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Vintage Tama ID Last viewed: 23 minutes ago

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Looking for information about this very different Tama drum that I've come across. It seems to be a fairly old single ply shell with the seams bonded together. There are eight tension pulleys attached directly to each drum head frame and two air vent holes in the shell. While the title on each of the heads say Tama Snare Drum made in Japan, there isn't a snare on it, nor a place to have a snare attached to it. Each of the pulleys has two screws attaching it to the head, and the pulley rollers look to be made of copper, while the pins holding the roller to the bracket are brass. All of the pulley screws are flat head screws and the rope used on it looks to be an old type of tightly woven durable rope. This drum comes in it's own custom fitting case with two locking clasps (no key) and a handle. The case is covered in a standard type of instrument case material while the inside is covered in a printed fabric material. I have been all over the internet and haven't found a drum even close to what I have here. Any ideas anyone?

Posted on 8 years ago
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Although the heads may say Tama, I've never ever seen a Tama rope drum before. I would imagine this drum/shell is of a different origin than Tama.

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Posted on 8 years ago
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Tama just turned 40 years not too long ago.. They never had a tension rope drum, as that would date way before 1974.. Tama was brought into light when they were competing with American drums, and started their own brand called "Star", before they became really well known in the early 70's under the official "Tama" name.. That drum is most probably just some restored shell with Tama stock/factory heads of some type of percussion..If you'd found a parade drum that had the Star brand on it, then that would be worth taking a look at..

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