Camco Snare "Made in Japan" question

[smal_capone]

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.

[teverson-sr]

It's a Tama-built snare from when they bought the Camco name-pre DW.

[smal_capone]

This is how far I got - but do you know the difference in case the same badge shows "Made in USA"?

[green glass drum]

Guys, are those CB 700 wristwatch lugs?

[idrum4fun]

Originally Posted by green glass drum

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.

-Mark

[smal_capone]

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).

[neorich05]

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.

[smal_capone]

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).

Thank you again!