My latest find,Premier 2001,14x5,5",mahogany shell,parallel snare system,snare is two pieces of 12 strand snares.Badge has no number,I found some info on Premier vintage tribute site,but since English is not my first language,I am not sure if I understand correctly.Snare was introduced in 1966,in 1970,started serial numbers on badges and shell from mahogany in place of birch?!In what period this puts my snare?No serial number and mahogany shell?
Thank you
And a few more pics...
And premier vintage tribute site
I have wanted a wood 2001 for a LONG time.All I find is metal shell ones.
Dule, You have yourself a FINE drum!
In 1982, I special ordered a 2005 in Maple, with 10 lugs. At that time, I wasn't aware or concerned with the specifics of shell construction... I just wanted a maple finish.
As it turns out, apparently, what I have is a 3 ply shell with a mahogany center sandwiched between inner and outer maple plies, with beech rings.
Ah, the mysteries of Premier. For what it's worth, the serial # is 03103.
Ron
Mighty nice looking!
Thank you royal ace and blairndrums.Royal ace,that snare is beautyyyy...Here in Serbia you can find some older European wood snare drums from 60-es,Premier and Sonor,and quite a number of metal Us snare drums,but US wood shells are very rare.I have chance to see lot of Ludwig drums from 60-es but they are always with Supra or Supersensitive,never with Jazz festival,or some other wood snare.Probably those were most popular configurations 22-12-13-16 with metal snare
Thank you royal ace and blairndrums.Royal ace,that snare is beautyyyy...Here in Serbia you can find some older European wood snare drums from 60-es,Premier and Sonor,and quite a number of metal Us snare drums,but US wood shells are very rare.I have chance to see lot of Ludwig drums from 60-es but they are always with Supra or Supersensitive,never with Jazz festival,or some other wood snare.Probably those were most popular configurations 22-12-13-16 with metal snare
Dule,
I have a small collection of vintage snare drums, including three Radio Kings, two Leedy & Ludwigs, and three RB Gretsch, but the drums I really treasure and play most, aside from a 1947 6.5 Gretsch Broadcaster, are a Sonor, a Premier and a Le Soprano.
The only metal shelled drum in my collection is a Premier 2000 and I am not motivated in the slightest to own any other metal drums.
I recently bought an Acro at a bargain price just to see what all the 'worship' was about. I tuned it to my liking and played it for a few days, then traded it to a friend for a cymbal because I realized that , though it's a decent, well made drum and a great bargain, it would be the last drum from my collection I would choose to play.
Now, the last drums I would part with are my Sonor D516 Phonic re-issue... my alternate favorites being a 14x5.5 Premier Royal ace, which is the earlier version of your 2001, and a Le Soprano 'New Vintage Maple'.
Ron
Dule, that is a great snare drum. You are right: your 2001 was made between late 60s to early 70s, according to the style of the lugs and the mahogany shell with the re-rings.
The 'serial' number from Premier did NOT make any sense, as there was absolutely NO system behind it at that time ... You can't source out the year by the serial numbers on the Premier badges. Just the style of the 'P' in the badge may also give a hint to the era.
@royal ace: word! I totally agree with you conc. the Premier 2000 model. It's my absolute first choice, too (especially if compared with it's light weight against my more than heavy Star KingBeat snare drum).
BTW: excellent pics of your snares collection!
Ralf
Dule, I have a small collection of vintage snare drums, including three Radio Kings, two Leedy & Ludwigs, and three RB Gretsch, but the drums I really treasure and play most, aside from a 1947 6.5 Gretsch Broadcaster, are a Sonor, a Premier and a Le Soprano.The only metal shelled drum in my collection is a Premier 2000 and I am not motivated in the slightest to own any other metal drums. I recently bought an Acro at a bargain price just to see what all the 'worship' was about. I tuned it to my liking and played it for a few days, then traded it to a friend for a cymbal because I realized that , though it's a decent, well made drum and a great bargain, it would be the last drum from my collection I would choose to play.Now, the last drums I would part with are my Sonor D516 Phonic re-issue... my alternate favorites being a 14x5.5 Premier Royal ace, which is the earlier version of your 2001, and a Le Soprano 'New Vintage Maple'.Ron
Wow...GREAT drums!
Dule, that is a great snare drum. You are right: your 2001 was made between late 60s to early 70s, according to the style of the lugs and the mahogany shell with the re-rings.The 'serial' number from Premier did NOT make any sense, as there was absolutely NO system behind it at that time ... You can't source out the year by the serial numbers on the Premier badges. Just the style of the 'P' in the badge may also give a hint to the era.@royal ace: word! I totally agree with you conc. the Premier 2000 model. It's my absolute first choice, too (especially if compared with it's light weight against my more than heavy Star KingBeat snare drum).BTW: excellent pics of your snares collection!Ralf
Thank you Ralf. Photographing those beautiful drums is a labor of love.
As to the 2000, I think many of our drummer friends here in the USA don't know what they've been overlooking.
Ron
