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My New "Vintage" Downbeat kit!
This is a really beautiful drumset. Seriously, this wrap becomes one of my fav finishes (besides Rogers' Mardi gras). Congrats on this kit! Ralf
12 years agoRestoring my Premier 2001 wooden snare drum in grey shimmer
Thanks again, guys. Appreciate to earn such comments! :D @ Jon: thanks for your offer. I'm not planning any further restoration on Prem drums, as I'm...
12 years agoRestoring my Premier 2001 wooden snare drum in grey shimmer
Yes, chrome pitting to the Aluminium shell is a common thing to these snare drums. I'll keep my eyes open for a 2001 in Aquamarine shimmer (looked for...
12 years agoRestoring my Premier 2001 wooden snare drum in grey shimmer
Thanks for your kind words, mates. Indeed, the 'grey shimmer' looks very noble, and I like it best. @Fayray: indeed, it's tricky and you need patienc...
12 years agoPremier 2001 in grey shimmer
Hello, This is the latest addition to my '303 Outfit" in grey shimmer, the respective wooden snare drum matching the same finish: a Premier '2001' sn...
12 years agoRestoring my Premier 2001 wooden snare drum in grey shimmer
Hello, I'm glad that I finally finished the restoring process on my 'Premier 2001' snare drum, matching my Premier drumkit '303 Outfit' with the same...
12 years agoPremier 2001 in grey shimmer
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12 years agoMIJ orphans?
That finish is really cool - but the set is incomplete. If you get 100 bucks for it you should be more than happy. But I think it would be selling for...
12 years agoAjax Drum Kit (pics)
Hi and Welcome! The tom holder bracket (at the bass drum) and the tom bracket (at the rack tom) are not genuine, but obviously 'Swiv-o-matic' = later...
12 years agoNeed various parts to restore a Trowa kit
Try to contact Gerd in Germany: http://www.stdrums.de/ Perhaps he has some of the pieces or an idea where to get them from. Ralf
12 years agoMIJ Unique Wrap Finishes on the 'bay...........
@mauiwh: http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=16783&highlight=fibre+gold or http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=14337&highli...
12 years agoVintage Bass Drum Spur Wanted
Hello, Guess this is quite rare. By any chance this friendly guy has it (location: Germany): http://www.stdrums.de/ Ralf NB: please kindly use the...
12 years agoVintage MIJ Sizes/Configurations
Sorry to contradict, but 14" rack toms were not common at MIJ-kits. The configuration you mentioned was common for UK-kits (namely: Premier's) at that...
12 years agoLyra Snare?
Hi there, This forum has a fantastic 'self-made feature' as well: push the 'Search' button (on the top, the third one from the left side) and put 'Ly...
12 years agoPremier 70's claws and T-rods
Yes, that's right. But it don't matter to me as I play the bass drum heads low tuned (and not sounding like a bongo). So there's no big pressure on th...
12 years ago