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STAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
Well that's just great... So if both Pearl and Star painted the interiors gray at one time or another, then, besides certain badges, we hardly have a...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
Earlier in this thread there was some discussion about who made Zim-Gar. Check out these pics: http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-60s-Pearl-Tigers-Eye-Wrap...
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
From Ralf...
15 years agoCan anyone identify these lugs?
That's what I figured. So then these lugs could be anything other than U.S. Could be Japanese, UK, German, Czech, Italian... Maybe a pic of the ins...
15 years agoCan anyone identify these lugs?
In that case, did other countries besides Japan use metric inserts? The European drum builders?
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
Wow, that was quite an overview, gives quite a bit of perspective. Thanks, John. But now, at this point, I would just like to sort out the defining...
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
Are the rail type tom mounts indicators? It seems like I have seen both the L bar shape mount and the Slingerland-like tab mount on both Pearl and St...
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
And I have no idea who made this,
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
How can we tell what is Star stuff and what is Pearl? I thought that one way was the type of badge. But now I'm not so sure. For instance, the Slin...
15 years agoOld Maxitone Kit
If you can, post some pics of the restoration as you go. We'd like to see them and you'll be glad you have them when you're done. Also, did you thro...
15 years agoThe horror, the horror...
On another drum project I used Plastic Wood filler that was recommended on another site. I haven't used any other products like that before, so I hav...
15 years agoThe horror, the horror...
Quick update: I had a chance to start working on these. I decided to remove the snare system on the rack tom because the snare had to be undone to m...
15 years agoCan anyone identify these lugs?
Well, if the inserts are metric, these could be MIJ lugs, though I haven't seen this type before. Does anyone know if German, English, Czech drums, e...
15 years agoIs this a good deal??? Help/Advice Please
I'm sure this is a Pearl made set. The design of the lugs, the bass t-rods, the muffler knob, and the leg mounts on the floor tom all point to it bei...
15 years agoU.S. Mercury drum set
I'm with Jonni, but I'll go a step further. No snare drum. Missing reso BD hoop is kind of a big problem. Maybe the tom mounts are good, I have no...
15 years ago