Nothing of big quality. I think material differs by series, but the drums I bought are made of plywood of oak and something.

And this...

http://www.drumcenter.cz/eshop/novinka-595.html

I call THAT some Czechoslovakian vintage beauty!

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Nice rehab of that kit.

Actually, do not undercut those shells...if THOSE are Amati shells, they look like some good wood...maybe birch or maple.... not cheap stuff....

I do wish that the renovator DIDN'T paint the interior of the shells, though...would have been much nicer to have used tung oil over the wood if he wanted a nice dense surface....it would have looked more vintage, too.....oh, well...[/COLOR]

I found on another place,that Amati drums were made from birch!And in the earlier years lugs were copy of older Premier or John Grey(also british brand)lugs.

Look what I found.Pretty nice looking snare?

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Dule: That looks freakin' sweet!

Jaye: He says he painted it because of better resonation. Of course, that was more renovation than reconstruction.

About the wood... I don't know what you've heard but the set I have is made of oak. Older ones MAY be better, because older socialistic products were better than the ones from 70s and 80s, but I wouldn't be so sure.

And if you want some Amati to feel them yourself, you can get them for, like, 290 dollars, or less, even with cymbals, if you're lucky. I bought those for school for 235 bucks.

Gilnar:Forgot to tell interesting thing.Yugoslavian army,soldiers clubs in army posts all over the country had Amati drums.In green,blue and orange colours.But interestihg,i never see a 18" bas drum from Amati.I see your frend restaurate 18"bas drum.What is the price for that in Czech republik for this bas drum,in any condition?

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Probably not too high, but they're hard to get...

I'll look at some auctions, but can't promise anything.

[COLOR="DarkRed"]I dunno...I don't live there...but an 18" bass drum anyhwere is valuable...especially if it is a birch shell.

Amati, I have to say....aside from their cymbals, they made good quality stuff. I know their saxes are very good quality, at least up until the '80's or so.

I like that snare drum, too. Spiffy Walking

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Gilnar.This piccolo also look fantastic.I would like to have something like that

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There are some Amati pics here:

http://www.drummuseum.hu/index_a.php

Patrick