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Apollo Drums...
Apollo was one of the stencil names used by Star, the Japanese drum manufacturer/exporting company that would later become Tama. Your snare drum is e...
14 years agoTempro drums
Your Tempros were made by Pearl, somewhere around the early 70s. Nice wrap! Please post some detailed pics when you get them, we can tell you a bit...
14 years agoAny Tricks For Tuning a 3 Ply Snare?
I think your head selection should be fine, so I don't see any problem there. Your snare wires, from what I've read, are the best available, so those...
14 years agoMIJ Yamaha set- blue willow- details please.
Add more pieces??? That set is complete! Set it up like Max Roach and rock like Bonham! I think these were made from around 1968-72. Please post s...
14 years agoZim-Gar mij
Ah, nice! Thank you very much. Here is the link to the Pearl catalog page. Have you seen this? http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/my_collectio...
14 years agoZim-Gar mij
Hey Kevins, do you happen to have a pic of the badge on that drum? I've seen it before and meant to ask you. I think that is one of earlier ones, ju...
14 years agoBrother and sister: Star and Tama KingBeat kick pedals
Nice pair! How do they play?
14 years agoWerco Red Agate Pearl
Yes, the rims on my Astro snare are the Japanese copies of Slingerland's Stick Saver design. Although I'm not sure if these particular rims were the...
14 years agoWerco Red Agate Pearl
Looks awesome! I have a close cousin of these, an Astro blue onyx (or maybe it's blue agate?) snare drum. http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread...
14 years agoClear Sound "Made in Japan".
Stedi, that's a very cool set you've got. It looks all original and very well maintained (or restored.) The WMP wrap looks great! The name 'Clear S...
14 years agoPearl Snare
Just a Pearl Taiwanese snare. Probably from around the mid-late 70s. It's kind of cool in that it has the 'Gold Bar' lugs. This snare would match a...
14 years agoLooking for 2" metric? Tension Rods
Ha! They didn't even show the badges in the catalog pics! Gotta love it! And yes, they are Star. Cool set, are they the 12/14/20 sizes? and do you...
14 years agoLooking for 2" metric? Tension Rods
If you get new inserts, try to find the ones with the collar for the spring, rather than the ones with the flat base. The ones that look like a lower...
14 years agoTrixon project
Whoa! That set is beautiful! That WMP has mellowed perfectly! PLEASE, don't rewrap that set, it would be a crime! From what I've seen, Trixon sets...
14 years agoSo I got these today. What do I need to know? (mij and premier stuff)
I wonder, since I dont see the corresponding holes, if your bass drum actually had a rail on it. Check out the photo of the bass drum in this thread....
14 years ago