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10 inch MIJs SEE LINK

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Hey guys,

.....not much activity on my 10 inch add-ons thread. So, I am starting a new one here as it was hard to notice that I had a link in there I wanted some comments on.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage-RED-Sparkle-PEARL-10-Floor-Tom-Drum-NR-/300653801644?pt=Vintgae_Drums_Percussion&hash=item46005cf0ac#ht_500wt_1054

When did MIJs (like we discuss here) start offering 10 inch toms? Were they first sold as concert toms, or were they also offered on the kits? and WHEN.

While I am building these 'add-ons' for a couple of my 4pc MIJs to convert to 5pc, is there anyone on here with original MIJs with original 10 inchers?

Do share pics as well!!

Thanks, something I have long wondered about.

John

I had a great day! Instead of sleeping in and wasting the day, I got up at 8 and I had all my slacking done by noon!

2Timothy1:7
Posted on 12 years ago
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You sure that link is valid? Getting a "over 90 days expired" error here (but on a smartphone)

Posted on 12 years ago
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From Drummerjohn333

Hey guys,.....not much activity on my 10 inch add-ons thread. So, I am starting a new one here as it was hard to notice that I had a link in there I wanted some comments on. http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage...#ht_500wt_1054When did MIJs (like we discuss here) start offering 10 inch toms? Were they first sold as concert toms, or were they also offered on the kits? and WHEN. While I am building these 'add-ons' for a couple of my 4pc MIJs to convert to 5pc, is there anyone on here with original MIJs with original 10 inchers? Do share pics as well!! Thanks, something I have long wondered about.John

John, It's my understanding that no M.I.J. set of the 60's had toms that small..The first i know of started to come with Pearl set's in the 70's i think it was about 1971..I don't know of any no name M.I.J. set's that came with a 10" tom till about 1980's then you start to see them...Mikey

Posted on 12 years ago
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GUESS WHAT!!! FOUND THE AUCTION AND EDITTED THE ORIGINAL POST.....AND HERE IS THE WORKING LINK AGAIN:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/RARE-Vintage-RED-Sparkle-PEARL-10-Floor-Tom-Drum-NR-/300653801644?pt=Vintgae_Drums_Percussion&hash=item46005cf0ac#ht_500wt_1054

It is a very nice tom. The badge is the one that had the big capital letters PEARL diagonally. That probably gives an indication of the year.

That's such a bummer!

Mikey, thanks for the info. I wonder if anyone has one of the MIJs that was an early offering of the 10inch tom??

John

I had a great day! Instead of sleeping in and wasting the day, I got up at 8 and I had all my slacking done by noon!

2Timothy1:7
Posted on 12 years ago
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Did you win the auction, I hope?

I know it's hard to tell from the pictures, but for the life of me that looks too big to be a 10". It looks like a 12" to me. It's a 6 lug drum, and the lugs look too far apart to be a 10".

Also, the person listing it called it a "floor tom drum", so maybe they measured the depth and not the diameter (from hoop to hoop), as a non-drummer might? They never said diameter, they just said "it measures 10 inches". An 8" x 12" would be about 10" deep if measured from hoop to hoop, fully assembled.

Interesting indeed.

Posted on 12 years ago
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From vyacheslav

Did you win the auction, I hope?I know it's hard to tell from the pictures, but for the life of me that looks too big to be a 10". It looks like a 12" to me. It's a 6 lug drum, and the lugs look too far apart to be a 10".Also, the person listing it called it a "floor tom drum", so maybe they measured the depth and not the diameter (from hoop to hoop), as a non-drummer might? They never said diameter, they just said "it measures 10 inches". An 8" x 12" would be about 10" deep if measured from hoop to hoop, fully assembled.Interesting indeed.

Yes you are right Vyacheslav---The drum is a 12" tom NOT 10".The lugs are to far apart...Someone will not be happy when they get the drum...Mikey

Posted on 12 years ago
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What a small world. I recently aquired a 16" x 10" mij bass drum. (triumph, 3 re-reings, wmp) I'm looking for a matching floor tom and mt. I want to make a elf sized kit. I found a small metal snare to go with it. I'll attach pics

larry

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Posted on 12 years ago
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From larryvonludwig

What a small world. I recently aquired a 16" x 10" mij bass drum. (triumph, 3 re-reings, wmp) I'm looking for a matching floor tom and mt. I want to make a elf sized kit. I found a small metal snare to go with it. I'll attach pics larry

Larry, Got your P/M come to think of it i think i do have the rest of the tom mount..I think i have some 70's M.I.J. small size shells raw i may also have that type of lugs in my shop..I will be out in my shop later today i will look around i see what i have...Mikey

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