I am trying to get some information about an old vintage set of drums having a badge with the name Drum Master on it. Can anyone identify this set and tell me when it was made? I'm thinking Leedy and Strupe possibly around 1935?
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Take a magnifier and see if you can read what it says around the grommet! That'll help to I.D. this kit. I just got off the phone with Jess from Steve Maxwell's N.Y. store. He told me he's never heard of 'Drum Master' drums, but that it could be a Ludwig, or Leedy knock-off. Jess said that Ludwig and Leedy etc. manufactured some kits back then and put other companies, and music stores labels on them. Not a lot of those around, but there are some. That kit could be one of those 'music dealer' labelled kits.
I like the tacked toms! Cool, but probably a bee-atch to keep in tune.
John
Take a magnifier and see if you can read what it says around the grommet! That'll help to I.D. this kit. I just got off the phone with Jess from Steve Maxwell's N.Y. store. He told me he's never heard of 'Drum Master' drums, but that it could be a Ludwig, or Leedy knock-off. Jess said that Ludwig and Leedy etc. manufactured some kits back then and put other companies, and music stores labels on them. Not a lot of those around, but there are some. That kit could be one of those 'music dealer' labelled kits.I like the tacked toms! Cool, but probably a bee-atch to keep in tune.John
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P.S. I've never heard of Drum Master drums. Sorry.
Further research has led me to determine they were Sold by Sears, Roebuck in 1941. Only made for two years 1940 and 1941 on the Drum Master name. Connected to Leedy and Strupe in that period. Thanks for the responses.
Take a magnifier and see if you can read what it says around the grommet! That'll help to I.D. this kit. John
Yes, exactly what does that fine print say around the grommet? Now I'm curious too.
Mike
Mike, it's fuzzy, could be wear from the badge moving around the grommet, but it looks like printing/copy to me. I'll bet there's info about where it was made - if it's writing and not just smudging.
John
