My first set back in '68 was a red sparkle finish Majestic. I played it until I got married which set my music career back 9 years! It's not that these stencil kits were special; they were not since they were being mass produced. It's that they were relatively inexpensive compared to a Ludwig or Slingerland, so more kids of my generation got a chance to own and play a real (not toys) drum set. I tuned them to sound as good as I could with better Remo heads and muffling. I regret selling my Majestic kit 30 years ago and have searched on Ebay for a complete Majestic badge kit, but they are either hard to find or someone is asking way too much. So I did the next best thing and built a kit from different stencil brands like Whitehall, Drum Mate and Lyra. They were all made by Pearl as was the Majestic line, so they look pretty much the same but I have premium Remo Emperor batter heads and Aquarian Classic Clear resonant side on them for a much better sound. Whether Phillipine mahogany, birch or maple, those old 1960s drums can sound very good if you just take the time to tune them. The older, the better. Older drum shells are very dry compared to newer shells, so they resonate more, they ring!flowers2

TOTALLY AGREE!!!Mind Blowi

Mazzhole, your kit kicks. i'm jonsing for an orange kit. staggared lugs are cool. gonna try and post pics of my supreme's, found at the side of the road, out with trash, with a 30's ish ludwig 10 lug cob snare. i use the supreme's to gig. i lovem. looks very similar. painted int shells.

Duuuuuuude, that's a sweet sparkle wrap. (I don't know what it is about the sparkles, but they really get me.) Nice job on the cleaning; it looks new. Rock on, with those orange babies!! D' Drummer

I hate to tell you this, but Majestics are, without a doubt, Star made, not Pearl. I have a complete set, paid 50 bucks for them this summer, and the rail mount end cap tells it all. As well as the different snare lugs from the Pearl and Star lines. They are subtle, but noticable. I can provide the pix, if you wish. The Star top of the line uses the end cap in question. My Majestics have all the exact same hardware.

http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=3&now=1

The set on the left, in copper, is what I have, 20/14/12/12, but I have the matching wood snare, and the stelly as well, and it is a very nice kit. Bought it for my son's 9th birthday, and got a 18" Paiste, 14" Paiste hats, and a 14" A. Zild crash, along with a Ringo 1124 HiHat stand. It is blue sparkle. I picked up the Steely off ebay with the round blue MIJ badge for 22.00, shipping included, and it looks to have had no more than 5-6 hours of play and into ythe closet for 30-40 years. (the steel snare)

You found those on the curb? In that condition???? Man, what am I doing wrong???? I must have really made God mad.....

its the closest i'll ever get to winning the lottery.

I cleaned them up. took the tom mount & cymbal arm off the bd. now i'm always looking at the side of the road, esp garbage day. the snare is on loan to a local artist in the studio over the holidays. send pics when i get it back. That was a great day

You should keep those(tom mount/cymbal arm). And if you don't want them, I'd love to have them as I am looking for a set for my current project. I have a 22 sitting in the living room that needs those to complete the rescue.

I've got them bagged/stored. Didn't want to wear them more/break them. There is a slight crack with the grain on the inside of the bd shell where the tom mount was, and didn't want to stress it out any more. it's such a thrill to find an old kit. This great site proves i'm not alone

I sure could use that cymbal arm for my majestic kit