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Unknown Premier logo?
Yes, looks like an older (2000) Premier Series Classic (no die-cast hoops), maybe with a custom wrap? I have a newer Premier Series Classic/Elite Map...
11 years agoWanted: Premier BDP
This is the drum that was listed on eBay a few weeks ago without a tom mount. It has no holes for a mount. Never had one! It has the 70's badge, but n...
11 years agoWanted: Premier BDP
Preferred specs: -Early 70's -Mahogany -International size -Located in Europe or UK -12, 16, 20 or 22 -Black Diamond Pearl Thanks to match this love...
11 years agoPre '72 Premier Silver Star
Regarding the Silver Star listing, notice the BD has a white coating. The seller recently added a photo and it seems rather like a "factory job." An...
11 years agoEvans Level 360 for oversize drums?
I finally picked up some G1 Level 360s for my 13" and 16" Hayman toms and they are just what the doctor ordered! They went on smooth and seated perfec...
11 years agoEvans Level 360 for oversize drums?
Apologies for missing this older thread here on the site. Google found it, but not the site search. It seems the only solution is "buy and try"! ht...
11 years agoEvans Level 360 for oversize drums?
I know there are some threads where guys are saying that they had luck with Level 360 heads on their oversized drums. Nonetheless, I thought I'd mak...
11 years agoHayman Vibrasonic Gold Ingot - for sale
SALE PENDING - Closed thread I've decided to part with my Hayman Vibrasonic Gold Ingot kit. photo - more in blog linked below 13x9, 16x16, 20x13 Pace...
11 years agoYamaha Rydeen
I got "stuck" playing a Rydeen at a gig a few weeks ago. It wasn't as bad as I expected it to be! The kick was totally decent, in fact. For the right...
11 years agoPhotos - Beverley Blue Badge Restoration
Based on the mounts and Mahogany shells, I'd say early 70's is spot on. My research taught me that the more massive tom mount came only around 1974....
11 years agoASBA Stainless
The seller has no history and apparently is based in Venezuela. But the kit is in the USA. Seems strange! Or am I paranoid?
11 years agoAnother Premier kit ID request
Consider yourself VERY fortunate for getting this kit for so little. I love my Beverley, which is indeed pretty much the same kit as this US version....
11 years agoAnybody ever heard of a set like this?
What made the Dubán set I played so dead (non-resonant)? Well, back when I played that kit I wasn't so interested in details like bearing edges, wood...
11 years agoAnybody ever heard of a set like this?
Dubán is indeed Hungarian made. Sometimes you can find a winner, sometimes not. I played a Dubán set on some recordings a number of years ago and the...
11 years agoSonor D 440 snare - looking for info
I have a chance to pick up a Sonor snare that I think is a D 440, which would have been their intro snare in the 70's. Can anyone offer any perspect...
11 years ago