Here is my Whitehall floor tom. Came with a bunch of drums that I bought. I had never heard of Whitehall so this thread has been interesting to me.

Jeff C

Well, I do know that they were, because I own one. There may not be many, but they were made in the USA for sure, same as Revere, think about it. Remember, I'm a Kent guy in Kenmore New York! :)

Mouse

Hey Mouse - you have any pics of the supposed American made Whitehalls and Reveres? I believe you about the Kents being American, but regarding the others - this I gotta see.

Thanks,

John

hey there. i apologize for any ignorance in my post here..

i know nothing of drums, have never played them, etc. but, i was just given a new/in-box/unopened 7-piece set of whitehall drums. while trying to put it together for my friend, i was putting the rods into the bass drum. the part (dont know if its a spring or what) that the rod goes into was loose and, as i was trying to tighten the rod into it, the piece it screws into just collapsed.

is there any way to get a new spring/whatever to screw the rod back in, or is the bass drum just useless now?

thanks for any help/info.

You have to take the head off so you can take the lug off, which is the part that collapsed on you. 2 screws hold it to the round shell (side of the drum). Once you have it off, you will be able to put it back together with the threaded piece in there that the tension rod screws into.

In order for us to help you other than that, you will have to post some pics. You do this by "Manage Attachments". Select the file, then clip to load it. Then it will be attached and will appear when you Post your Reply.

I will concur that Kent made various sub-brand drums. Revere, Champion and a few others that I can't readily recall. They had a shield-shaped badge.

The original Whitehall drums were made by Pearl alone for Wexler in the 60's-70's with the Slingerland style hardware. In the 90's the brand returned for a short while made in Taiwan/China, not related to Pearl with completely different hardware and wraps, 5 lug toms. It's a myth that the Japanese companies bought the American brand names, the American distributors orders stencil drums from several different companies, placing a name of their own choosing on them. Some brands may have ordered from multiple manufacturers over the years, so not every Stewart was made by Star. The detail of the hardware determines the brand. Note that the big three stencil manufacturers all made Slingerland style lugs and stick-saver hoops, so just because it has that style, is not enough to determine the manufacturer. The "Big Three": Hoshino (Kougyou), Pearl, Star (Not related to Hoshino (K)). Two other smaller manufacturers: Yamamoto/Gracy and Sakae.

Hi Marc P!

As always, you provide some excellent information on all these stencil drums! I've got your book and it is a great source of information. As you pointed out, it's really the hardware that determines the manufacturer. Even then, it can be difficult as I've seen MIJ drum sets with a combination of parts that really make nailing down the exact manufacture very tough! This can show that there were times when each manufacturer had to source some parts from the same supplier. The bottom line is that all these MIJ drums are fun to acquire and learn about! I've got many MIJ snare drums in my collection that are one-of-a-kind and just plain cool!

-Mark