Hello burtrocket First of all ......Great job in removing all that paint The blue sparkle looks nice and vivid which the paint may very well have played a part in preserving from uv exposure It is very likely that the kit never had badges from the startcountless drum kits were produced and sold with no badges The main kit bass and toms look to be Hoshino made (not the Hoshino associated with Tama) but an entirely separate stencil drum builderI have three or four examples of Hoshino made drums which appear identical in terms of hardware (lugs, spurs, and mounting brackets)The snare drum looks English made maybe Premiere Olympic or perhaps John Grey the snare stand sure looks like a PremiereAgain fantastic job of restoring the blue sparkle ..Nice little kit for sure ..Good Luck ....Kenwood

... First of all ......Great job in removing all that paint ...

... It is very likely that the kit never had badges from the start countless drum kits were produced and sold with no badges The main kit bass and toms look to be Hoshino made (not the Hoshino associated with Tama) but an entirely separate stencil drum builder. ...

Going by a quote in another thread concerning Hoshino not having any bearing edges - might be the giveaway? Agree about Olympic/Premier snare.

Hi!I was given this drum kit from a friend a couple of weeks ago. It had been covered with red barn paint (without removing the hardware...), so it took me a couple of days to get all the paint removed. The finish is cobalt blue sparkle and I´m pretty happy with the end result. However, there are no badges or stamps anywhere to be found other than "Japan" on some of the hardware (tom holder, floor tom leg attachments etc.) It´s quite possible that the badges have been removed at some point, maybe during the horrible paint job. I´m not sure if the kit can be identified by the bass drum/hi-hat pedals, or by the cymbal arm that has two screws to keep it in place instead of just one.Any helpful information would be highly appreciated!Thanks :-)