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Star/Hoshino/TAMA--Slingerland/CBS Can it be?
John, yes, your theory makes sense to me, especially since the drums I have seen that I've suspected to be Hoshino made have lugs very similar to earl...
15 years agoStewart White Marine Pearl - MiJ
O-Bop, yes, the telltale sign I usually use to see who made what is the badges. Star used the black oval with 'World's Supreme Quality' under the ven...
15 years agoHelp with P85 type strainer
Thanks very much! I'll hit up the hardware store tomorrow and see what I come up with. I think this must be a somewhat common problem. The reviews...
15 years agoHelp with P85 type strainer
Thanks for your fast replies! Jim, I did see that strainer on ebay last night, unfortunately, I dont think $45 is a very good price. It isn't vintag...
15 years agoStewart White Marine Pearl - MiJ
Your set looks amazing! The wrap is in incredible condition for its age. That style of bass drum spur is, in my opinion, the best hardware design fe...
15 years agoHelp with P85 type strainer
I am fixing up a Pearl snare drum for a friend. The problem is the strainer (a P85 type, I think the model is SR-014) is missing the part that connec...
15 years agoGuess the selling price? Pearl President?
O-Bop, you didn't state what the wrap is. Is it black or blue diamond pearl? I'm guessing $750 US. Awesome set. Is that bass a 22"?
15 years agoSupreme Double Toms
It seems that most stencil sets came as 4 pieces, especially earlier on, but there were 12 and 13" double mounted toms and double mounted 12s as well....
15 years agoApollo Kit
I think that might be Green Onyx, or Green Tiger Stripe... Yes, the matching bass hoop will be nearly impossible to find, but sometimes fortune does...
15 years agoWhere does this tom come from?
Yes, you guys are right, seems that the diamond shaped bracket scratching the wrap is the most likely cause of the smudges. However, as we have seen...
15 years agoLido Supreme bass drum - Awesome Wrap!
Ralf, thank you for making this connection! I have commented on your thread regarding the origin of your blue diamond pearl 'strand' rack tom. Lots...
15 years agoWhere does this tom come from?
Wow, this whole MIJ identification thing has just gotten so frustrating... Ralf, the wrap on your rack tom looks like it was produced in the exact sa...
15 years agoEarly No Badge WMP Pearl
John, the set looks great! The chrome looks nearly new and the veneers looks very nice. Sounds like a very difficult job fitting those veneers, thou...
15 years agoRims mounts
I dont think that using a snare stand kills the resonance of a rack tom too much, given you dont over-tighten it. That's been my experience, anyway.
15 years agoVintage Slingerland tone?
The Gibraltar floating floor tom feet work well also. I guess they work the same as the Pearl Isolation feet. Visually, I think the Gibraltar feet l...
15 years ago