What is that red wrap called? I like!

Hello tris66,

I have no idea what the wrap is called

but I wish I knew

They came from Canada and took more than a month to arrive

I just got the snare drum last week which was sent separate of the other drums

the original strainer was missing but I had the exact replacement here in the boneyard

Earlier this week I found this heavily used and abused Pearl stencil kit

out in Piscataway New Jersey

just the bass drum, mounted tom, and floor tom

Aside from being rusty and absolutely filthy

they also have some fixable damage, plenty of missing parts, and some non original mods

I do not know what they call this color either but they look super duper cool

They came with this sweet tigers eye Zim Gar snare

and this Tama rockstar shell pack all eight drums cost me 140.00

Looks to be Red Oyster from the 73' catalogue http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/finishes/pearl/pearl_catalog_1973_finishes.jpg

and the Coronet would be Red Oyster Pearl http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/my_collection/literature/pearl/1969-pearl-catalog-15.jpg

That's a lotta red oysters!Excited

Hello funkypoodlle ,

Thanks for posting those catalogue pages

The color sample looks spot on for the Coronets

on the older kit

there must be some fading or perhaps just the way the sunlight is hitting it in the photo

but the bass drum seems to have some golden streaks in it

while the mounted tom and floor tom match the catalogue chart pretty well

The drums are still out in Jersey until I can arrange a meet with my friend out there

so for now, all I have are these seller's pics

Yeah on the bass it is most likely fading

same deal on both of the blue oyster pearl kits I have

There is very little blue as it has faded to silver/grey

and they appear more greenish than anything else

none the less I like them as they are

I think that is the wood showing through the wrap. Looks pretty neat anyway...

Happy for you on your sky blue purchase - they look pretty neat too. :)

Mitch

Hello Mitch,

Hmmmm? the wood showing through

That is very likely the case ..I had not thought of that

Thanks on the Blue Oyster Pearl kits

They have been around for a while now

The Zim Gars are the kit that came in with a huge S-shaped crack in the floor tom wrap

at the time you and I discussed repair options

Beautiful drums fellas!! I`m sure there are more out there!!

Cheers

Late 60s Zim-Gar, built by Star in the Gold Ingot wrap. 20/12/14 with 5x14. Toms are great, bass is good, snare is lame. Condition is outstanding.

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