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Premier 252
Thanks very much. Yes, I've found those YouTube videos and also Blenheim drums but doesn't seem to be any other sources. I'll keep checking eBay and R...
1 year agoPremier 252
Hi. Other than Ebay, does anyone know a decent source for parts for this 70s and 80s pedals? Thanks.
1 year agoSnare claws
Sounds like a resounding ‘no’ then! Looks like I’ll need to get into the fabrication business.
1 year agoSnare claws
Hi. I've got a couple of Ludwig snares from the 20s and 30s with claws holding the hoops on. I tend to like quite a high tension and the consequence...
1 year agoDating Rogers
Thanks very much guys. Very helpful. In the end I decided to buy an early Supra instead. Been looking for a nice clean one for ages and managed to sna...
2 years agoDating Rogers
The drum is a chrome on brass shell.
2 years agoDating Rogers
Hi. I know little about Rogers drums and would be grateful for help on dating a Dynasonic snare with the serial number 1938. Thanks.
2 years agoThis is the Display Your Rewrapped Vintage Drums Thread
Thought that you might like to see my conversion of a 15x15" Slingerland marching snare into a 7"x15" snare drum. Sounds as lovely as it looks!
2 years agoPremier Drums
While Premier lacked the 'grunt' in terms of their hardware, the quality of the chrome on their fittings was vastly superior to the Japanese and in ma...
2 years agoVintage Drum Market
Absolutely Dan. It’s a bit like the public bus service here that says it’ll allow dogs on buses. Unfortunately it only extends to dogs that can fit in...
2 years agoPremier Drums
My first kit was a Premier pale blue marine blue kit with two big floor toms bought back in the mid-1970s for 50 UK pounds. I'd love to know what beca...
2 years agoVintage Drum Market
Here in New Zealand, the vintage drum market is relatively small. Due to the difficulties and associated costs (Dan knows what I mean!) in importing d...
2 years agoHelp required
From levelpebble...
3 years agoHelp required
Thanks very much Larry - much appreciated. NZ had a really good outcome with the first round of Covid last year, mainly due to its geographic isolatio...
3 years agoHelp required
Hi all. This may be an odd request, but I’m getting a bit desperate. I live in New Zealand, but because we have a very small vintage drum market...
3 years ago