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Oldest Pearl drums I have seen
This is a picture I've referred to previously. I just found it on Google Images. It is definitely the oldest Pearl set I have ever seen. When I first...
8 years agoID on a drumset
Early-60's Pearl. Earlier drums had rim clips.
8 years agoWhat Do Y'all Think?
I think that is a retail price. Shipping is a BIG deal for a 24" drum, probably 1/2 again more than a 22".I could see it costing $50 to ship. And its...
8 years agoNot sure what I just ordered...Vintage Rogers Kit
I blew up the picture with photoshop. Look like maple shells and the hardware is too modern for Island Music Rogers. Probably Brook Mays. Which I woul...
8 years agoPlease help me ID this vintage Pearl Bass Drum
That is the base model luan drum from around 1978. Same construction as Maxwin. It may be a 24", as it has 10 lugs. That would be a good score if it i...
8 years agoWhat is this snare drum?
I believe that is a very early Pearl drum. Saw a set like that on Ebay in Red Sparkle with factory calf heads and a clip-on hoop tom mount. Wish I'd s...
8 years ago1970s Pearl snare restored
I'd guess the second round of there drums had no knurling. Mine is an earlier one with knurling but otherwise identical.
8 years agoorange flame ? Premier drum kit
WHAT IS YOUR THEORY? Is Eucalyptus a "greasy" wood like Teak and unable to take glue well? The world wants to know! At least I want to know...
8 years agoorange flame ? Premier drum kit
I'm intrigued by the lengths drum companies would go to to use crap where existing products worked just fine. Let's see now, I could save the company...
8 years agoorange flame ? Premier drum kit
All the drums from the lower line Premiers of this period had cardboard as an outside ply. I have a 20" blue bass drum that is the same. Their idea di...
8 years agoStar: function of clamp at the floor tom shell?
Looks like a Ludwig Concert Tom/Timbale mount to me.
8 years ago$10 Pearl Kit. Identification Please
Those are the predecessors to the Export line. Made soon after the switch from hex rod mounts to 7/8" tube. The Pearl branded version of "Maxwin" drum...
8 years agoSlingerland 4 piece in Albuquerque CL
That "mishmosh" is worth less than 1/2 the asking price. Wrong rims, aftermarket FT legs and mounts, bent snare drum. That FT was supposed to be a "mo...
8 years agoRIP Chris Cornell
A few years ago I was asked by my mother in law to sing "Ave Maria" at my wife's sister/her daughter's funeral. In order to get my head around singing...
8 years ago"Rare" Hikari drum kit
Are you sure those drums are Maple/Mahogany? They might be...HIKARI Burger Kin
8 years ago