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Clear Sound "Made in Japan".
Could that be a Gracy-made set? They used Gretsch pointy lugs.
7 years agoSlingerland set
Because of the off-center position of the badge I'm thinking the mounted toms are cut-down Magnum/Spirit power toms. Probably Spirit from the tom moun...
7 years agoKit ID?
I agree w/Kenwood on these. First design Teardrop lug, probably around 1970. Star built,maybe Apollo.
7 years agoThis is the Display Your MIJ Drums Thread
I actually bought that mount except on a rail back around 1972. I was also disappointed mainly because you have no depth adjustment. It is where it is...
7 years agoHelp identify vintage drum without badges
Those could be any of a dozen Chinese import brand names. Six-lug floor tom and bass drum with deep mounted toms and generic "pearl-style"lugs. Nice s...
7 years agoStar/Tama Transition
The official Tama catalog website for '74 calls them "Imperialstar". Royalstars have the teardrop lugs.
7 years agoStar/Tama Transition
That is the earliest iteration of the "Tama"brand. A mixture of the new lugs and Star mounts.There are not many of those drums around. Typically the S...
7 years agoHelp to identify vintage Pearl 5 kit set
Maybe those sets are the year before "Exports" became "Exports". My early Export bass drum is 8-lug but otherwise the same. My friend has a first-year...
7 years agoKent american made or MIJ
I have never seen an MIJ Kent with the blue foil badge. It should be 2 ply maple. Luan is vertical grain. Maple is horizontal.
7 years agoWhat age did you start drumming?
Lessons from my grandfathers friend,an outstanding rudimental drummer, at 8. No drum of any kind, only a breadboard till 12. Kent BDP set with a home...
7 years agoGame of Thrones...
Look at...analyze the components that make up a modern high-end throne. An acme-threaded cast-metal post clamped with cast-metal clamps and often a ca...
7 years agoGame of Thrones...
Has any drum or hardware company ever actually made a truly well constructed non-cast metal throne base? I believe it should have a larger diameter (...
7 years agoA Little Rant & Rave
Tempo-meter is something I am pretty aware of. But...from being involved in MANY different bands and situations, the band itself is probably more worr...
7 years agoPearl drum set year
I'd say the snare is circa 1968, the rest are bootleg Battleship-lug MIT's. I own a very similar set with different tom mounts. Sold by small retailer...
7 years agoAquamarine Premier Set Found: Value?
From drumfx...
7 years ago