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1940's Premier Snare
some pictures would really help. i have some older Premier parts but there are a number of forum members who know a lot about Premier and may be able...
12 years ago5-Lug MIJ tom? Ever seen one?
Pearl ,Taiwan products had some 5 lug toms. The shells were quite thick ---maybe 6 ply and of a type of Poplar. Most poplars( there are about 35 speci...
12 years agoSonor [smoke and mirrors]?
It doesn't matter this year because Toronto won the cup last year..... finally. L.A. had 5 players on their roster, last year, from the G.T.A.,p...
12 years agoSonor [smoke and mirrors]?
Right across the lake from Oswego N.Y.
12 years agoJohn Grey Broadway drum value
From robbiemurray...
12 years agoNeed Vintages Premier Parts
I will look. I might have a few. I'm in T.O. regularly. Sometimes , Olympic or Beverley shells show up cheap, missing everything but the lugs. On...
12 years agoSonor [smoke and mirrors]?
Don't shoot the messenger. Just relating the facts. In no way was I trying to diminish the value of Sonor drums, just trying to put the company's impo...
12 years agoSonor [smoke and mirrors]?
One of the questions that always comes up about Sonor is; why are there so few Sonor drums around from the 50's? This seems to be true in Germany, Eur...
12 years agoJohn Grey Broadway drum value
more details are necessary, in order to evaluate such an offer. the drums could be worth it, or not. John Grey used odd sized shells for part of their...
12 years agoRoxy West Germany Red Satin Flame
Roxy/Tromsa are designed for fairly thin heads. The batters were about like Diplomats and the resos thinner yet, just a little thicker than a snare he...
12 years agoLazarus
A similar thing happened to Trixon and Lefima. In Trixon's case, a company arose in the U.S. , bearing the name Trixon U.S.A.( it was apparently a for...
12 years agoAmati Supraphonic!
The way I approach drums and musical instruments in general( I also repair/rebuild stringed instruments and some woodwinds as well) is two fold. Firs...
12 years agoWrap project
Where the confusion lies, is that there are many different ways of making what we call wrap. This stems from different material formulations as well a...
12 years agoAmati Supraphonic!
From Gilnar...
12 years agoAmati Supraphonic!
I have the same drum-----very good drum. Why do you say this is a supraphonic knockoff? The only similarity , is that it is a chrome drum.
12 years ago