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beverley 1964
I can't see any badges, so I'm just guessing here: it looks very much like either the 100 Powerhouse outfit or the 650 Outfit. Neither had a 14" tom -...
11 years agoNew Aria Kit!
That wrap looks insane!! I'd love to see it in other colours too :) Great find... Alex
11 years agoOlympic Snare a Rare One Folks
Well, mine looks just like that :)
11 years agoOlympic Snare a Rare One Folks
I've seen the 1003 in the 1967 catalog, although I don't really know about the rarity. It's a fact that most of the wooden models I've seen are 5,5. N...
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
The more I look at it, the more I think Ralf is right: this wasn't a snare to begin with, but a tom. It's not just the position of the holes or the no...
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
Doh... Here's the pic of the mark :)
11 years agoLeedy Full Dress drum set
That looks fabulous man Bowing Looks more like having used a wand to do some magic :) Alex
11 years agoDyna´s holes info
My 1968 Dayton Dyna has them too. Until now, I had no clue why they were there :) Alex
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
Well, the muffler is definitely 1970s Tama (I found the exact same item on e-bay), lugs and strainer are Pearl-like, and I think so's the original hoo...
11 years agoNew project on vintage drums
For the UK, you could try Nick Hopkins, he's good. http://www.nickhopkindrums.com/ Alex
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
Hmmm OK.... Thanks for the suggestions guys. As I said, different parts of it reminded me of different brands. Ralf, what makes you think this was a f...
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
More pics. Some of the tension rods were - surprisingly - Premier, the very same stuff found in Hi-Fi and Royal Ace. Those will come in very handy, I...
11 years agoUnidentified MIJ snare
I don't usually bother with MIJ stuff - most of them are found in the U.S. and it costs a lot of money to bring them here, money that is better spent...
11 years agoHelp with identifying Drumset!
Hey Chris :) I think what you have there is a restored Trowa or Tromsa kit, but without the original lugs - those were probably changed with whatever...
11 years agoSonor plastic snare lugs
Those plastic lugs are usually found in Swinger snares in the early 1970s, as part of the K130 and K132 kits. Thin metal shells (sometimes without a b...
11 years ago