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Premire Drum Company ?
I own two vintage British Premier kits: One 'on the cusp' late 60's all birch shell construction with pre-international 12"/16", international 22"/14...
10 years agoWeird snare hardware on MIJ...at least I am pretty sure it's MIJ
A close inspection of the photos reveals the following: -There is an internal reinforcement ring (a quite large one - possibly a retrofit installed b...
10 years agoOld Snare Identification Help
I believe your snare drum is a Wilson Bros. circa 1918- early 1920's manufactured in Chicago, IL. This is based on my owning an identical drum with a...
10 years agoCadeson Aluminum Snare Drum
Cadeson was one of the earliest high end Chinese export brands marketed to the West. Reviews were generally good. That particular drum in the photo...
10 years agoSlingerland Set O-Matic tension screws?
re: "any Slingerland enthusiasts know what the thread size is for these tension screws?" I believe they are 1/4-20". Many of them I've seen have tw...
10 years agoPossible to repair these cymbal stands?
Purchase a heli-coil set to replace thread size 8mm x 1.25 for your Tama stand. This is a relatively easy repair. If you lack the experience doing i...
10 years agoquery on a custom job
The piccolo snare with Flo-Beam strainer should alone be worth in the $200 USD range. Rest of the kit probably at least another $200 USD. Selling the...
10 years agoPremier and Premier Look Alike Lugs
In your first three photos the lug third from top is a cut-down Premier lug. Group of lugs extreme top far right just below the single BD claw look li...
10 years agoEddie Ryan Kit Help
Eddie Ryan has established a great reputation as a master drum maker and offers drums of the very highest quality.
10 years agoL-Arm
I vote for Vintage Slingerland !
10 years agoTeardrop shaped bass tension rod?
The bass drum T-rod in the photo is older 1960's Japanese issue. These were manufactured knock-offs of Trixon rods, but unlike the Trixon bass T-rods...
10 years agoID help needed for Ludwig Super Sensitive Snare wires
I remeasured the wires. They are in fact approximately 18 1/4" end to end. Excited Many thanks to member Heraldo Blasco whose reply was spot on!...
10 years agoID help needed for Ludwig Super Sensitive Snare wires
Was cleaning out the stash of old snare wires and found this early 60's set for a Ludwig Super Sensitive Snare. They're in remarkably good condition,...
10 years agoPlease help ID these British snare wires
Thanks ever so much, member mikeellis! Are the Ajax wires compatible with any other snare drum makes/models? Is the snare wire set shown in the photo...
10 years agoThe Richest drummers in the world !!
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/fleetwood-macs-mick-fleetwood-admits-4513051 Fleetwood Mac’s Mick Fleetwood admits he’s “lost count” how m...
10 years ago