

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