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Premier Olympic 60's, good buy?
Hi, Olympic was the low budget line of Premier. Zyn cymbals come up often on ebay UK and are also not high-end. You given information is not enough t...
14 years agoVintage Tromsa drums?
quote ... because info. from members of the family that made them is that they did not export out of the D.D.R. ... unquote ... out of West(ern) Germ...
14 years agoSoviet/Russian drums???
No, Sir: also Kozmosz = made in Hungary (but primarly produced for the Soviet market), and Medveczky = made in Hungary! ;) Ralf
14 years agoVintage Tromsa drums?
I've just had a look at Tromsa's catalogues at a German website. The shells of the early 60s drumsets appear to be inch (sizes are indicated like 16"...
14 years agoSoviet/Russian drums???
I know that website, as I have done the translations into 'correct' German wording and into (hopefully also 'good') English as well, a few years ago.;...
14 years agoSoviet/Russian drums???
Reminds me back to my school days back in the early 70s, when my class made a ten days field excursion to Moskow ... Western guys meet Eastern guys. W...
14 years agoSTAR King Beat snare drum
Thanx for the compliments, mates! Yep, Osakabop, a YouTube video with him made 'September 2008 in Canada' is quite close to what I'm getting out of m...
14 years agoEvolution of Reggae beat
Great vid, Rusty, the first one! I have a question conc. the 'Rocksteady' rhythm: is he playing (on the hihat) slightly 'offset' eighth notes, or a t...
14 years agoSTAR King Beat snare drum
Hello everybody, I like to introduce my two KingBeat snare drums, which I have together for my two Royal Star drumkits now. One is a 'Royal Star' Kin...
14 years agoWhat the heck are these? Made in Japan Badges
@vaildaddy: If you use the 'Search', you will find a lot of more very interesting information going into deep about MIJ kit. One of those: http://www...
14 years agoWhat the heck are these? Made in Japan Badges
Thank you. I learn every day something new ... Guess that this version must be extremely rare. Ralf
14 years agoWhat the heck are these? Made in Japan Badges
Not really sure of what you mean with that, Mikey ...Hmmmm Do you have a pic of such a complete cymbal mount? I only know those parts as per attachmen...
14 years agoWhat the heck are these? Made in Japan Badges
It seems that someone had taken away the wrap and lacquered it in blue. Is the second rack tom still existing? Because there's a curious thing with th...
14 years agoNew Here, With A Vintage Tama Question
Hello and welcome! I don't believe that your 13" rack tom suffers from delamination conc. the decay. If it's in your hand ringing and stops when moun...
14 years agoLuxor drums
quote ... and has a Star tom mount on it ... unquote You mean: that tom mount looks like the one from Star, called Free'o'matic double tom holder? P...
14 years ago