Wow!! Eric, First of all Welcome back.Now onto the set that is so cool i have never seen a 6o's M.I.J. set with a matching seat like that in 30+ years in dealing in 60's M.I.J. drum's. One question are you going to bid on the set or did you buy it?...Mikey

Mikey, thanks much brother-

it ends in 5 hours and is about 500$ - I think it's a little rough for that kind of bread. Look at the inside shots of the drum seat- it's a bit dried out- so I expect the drum shells to be the same way. I would go about 300$ myself- BUT I have seen others similar and if one were in a little better shape I would scoop it.Sumo Dude

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I have seen about 10 of these old MIJ drum seats here- you want one?

Most interesting to me was calf skin heads on all drums - tops and bottoms- even the bass drum. Also the snare stand seems a bit more recent but mysterious- it has wheels! [IMG]http://i302.photobucket.com/albums/nn87/Osakabop/ScreenShot2013-01-19at65858PM_zpseaf6b7a9.png[/IMG]

I love this website-once a week some totally unknown brand just appears from nowhere.Is this brand common in Japan?And Mikey-why aren't you and Osaka writing the ultimate MIJ catalog,finally dispelling all Pearl/Star myths?I'll pay my $20 forward to help with production costs...Burger Kin

Very neat set!! I must say that it is a first for me to see a canister throne with a MIJ set...I like the badge...

Jonnistix would also be a great influence on the MIJ catalogue if it ever did come to life...

Cheers

Wow at 500.00 U.S. yes Eric that is high for the set.But i do see some cool things on the set,one is that the T-rods on the bass drum look like copy's of 60's Camco drums,the handle on the strainer looks to be a copy of a Slingerland Radio King from the 40's,makes me think if the top half sides up and down like on the S/L?...Yes i have seem photos of these seat's in catalog's from the 60's but this is the first real photo i have seen.One of these seat's in the U.S. i would have to say would be very very rare to have or even fine one...I would also say that this set was made by Star pre Tama in the 60's?.......Mikey

I hoping to get a book out later this year on this.Iam still working on getting info. on all these M.I.J. set's.With a few guy's would have hard copy's of these 60's catalog's that i don't have,showing the difference between the Pearl and Star made set's their are many of them......Mikey

I'll keep my eye out for some old catalog hard copies and some more cannister seats and will post them up.