Greetings,
The drum gods were with me yesterday for sure.
See pictures below. Star "Round Badge" kit. 12/13/16/20. The wrap was taken off and a light lacquer was applied to all the shells. They are the thick shells with gray painted interiors. All 4 drums plus the 80's Yamaha strap drive pedal for ........$25!
They are in really good shape. The chrome should clean up really nicely! They are missing a few pieces, but otherwise complete. I'll be posting the parts I'm looking for in the "Wanted To Buy" section of this forum, so if you have them, let me know!
The 12" tom is only missing the large "T Knob" on the muffler.
The 13" is missing the triangular shaped bracket for the muffler, the large T knob, and the the long threaded screw with the round chrome head that sits on the outside of the drum (All the interior muffler parts are rolling around in the drum LOL!)
The 16" floor tom is only missing two reso side tension rods and the rubber feet for the legs.
The bass drum is missing 4 T-rods and claws on the front side, and the spurs (and wing screws to tighten the spurs in place, but the brackets are present).
Obviously, I"m very happy with my score! Usually I don't take on re-wrap projects, due to the cost of wrap and the general pain in the neck of installing the wrap. I think I can make an exception in this case, because my initial cost is so low, without a lot of work otherwise.
A few observations about this kit:
1. I've never seen a tom mount like that before. See photo 4. It fits over a "nub", and the gears on each side come together.
2. The bass drum interior is painted black (See Photo 5). Never seen that before either. Most likely a previous owner's handiwork, but why just the bass drum? The other drums have the factory gray interiors. Maybe they thought it "looked cool" with the clear front head. I'll leave it as is, just wanted to know if anyone had ever seen a factory black paint job before.
3. Is there something special about the spurs on this series of Star? Were they curved or anything? The brackets are up way high on the shell. I have some extra sets of 3/8" spurs, but mine are nowhere near long enough. I was going to get some solid, 3/8" metal rod at the hardware store and cut it to length. If these spurs are something more unique, maybe I'll try to replace them with official factory equipment. If anyone has a photo of what they should look like, please pass it along (Hi Ralf! :))
Again, I thank the drum gods for being with me yesterday (and for seeing the post within 15 minutes of it hitting Craigslist). I also thank all of you, for making this a great place to share my joy and enthusiasm with my fellow brethren!
Now what color to wrap them with? Suggestions? I'm thinking of maybe White Satin Flame or Blue Satin Flame. I had a Round Badge Star kit that was white satin flame that needed a lot of work and I never got around to fixing them up, so I sold them for the same price I bought them for. Even though the White Satin Flame was all beat up, it still looked really cool.
Enjoy!
V