Japanese drums.

[john king]

Hey there.
Does anyone have any information about Crown Drums, or Stewart Drums? All I know is that they are low budget Japanese drums that were made in the 60's (at least). I still have my first "real" snare which is a great sounding Crown drum and was wondering about the company's history since I never hear or read anything about them - or Stewart drums. Any information is much appreciated.

[O-Lugs]

Well, I have heard that there were two main factories that built drums in Japan back in those days. One of them was the Hoshino Company and I forget the other one.

[ARCHxANGEL]

Stencil kits in the 60's were made by either Tama Or Pearl. And the list of all the names does include Stewart and Crown amongst numerous others ( the list I have is of 50+ names ). I have played a crown snare before and loved it.Same with Stewart. You have some nice drums on your hands...no question on that. They're not worth alot...but they are good drums.