Old 07-28-2017, 05:57 PM
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smal_capone smal_capone is offline
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Default Camco Snare "Made in Japan" question
Hi guys,

I came across this snare and tried to find out about its "heritage" in the 80s via google. But after hours of searching, I only was able to finde "Made in USA" badges like this.

Can anyone tell me something about the snare? it was sold with a Tama Imperialstar Set back in the days.
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Old 07-28-2017, 06:26 PM
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It's a Tama-built snare from when they bought the Camco name-pre DW.
Old 07-28-2017, 07:14 PM
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This is how far I got - but do you know the difference in case the same badge shows "Made in USA"?
Old 07-28-2017, 08:00 PM
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Guys, are those CB 700 wristwatch lugs?
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Old 07-28-2017, 08:52 PM
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Guys, are those CB 700 wristwatch lugs?
They look similar, but, no, not the same. Here's a picture of the lug on my CB-700 Parallel Lay snare drum.

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Old 07-29-2017, 06:17 PM
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I wonder which series/quality level the drum can be assigned to. Is it a normal middle-class snare? It came with the die cast hoops and is very heavy (probably due to the lugs).
Old 07-31-2017, 02:46 AM
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To me it looks to be on par with an Imperialstar snare with the CL strainer. I think it has the same seamless steel shell, only the lugs and badge are different. So quality wise about the same, value wise that's up to the seller/buyer. It's rare nevertheless.
Old 07-31-2017, 06:14 PM
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Thank you very much for the hints. As it was sold with an old imperialstar, i guess that quality indication makes sense. It indeed has a seamless shell, however, the chrome quality is not good anymore (see pic).

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