I have about 20 10", new Premier Plus coated pre-international heads, if anyone wants any. They are actually 9 7/8"(250mm), if my memory serves me well.

7.00 + shipping(probably about 5.00 more to the U.S.).

Are your drums birch or mahogany inside?

Mine are Mahogany,both sets........

My set is transitional (according to Bill Maley, the seller)... mahogany toms, birch bass drum.

I think the tom mount works fine... it's nice and light as are the drums; great for gigging... so much so that my [FONT="Arial Black"]heavy[/FONT] Sonor Phonics bop set, which was my primary gigging set for over 25 years, has been retired from the street, though I still play them at home. Nothing really compares to the sound and feel of the Phonics, IMHO.

If the gig is important enough to warrant toting the weight, I take the Phonics!

Here is Bill's demo from before the sale:

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To get back to the heads. I went through all of the Everplay and Premier heads at my disposal and came up with more permutations than I thought.

There is Everplay Extra as a smooth finish, Everplay as coated, Everplay Extra(made in Taiwan) as coated, Premier(patented U.S. and U.K.) as coated and Premier Plus ( the same as the Premier).

Just 10's? got a set of Premier Timbales that need heads, when I get home tonight I'll check the diameters

Still wondering when they switched from black BD hoops to silver...Coffee Break2

I measured one and they are actually 240mm but they would fit 9 1/2 " drums but be snug.

BD hoops were originally silver. My kit circa 1954/55 has silver BD hoops. Not sure when they changed it to black, hum?

OK then,

when in the 60's-70's did they switch from silver to black and then back to silver?

The Burgundy kit is circa 70-71,with black hoops,my Superstars have silver,and are circa 1975 or maybe 74,maybe even 73...

Curious minds want to know!

69/70 bass drum: