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STAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
hmmmmm.... re-wrap is really uncommon in Japan as it`s all imported material and a bit pricey... I`ll be able to tell when I take them apart. I see m...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
Getting interested in understanding Hoshino/Star drums a bit more, I picked up this little Hoshino kit on auction last night. I`ll post more pics an...
15 years agoPearl President series 1966
The 24" President I have is a 1974 or 75- so into the era of larger rock drums- but the dark brown, thin fiberglass shells and the badge are all stil...
15 years agoPearl President series 1966
Wow. Very, very nice. It`s actually an excellent photo just like that because it can show one of the key identifiers- that chocolate brown fiberglas...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
I am sure they are cheap 60s MIJ copies and not actual Trixons. This blue onyx kit is awesome though- sounds so resonant for luan- I have been perfor...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
It`s really possible but I`m not sure how far into the 70s TIESCO and it`s stencils continued- I just don`t know. The 60s TIESCOs go for alot of mone...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
I strongly believe that this mysterious third company is TIESCO. They made lots of the kits that Sears used ( that was what I was told) TIESCO was kno...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
Comparing that yellow/orange onyx wrap Star kit in Tokyo show in this thread - looking at the lugs, wrap, tom mount... this kit I picked up in blue on...
15 years agoScore. Matching snare 1969 Pearl
pics! I was just a bit too eager and didn`t think to take intial pics before I detailed the drum. I was just pretty stoked to find this last piece to...
15 years agoRIMS mounting Club Date
I hear you and agree with your logic on this.
15 years agoRIMS mounting Club Date
you know- it wasn`t so much the resonance that it changed as it changed the tuning a little sour- I just couldn`t get the drum to sound right until I...
15 years agoRIMS mounting Club Date
I think that Pearl rim mount (if it`s the same one your refering to) dampens a certain amount of the sound. I had to play one recently at a festival u...
15 years agoGood Craig's List day
Sounds like a very good day to me Sumo Dude
15 years agobassdrum mounted cymbal arm suitable for daily use?
Here are some other solutions that use a TAMA cowbell/accessory bass drum hoop clamp mount, and some other modern parts. The benefit I see in this t...
15 years agoZYN cymbals; made in England
I agree with Jaye- Super Zyn are worth collecting if the opportunity arises, but don`t let yourself pay too much. Over a very fine money line is the...
15 years ago