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STAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
Thanks, Jonnistix, for fixing that rare acrylic set here. And: aren't these pics thwarting my previous wording: '... The arrangement of the lugs is no...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
'... what things would we say are exclusive to Star?' - Good question! To me, it's - with the early STAR drums - a combination of all together: shape...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
Jonnistix, we're talking in the same language. What makes me think that Majestic comes from such a dubious wholesaler is the pic taken from this foru...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
I just want to confirm what I have said concerning same and totally different hardware parts - all within one brand name, in this example it is 'Apoll...
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
Hi there, I am a vintage fan of STAR drum, as some of you may know. For me it's because STAR is the predecessor of TAMA and it existed for only a sho...
15 years agoThe Other Half of the Score
Jaye - don't get me wrong. I hope you understand that I never intended to affront you. That's for sure. I enjoy this forum too much than make mischief...
15 years agoThe Other Half of the Score
@ Jaye: you're astonishing me now ... This strainer became more famous with the follow-up series by Tama, called KingBeat, too, and also had this 'St...
15 years agoThe Other Half of the Score
Nice catch! I own a Star 'Kingbeat' Snare Drum with quite similar, no: equal (!), features like yours: - same lugs (also 10 in total), - a so called...
15 years agoCan anyone identify these?
Definitely the STAR tom mount was added later (there can be seen a separate hole for a tom arm going through the shell, and Star tom brackets don't ne...
15 years agoCould that be?? Old Sonors?
In this condition I wouldn't spend more that $ 50 for it. Unless you're willing to pay lots of work (restoring) and patience (waiting on ebay for res...
15 years agoImperial snare.
Hello, I am from Germany. And I never heard of that brand ... Perhaps this contact can be of help for you: http://www.drummermagazin.de/0209_re/myst...
15 years agoMIJ stencil v.1 "Custum" red sparkle set
'... And when I attach the tom it kind of sags and wont stay 'up' enough. It's frustrating ...' That must not be. I üersonally have a similar constru...
15 years agoMIJ stencil v.1 "Custum" red sparkle set
Hi, the tom lugs are exactly (or copies of?) Pearl President parts. Why doesn't the rail consolette work? What's wrong with it? And: 'Custum': one...
15 years agoVintage Tama Swingstar 65's
'A set called STAR ...' You'd better say: 'A set from the company STAR ...' They (Star) changed the company's name into TAMA in 1974 due to legal rea...
15 years agoVintage Tama Swingstar 65's
If it's from 1965, it's a STAR - not a Tama. Star is the predecessor of Tama. But Tama started in 1974. So it's still a Star (just to be correct). It...
15 years ago