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Kings Stone??

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Piced up a snare drum with a pair of very old plastic heads that say made in USA...Ever hear of "Kings Stone" heads?

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Hi there Wayne! Kings Stone drum heads were used by Star/Tama in the 60's. Use this link to check out some of the great vintage catalogs from the 60's showing these heads. http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/anniversary/

Posted on 14 years ago
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GREAT!!!..Thx a lot.This means the Apollo snare they came on must be a StarExcited

My heads say Kings Stone...made in the USA...so would that be Remo???

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Posted on 14 years ago
#3
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Wow!! What a good find with original heads!! Any pics?

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Posted on 14 years ago
#4
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OK...I,ll put some up on Tuesday..They,re dirty,but original non the less.Cool1

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Apollo and Stewart were BOTH Star, until mid 73, when they began the transition to PEarl because TAMA was taking oer, and it seemed Hoshino had decided to use lesser quality components afetr the TAMA start up, so they, St Lois Music Supply, decided to take their biz to Pearl for the remainder of the Stewart and Apollo names.

After the late 70s, they both disappeared from the scene, because Pearl started selling all drums with the Pearl stencil lugs, regardless the distibutors wisshes. All PEarl stencils from the Taiwan era had those butt-ugly lugs on them.

Kings Stone is Star's own name brand for their line of heads, sticks, cymbals and other accessories in the 60s and 70s.

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Thx Jonni....So,who made the heads in the USA then?

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Posted on 14 years ago
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From wayne

Thx Jonni....So,who made the heads in the USA then?

Who else? Remo!

"Ignorance may be overcome through education. Stupidity, however, is a lifelong endeavor." So, educate me, I don't likes bein' ignant...
"I enjoy restoring 60s Japanese "stencil" drums...I can actually afford them..."I rescue the worst of the old valueless drums for disadvantaged Children and gladly accept donations of parts, pieces and orphans, No cockroaches, please...
http://www.youtube.com/user/karstenboy
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Coffee...16613138379603
Posted on 14 years ago
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