Mystery tom - uncovered!

[brody]

Sometime last year I got hold of a vintage Olympic kit which had been recovered. As seen in previous posts, I stripped the covering away and the original wrap and re-varnished the kit. There was however, a non-olympic 13" tom included. The wrap was a blue contact paper, but when I removed it there was thick black sticky paint on this extra tom. Well, with a couple of spare hours to kill, and one sore arm later, I've stripped the paint away and given it a polish, fitted a spare tom mount and here it is! Look quite nice, but I've no idea what brand. I think when I posted it up as part of the restoration it was decided it was some stencil, but here's the complete drum, so someone may have some further ideas.

[jonnistix]

That is still looking rather stencil-ish to me, but the wrap almost looks like it could be Ludwig, one one of the Standard Strata colors. The lugs are a MIJ copy of the Ludwig Classics, so I honestly think this a very blatant rip of the Standard drums, no doubt about that. I do not recognize the badge.

It looks rather similar to, but not the same as, a Del Rey, seen here:
http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/snare_japanese/badges/del_rey.jpg

[fishwaltz]

That is still looking rather stencil-ish to me, but the wrap almost looks like it could be Ludwig, one one of the Standard Strata colors. The lugs are a MIJ copy of the Ludwig Classics, so I honestly think this a very blatant rip of the Standard drums, no doubt about that. I do not recognize the badge.

It looks rather similar to, but not the same as, a Del Rey, seen here:
http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/snare_japanese/badges/del_rey.jpg


Looks like ya nailed it John... That looks just like a Ludwig Standard wrap, kinda. Looks like what a good copy would look like. If that makes any sense... If it doesn't, send me a dollar and I'll shut up! Excited

[brody]

Thanks guys! Yeah, I think even the lugs are trying to be luddy and the badge was probably a knock-off of the keystone. I'll probably try and sell it - I know it's not worth much but there may be someone somewhere with a kit in that finish who wants an extra tom.

[teverson-sr]

I do not believe this is a stencil-everything I see in the photos is of a higher quality than a stencil.Cast rims-the area adjacent to the lug hole is tapered into the rim itself-that,to me says engineering.The wood does not look like lauan.That pearl color is very similar to a recently posted Yamaha set.This one is a stumper,and I love a stumper......

[MIKEY777]

To me that is not a M.I.J. drum..The badge i think is "hollywood" lower end drums made by Meazzi...Also the tom mount is 70s Premier ia'm not sure of the shell's wood ia'm thinking beechwood 5 ply...Mikey

[s300]

To me that is not a M.I.J. drum..The badge i think is "hollywood" lower end drums made by Meazzi...Also the tom mount is 70s Premier ia'm not sure of the shell's wood ia'm thinking beechwood 5 ply...Mikey

Is Jolly from Meazzi, i don't know details

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1755/82356508.th.jpg (http://img534.imageshack.us/i/82356508.jpg/)

[teverson-sr]

Look at this...I TRIED to upload it-REALLY-www.popsmania.com/bata_popovic.html

[brody]

Above link won't work, but it does look like the pic in the post above very much - thanks for that, I think that's the one! The Premier mount was my doing btw, just because it fit the holes and I wanted it functioning. Any ideas of value?

[s300]

Any ideas of value?

I think not very much, just a tom, realy not much.

[teverson-sr]

I'd be parking that one on the top shelf,waiting for some "mates".Just too special to give away.