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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
9 years agoOn 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?
From bartw...
9 years agoOn 3 ply MIJ shells, what type of wood are the rings?
most likely Japanese birch.
9 years agoSo I have some Premier's, I'm just not sure which!
Floor tom looks like a 68/69 model
9 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...
9 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...
9 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...
9 years agosonor 3001
According to the Sonor Museum page the 3001 is Chinese (KHS factory) made with basswood shells.
9 years ago