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A Little help With an Old Premier please
Quite possibly '74, the 4 digit serial numbers ran from 1970-74 (though not unusual to have badges without them into the early 70's especially on snar...
7 years agoPremier picollo with very small badge
Great snares the wires are the problem if you need them. There are a few guys doing custom repair and replacement ones
7 years agoPremier picollo with very small badge
From blairndrums...
7 years agoI picked up some Premiers-Trying to date them?
There were no series back then, simply Premier drums. - the various model descriptions purely refer to the sizes in a particular configuration. As An...
7 years agoPremier picollo with very small badge
"Premier Drums and Percussion" group on facebook is you best bet for parts for it
7 years agoPremier picollo with very small badge
That catalogue pic is 62/63
7 years agoPremier picollo with very small badge
Pic will be the best way to get an I.D. Uploading a pic is easy just press 'Manage Attachments' and go from there. ANything like this badge?
7 years agoOlympic mahogany
Some early Prems also had 3 ply Beech shells though are not anywhere near as common as the Finnish Birch shells
7 years agoOlympic mahogany
What wrap is it?
7 years agoOlympic mahogany
If your referring to the African Mahogany shells then yes they were 3ply (100%) with Beech rings
7 years agoPremier 1970's Royal Purple
One of those toms is African Mahogany too
7 years agoOdd 1993 5.5x14 Tama Swingstar
Swingstar was dropped from the range around late 1988 replaced by the RK series Rockstar. The 'Swingstar by Tama' series was the return of that name i...
7 years agoPremier badge
Yes the early Hi-Fi snares had 'Hi-Fi' on the badge itself
7 years agoOdd 1993 5.5x14 Tama Swingstar
Taiwanese "Swingstar by Tama" OEM supplier was Wang Percussion from memory. Tama didn't actually have a 'new' factory in Taiwan to make drums, like ne...
7 years agoEarly 90's Tama Rockstar Question
The early Rockstars didn't have the long one piece lugs, nor did the first Taiwanese Rockstar the base model RK series from 1989
7 years ago