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Stranded Olympics - help!
The thin shells should be fine. You may encounter re-ring separation. You can re-glue, it won't hurt.
15 years agohumidity and vintage drum shells
Humidity, hum? Well it's a wood shell, so a certain amount of moisture will be absorbed (or drained) from whatever enviroment the kit is in. You can't...
15 years agoCool Cocktail Kit.. 1958 Premier.
I have seen "supposed" Premier cocktail kits before. In my e-mails with a few folks who are what I consider experts in Premier drums, Premier NEVER ma...
15 years ago1950's John Grey Broadway/Autocrat
VERY nice! You got a gem. Take good care of them. ;)
15 years agoHelp to ID Premier 60's Kit
Yea that Ebay kit is way over priced. He'll be lucky to get $800. I have an intact "Old 55" with bongos and orchestra toms from the 40's, no way is it...
15 years agoPremier 1947 snare drum
Ebay will be your best bet to find replacements. Wires can be repaired and restrung, do you have both end clips intact?
15 years ago1959-1964 Premier Vintage Royal Ace restoration
Yes, more than likely the wrap is original. Premier had unique colors for their green, blue and turquoise wraps. If it's NOT original I'd be surprised...
15 years agoPremier Vintage Royal Ace Snare
Very nice! I've got a few as well. Love them!
15 years agonot that important...
Ruff Coat was put out by Ludwig years ago. Great for brushwork, it was a hit with the older players, not the younger guys comming up who didn't do bru...
15 years agoMy floor tom wont stay in tune
The head isn't seated properly and uneven tension. Seat the head by pressing in the center of the head just before you tune. Tension rods are loose bu...
15 years agoWho out there is the Premier Guru
Strange to see a silver border around the badge. Premier began going to standard sizes in the mid 60's which is when the border was dropped to an all...
15 years agoVintage Olympic - going to be my first kit project
Premier had the practice of "use everything old up first" before going to newer hardware, which makes dating difficult. Newer parts on older era shell...
15 years agoAncient Broadway set for £10!!!!
Excellent find! I'm just a tad jealous!
15 years agoLooking for Vintage or Replica 60's Premier hardware
Not sure if you know but ... The Tom mounts shown in that picture are not Premier mounts. They're Swiv-o-matic mounts (Rogers). Keith had a few of his...
15 years agoPremier 60's Bop project
The restore turned out fantastic! Having a kit that age (maybe older) is a labor of love. The red really makes it! Great job! Bowing
15 years ago