apollo chrome over brass snare

[cymbaldeaf]

Well I Found An Old 5 Pc. Apollo Set In The Attic.
The Toms Are In Good Shape , But Made Of A Paneling Type Of Wood On The Inside, And A Gold Sparkle Wrap On The Outside.
I Only Know Of This Brand Name Because My First Drum Was An Apollo Wood Snare I Got For Christmas 30 Years Ago.
The Set I Found Has A Chrome Over Brass Or Copper Snare, I Dont Know Anything About This Brand Except The Snare Weighs About 5lbs.
The Bottom Of The Snare Has 2 Solid Bars That Run Along The Strainer And Appear To Be Part Of The Throw Off Mech..
Does Anyone Know Anything About This And Where Can I Get Parts To Fix The Snare.

[Webmaster]

I would like to see some pictures of that drum. I have never seen
an Appolo with a parallel strainer.

David

[cymbaldeaf]

I Took The Pictures , But I Cant Seem To Figure Out How To Put Them On This Site.
Could You Give Me A Hint.
What Is A Url? And How Do I Post The Pics On It For You To See.
Sorry For Being A Computer Dummy.

[Webmaster]

Can you email them to me?

vsd@vintagesnaredrums.com

[cymbaldeaf]

The pics are on the way.
Thank You !

[Webmaster]

This should help. Thanks for the pics
and I will post a few later, but to get you started

Click Here (http://www.vintagesnaredrums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=591&highlight=tama)

David

[Webmaster]

Here is a few of the pics.

David

[cymbaldeaf]

Wow , so the snare I have is a late 60's tama?
Can I find parts for it anywhere , is it brass , is it worth anything and why does it say apollo?
I will continue to search for more info.
Thank You for your time!

[Webmaster]

Yes, you can say that it is from Tama when they were making
import drums under different names.

Yours just happened to be badged Apollo, but the strainer side plates
say Star.

Parts will probably have to be found on Ebay and more then likely another drum in your condition will have to be found. We call this a "Donor" drum.

In regards to value one just sold on Ebay for about $200 or so.

David

[cymbaldeaf]

Thank You very much for your time and help!!!!!!!!

[ARCHxANGEL]

That drum is pretty much identical to my 70's - 80's Imperialstar snare. Sma strainer mechanism and all ( though I believe mine is chrome over steel ) Nice looking drum...and definatly something I have never seen before.