"RAVEN" Drums?

[OldSchool]

Hi,

Anyone out there ever heard of "RAVEN" drums?

I have no idea whether this is a company name or a brand name but an
acquaintance of mine claims he's got a RAVEN kit, with a snare, bass drum and tom.

I haven't been able to find any information on RAVEN DRUMS anywhere.

HELP, PLEASE!

[Antipodes]

Seems to ring a bell as a Japanese stencil name....

D

[Jim]

I hit on the name here Japanese Drum Names
(http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/japanese_drums/list_of_names.html)
Raven appears in this list.. this fellow might have some better info on them.

Pearl and Tama 60's distributors and stencil brands:

Apollo
Artist
Asama
Bolero
Barclay
BlacKJack Deluxe
Bradley
CB-700
Champion
Coronet
Crest
Crestline
Crown
Decca
DelRay
Dixie
Dixon
Drum Trio
DrumMate
Edgeware
Emperado
Gamble
Goldtone
Heit
HyLo
Ideal
Kingston
LaBoz
Lido
Lyra
Magnum
Majestic
Matador
Maxitone
Maxwin
Mayfair
Mica Norma
Olympian
Paramount
Polaris
Prestige
Raven
Recco
Pro
Regent
Revelle
Revere
Roxy ? (may be German)
RoyalStar
Penncrest
Saturn
Sound
Star
Starlight
Stewart
St. George
Stetson
Telestar
Tempro
Toreador
Truetone
Trump
UltraTone
U.S. Mercury
Vibra
Weltron
Werco
Westwood
Whitehall
Winston
ZimGar

[wesgart]

g'day from the land downunder,

i have just aquired a set of roxy drums... they are on the list and say they might be from germany... they definately are as the badge reads:

"roxy
hamburg
made in west germany"

therefore these can't be a branch of pearl or tama - american companies... sonor maybe??

has anyone got any onfo on roxy drums... they have been passed down from my late grandfather.. my mum believes that he bought them when living in germany around 1948... that ages this kit at 60 years.. can anyone please confirm or deny this assumption...

the kit was originally a 7 piece:

14x5 snare, 12x8 tom, 21x13 bass (interesting dimensions), 6.5x6, 8x7 & 10x8 concert toms (no bottom head), and a timpani style kettle drum (floor drum equivalent)... i have all the drums except the kettle. my mum swears there was this kettle style, foot pedal tone adjustable, drum where the floor tom should be.. no-one in the family knows where this drum is... we will keep looking as this will really make the kit a ripper..

i have replaced all the hardware as it came with random bits and bobs from other kits...

i have replaced the drumheads, except the 6.5" concert and the 21" bass head. these are getting custom made thru remo...

i have got some 70's era zildjian a's coming thru ebay... i will post photos when complete...

anone feel free to offer advice or knowledge as i am short of both...

cheers,
wesgart.

perth, australia.

[Jaye]

I believe Roxy's started out an independent company...I have heard of the German attribution.

I believe they eventually sold the name to Pearl Japan and it became yet another stencil brand.

Kent...you know, the American Kent...also eventually became a Japanese stencil brand...first they stopped making their own shells and purchased them from Pearl, assembled 'em in NY still...then eventually they just stopped producing altogether and the name lived on for a few more years as a stencil brand for Pearl.

Aaaah, so I guess it wasn't all that uncommon for small drum companies to do that.

I am guessing that is what happened to Roxy...because I have certainly seen Roxies which were clearly Japanese '60's-70's.

Educated guess says yours are early-mid '60's...

Can you post some pics ? I would be interested in seeing the original W. German-made drums....

[JRichard]

Hi,

Anyone out there ever heard of "RAVEN" drums?

I have no idea whether this is a company name or a brand name but an
acquaintance of mine claims he's got a RAVEN kit, with a snare, bass drum and tom.

I haven't been able to find any information on RAVEN DRUMS anywhere.

HELP, PLEASE!

I've heard of Raven Drums. I have had him do some work for me. He's located in Florida. Great guy!

http://www.myspace.com/goravendrums

[Jaye]

I think we are talking about 2 different Ravens here....flower

[Jazzbird]

Hi, My first drums in the 60's were Raven. It's not likely what your looking for but try this: ravencustomdrums@aol.com
Dan Von Gartzen, Oviedo, FloridaYes Sir

[Ludwig-dude]

I think we are talking about 2 different Ravens here....flower


Yes I think we are for sure.....

"and the raven said, never more." -Edgar Allen Poe........or something to that effect....LOL!

[Allan Vesa]

I have a set of Raven drums late 60's !!!! I posted them on the gallery... They were made in Japan !!!!