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Star snare drum 60's 70's complete restoration
Damn... 11.00 for this?? That's a beauty of a snare, lucky you :) Alex
10 years agoSnare ID?
I saw that too and wondered what it was. The hoops look German-made, those bullet-head rods look British, the wire beds look Japanese... I have no ide...
10 years agoPremier Resonator
Fantastic drums you got there, those babies are hard to come by (especially in the U.S.). I recently saw a feature in Not So Modern Drummer about them...
10 years agoVista bearing edges
Thank you for the responses, guys. I feel relieved to know that those drums were not perfect to begin with :) After closer inspection, there seems to...
10 years agoVista bearing edges
I'm sure someone's asked a similar question before, but here it goes: I recently got a 1976 clear Vista snare, in what seemed to be mint condition. S...
10 years agoVintage Premier
Great drums. Premiers of that era are indeed birch with beech re-rings, and that is definitely a Royal Ace. Now $1900 is on the pricey side, but then...
10 years agoYet another Sea Green Pearl drum!
Man, those Green Pearl drums are probably the most beautiful instruments ever... Fantastc set you got there :)
10 years agoFinally! Luddy Standard...
More pics. The more I look at it, the more I think 'where the hell was that for 40+ years?' I think some of us keep records of Ludwig drums - dates a...
11 years agoFinally! Luddy Standard...
Never thought I'd actually find this - let alone get it... but here it is :) A 1971 perfect specimen - as you can see, it is literally flawless, excep...
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
... out of the blue, there it is :) Thanks Mikey, I had almost given up on finding out more info. So this used to be a Pearl copy... and it would expl...
11 years agoWhat will it fetch? ebay drum
... oh my... Alex
11 years agoOlympic Snare a Rare One Folks
Not faded Gold Sparkle then... :) Great job restoring this beauty, it really looks stunning. I wouldn't use original heads on that for playing, it'd b...
11 years agoSonor Champion???
I agree. Can't really tell 100% from that distance, but the badge on the FT also looks Performer. Here are some pics from a similar set:
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
Yes, I thought they might be :( Well the spacing here is 4cm (1.57 inches), so.... which one? Pearl is an obvious choice, but will something else fit?...
11 years ago59' blue oyster beverley?
I found a link that might help - the kit is listed as the 100 Powerhouse outfit and '59 seems about right. It doesn't mention 14" toms, those may have...
11 years ago