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english drums
These are Carlton drums made by UK manufacturer Dallas 1935 until 1969 when they stopped the brand and produced the well known Hayman drums read this:...
12 years agoB&H or Ajax Snare info
I have an Ajax snare with a number stamped inside in the same type face. 1950s I think. Yours is not so well finished in the inside but looks to be...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
Neither the blue or black pearl versions of the late 50s and early 60s have any degradation in my experience and really have no fading at all. So it m...
13 years agoRose Morris Shaftesbury + Old Cymbals
Lots to read here http://ukdrums.weebly.com/r-m-1966-71.html and http://ukdrums.weebly.com/shaftesbury-1971-76.html and http://www.drumarchive.com/Ros...
14 years agoWill the Sonor Multikey fit Premier slotted rods?
You may be able to modify the slot key part, but it doesn't fit any Premier rods I have tried it on... I think the bit that fits in the slot is too th...
14 years agoHow old is my Premier Snare Drum?
This model with these lugs came in about 1960 - 61. Before that it had flatter lugs just like on the Ludwig piccolo snares. The "small badge" is als...
14 years agoWhat the heck is this snare drum!?
This is a "made in England" Rogers from the 1960's. They had B&B lugs that broke, the extra lug is an Edgware made by Boosey and Hawkes and the slott...
14 years agoKent ??? What are these?
Well if they turn out to be the d*g's b*ll*cks as we say in the UK and any of you lot bids and wins, they are about an hour from my home so I could he...
14 years agoKent ??? What are these?
On Ebay UK very cheap - but I've never seen Kent in the UK. Terrible photo but maybe some of you experts can identify this http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Drum...
14 years ago63? Gretsch kit
That is a cymbal sizzler - gives the rivet sound without holes - maybe the rivets have fallen out
14 years agoModern day Gretsch
I have a Gretsch Catalina Jazz kit which is really great fun to play and light for carrying about the place. Got it about 6 months ago and it has the...
14 years agoWooding Chrystalite Question
Look here\; http://www.vistalites.com/other/Wooding.htm definitely Italian
14 years agoUK Vintage Drum Timeline by Mike Ellis
From tdennis...
15 years agoyamaha premeire drums can somebody help
Wrong - Yamaha bought the Premier Company in 1989 and there was a management buy out in 1995. In this period Yamaha "made in England " Power V came o...
15 years agoLudwig baseball bats
The baseball bat type has a hole with a flattened side like a "D" , the knob type has a round hole of similar diameter so to swap from bat-to-knob is...
15 years ago