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Premier Royal Ace Strainer Alternative?
From R.Adam McHugh...
9 years agoPremier Signia Marquis
Price sounds good though depends what country you are in! They don't generally hold the same value as the Signia line themselves. The 6ply/6mm US mapl...
9 years ago'72 Premier 303
From the '72 catalogue
9 years agobrass premier 2000 snare??
Perhaps a previous owner was after a hammered type look? Good score anyway and like you said - sound is most important
9 years agobrass premier 2000 snare??
Plating is inside and out
9 years agobrass premier 2000 snare??
Interesting one, the shell is quite rippled whereas brass shells are usually quite smooth. Also wondering if its a sprayed aluminium shell. The squar...
9 years agobrass premier 2000 snare??
From GaryNattrass...
9 years agoOn 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?
Haven't played them personally. Do you mean Douglas Fir? That and Oregon are the same timber
10 years agoOn 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?
From bartw...
10 years agoOn 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?
most likely Japanese birch.
10 years agoSo I have some Premier's, I'm just not sure which!
Floor tom looks like a 68/69 model
10 years agoSo I have some Premier's, I'm just not sure which!
Like a few said then it sounds like a bitsa kit. The serial numbers mean nothing apart from the era - no serial number is 1969 or older. Four digit is...
10 years agoSo I have some Premier's, I'm just not sure which!
Plenty of transition kits had a mix of African mahogany and birch drums. The 14 x 10 should be mahogany as that size wasn't released till 1971 Badges...
10 years agoTama Rockstar
All Rockstars were phillipine mahogany (lauan) as others said, some with inner plies of basswood and the Pro series with the outer basswood ply as wel...
10 years agosonor 3001
According to the Sonor Museum page the 3001 is Chinese (KHS factory) made with basswood shells.
10 years ago