Old 12-31-2019, 06:55 AM
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Dag Aanensen Norway Dag Aanensen Norway is offline
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Default Identification rare snare drum
Just picked this up from a drummer in Norway...waiting for the shipment so only have pictures yet. Looks like an early Premier or UK made drum given the English style tension rods.

Any guidance appreciated

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Old 12-31-2019, 12:32 PM
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delboydrums delboydrums is offline
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Vintage Beverley - made by Premier at their Leicester factory.

A lovely drum, that!

This looks like a 1960s snare - probably 3 ply birch shell with re rings (maybe a Deluxe / Super Deluxe? though these usually come up with flanged hoops).
Mahogany Duroplastic wrap, similar 'slanted' pattern to Ringo's early Premiers.
Should have had a round badge, though I think the earlier badges might have been rectangular and maybe had cast hoops?

I've had a good few Beverley drums over the years, including my very first snare (a 70's steel shell), and I still have a Cosmic 21 (lovely Supra copy), but I'm not an expert!

Beverley was a previously independent English drum-maker, taken over by Premier in 1958, and then later by B&H.
Old 12-31-2019, 01:18 PM
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IT's a beauty. (came across this site from a post at dfo- also interesting:

http://www.oldrums.fr/vintage.html#wa-anchor-top
Old 12-31-2019, 04:10 PM
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As soon as I saw the wrap, strainer and butt, I figured it had to be related to Premier! Thanks to delboydrums for supplying the information!

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Old 01-01-2020, 01:26 PM
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Dag Aanensen Norway Dag Aanensen Norway is offline
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Vintage Beverley - made by Premier at their Leicester factory.

A lovely drum, that!

This looks like a 1960s snare - probably 3 ply birch shell with re rings (maybe a Deluxe / Super Deluxe? though these usually come up with flanged hoops).
Mahogany Duroplastic wrap, similar 'slanted' pattern to Ringo's early Premiers.
Should have had a round badge, though I think the earlier badges might have been rectangular and maybe had cast hoops?

I've had a good few Beverley drums over the years, including my very first snare (a 70's steel shell), and I still have a Cosmic 21 (lovely Supra copy), but I'm not an expert!

Beverley was a previously independent English drum-maker, taken over by Premier in 1958, and then later by B&H.
Thank you for your detailed description. I had a Beverly Panorama 21 shell-pack, but kept the Cosmic 21 snare drum. It actually cost 21 GBP when it came out and surprised several Supra players..... I like the sound of that snare.
 

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