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Let's have your 60s questions
You are tipping your hat to the right person tnsquint. Clifford did indeed design everything you have mentioned and the Lokfast stands were in fact...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Sadly, the Beverley drums etc that were made in England are no more. There is still a Beverley name on drums made in the Far East, but they have noth...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Thank you, Mike. That clears things up for me that always bugged me. Best, John
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Thanks for a very nice post, Stephen. None of the original shells were used (all gone) and so just the idea was copied. (I should be ashamed of myself...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Maybe someone out there could answer a question I've got. The Beverley and Premier people in the 60s were fascinated by the inside of the Ludwig shel...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Hi Stephen.The shell for the Cosmic was a very early original Premier shell, made round about 1920, which had a central bead. Premier didn't want the...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Of course, you may have seen the original Beverley shells that were made in the North East of England. That could account for the fact that you think...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
As mentioned in one of the other posts, all the plating was done in factory and the Premier plating was all triple plated. that's why it has lasted so...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Tim, I forgot to mention that all the hardware for both Premier and Beverley was designed by Clifford Della-Porta, one of Albert's three sons. Clif...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Hi Tim, The plating on Premier's shells and hardware was all done in the factory. The cymbal stands, high-hats and snare drum hoops etc etc were all...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
If you look at the link in Jim's post you will getthe whole history of Beverley Drum Co and my involvement with it. The reason I joined Beverley was...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Do I remember the cosmic 21.....I designed the darn thing! And then took it over to the States and showed it to Bill Ludwig. He didn't make any remar...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
I have just remembered.....I wasn't the CEO, I was the Sales Director. Albert Della Porta, who owned Premier, was the CEO of Beverley and Beverley pa...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Hi, Jccabinets, I was the managing director of Beverley (Chief Executive Officer) towards the end. I started in 1961 as sales manager and had a big...
12 years agoLet's have your 60s questions
Thanks for your welcome J!M. Don't have any old catalogues these days. Gave all thos that I had kept away at a drum show in Nuneaton. Regards, Joh...
12 years ago