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Westend Drums--Anyone have info?
Thank you, Rob, for the quick reply! I guess that Westend was mainly (only?) sold in the Netherlands? I've never seen such a drumkit here in Germany....
15 years agoOld Maxitone Kit
Thanx for the pic of the bass drum lugs. Attached please find a pic I've taken from my old Star bass drum. Lug left side: bought as spare part from on...
15 years agoWestend Drums--Anyone have info?
Give me the link, please. I'll try to find out more from that then. Ralf
15 years agoMy 2 Apollo Sets
'... It just does not seem that an 8x12 would go with a 14x22 bass and 16x16 floor tom originally. ...' Studying the Star catalogues, you are mainly r...
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
Oh Lord(s), please don't let me be misunderstood ...! I meant ominous in regards to it's roots/ origin, only. Qualitywise I can't speak about it, as...
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
jonnistix: really great investigations, that you've done! Hoshino Gakki = TAMA Hoshino Kougyou = that ominous other drum company ;) Ralf
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
'... The lugs could be either Pearl or Star. ...' Sorry - no: the lugs look like Star's, only. '... I believe Zim-Gar was a Pearl stencil from the o...
15 years agoLudwig Snare Stand 'Hercules' Mod.1374, 70s
Hello, I am offering a Ludwig snare stand out of the 70s: Modell 1374, which was part of the 'Hercules' series. Chrome pitting at some places, I have...
15 years agoCan anyone identify these lugs?
Yes, maybe. If you are lucky, it's stamped 'Japan' inside, then it's MIJ.;) Other then that it could be from everywhere. Ralf
15 years agoMIJ stencil drums: Star vs Pearl vs ?
I have done such an overview for Star only, but this table sheet is much too big for attachments here ... You may find further information especially...
15 years agoCan anyone identify these lugs?
... and non- badge,,drums made by "Star" 1960s[late] ... Sorry Mikey to contradict: no - those lugs were never used by Star as far as I recall all th...
15 years agoOld Maxitone Kit
'... tension rods, etc seem to be cleaning up nicely after soaking in coke and being wiped with a wet rag and barkeepers friend ...' Never tried that...
15 years agoOld Maxitone Kit
Can you also make such a close-up pic of a lug of the bass drum, please? I like to compare that with the original lugs at my old single Star bass drum...
15 years agoStar snare pics
Not to forget: the size of the picture should be very, very small (approx. 50 kb only). So: make it that small BEFORE proceeding as Tada... explained!...
15 years agoDrum snobbery!
Wayne, you maybe right for USA (I can't comment that as I am from Germany). And I think that Sonor, as a German company, doesn't have that image for u...
15 years ago