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Vintage Japanese Penncrest snare drum
I wouldn't buy that. It's not a Star snare drum, but a knock-off from someone else (Pearl, as jonnistix stated). Rembering a shortly ended US-ebay auc...
15 years agoMIJ stencil v.3 - Apollo WMP 5 piece
Hi cn679, attached you'll find an idea how the double tom mount should look like complete. The one on the right side. BTW: they (Star) used this type...
15 years agoA Supreme Cry for Help!
jonnistix said it. We are in the unfortunate situation that these drums are > 40 years old now. And we can't compare today's information access via th...
15 years agoThe horror, the horror...
Curious. I'm looking forward to what the next VDF member will dig out in this gonzo world ...
15 years agoSupreme Drums : Affiliated with Star?
In this case accurate description of a badge does not describe the origin of the shells. 'Supreme Drums' was neither famous nor a wellknown outstandin...
15 years agoSupreme Drums : Affiliated with Star?
Hi, I know the name 'Supreme Drums' - but can't recall it's look. Please - let us have a look at some pics. The lugs, tom holders, bass drum spurs, p...
15 years agoSonor S-class 1990's double tom holder options
Hi, As promised, I had a phone call with Sonor today. They wonder why they didn't get your email?! Surely they would have replied, they said (I belie...
15 years agoSonor S-class 1990's double tom holder options
@dde: ... I emailed Sonor a month ago and never heard anything from them.(Poor customer service) ... Indeed. May I be of help for you? I'm from Germa...
15 years agoStewarts worth
N e v e r * s e l l * y o u r * f i r s t * d r u m s e t. Whatever you get new, it neither will have that charm, nor brings the new one back your mem...
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
Interesting theme. We should also define the aera, as Pearl is still existing and Star not. (I presume that you really mean 'Star only' - and not incl...
15 years agoStar find
Pictures: yes, please! It's no easy to determine the year Star started with the round silver badge. According to Tama's catalogue page, it may have be...
15 years agoStar badge
It's difficult, but here is my proposal from the early beginning 'til the change in name to Tama. The 'white' (=silver) badges appeared with three dif...
15 years agoSonor drums
Does the logo state 'Sonor 1875 - 1975' plus a serial number? Then it's from the series 'Centennial Phonic', made approx. 1975 - 1977. Maybe also a 'P...
15 years agoSonor S-class 1990's double tom holder options
... ever checked out this guy? http://www.stdrums.de/ This is were I can find vintage (Sonor etc.) spare parts. Ralf
15 years agoStar find
Guess you could fall in love with this one: http://cgi.ebay.de/Vintage-Star-Drums-Tama-Ludwig-Premier-Slingerland_W0QQitemZ330386300656QQcmdZViewItem...
15 years ago