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Star Drums

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I have a Star kit, is there somewhere to purchase a bass drum logo and possibly reproduction badges.

Does anyone know the diameter of the tension rods, all of my Ludwig rods are a larger diameter. Thanks

70's Ludwig Blue Sparkle 12/13/16/18/22
70's Ludwig Natural Maple 12/13/16/18/22
65 Ludwig Silver Sparkle 13/16/20
70's Ludwig Walnut Cortex 12/13/16/22
Snares; 60's Acrolite/70's Acrolite/70's Black Beauty/
70's Natural Maple
Posted on 5 years ago
#1
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The logo's are on eBay. Just look up "bass drum logo star" and you'll find a few different styles.

The badges are more hit or miss

They come up, but they're not there all the time.

Posted on 5 years ago
#2
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Forum member DaddyNowhere has logos...Shoot him a message

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 5 years ago
#3
Posts: 345 Threads: 47

Forum member and Star aficionado Ralf (from Germany) was kind enough to sell me some of his beautiful reproduction Star badges. As for the tension rods...I ran into a dead end when trying to find a source for them. On my latest Star (Lido Supreme) restoration I resorted to buying a thread tap for less than $10 at Lowe’s and re-sizing the lug inserts to take Ludwig rods. Works like a charm, just work slow and keep it oiled as you go. Replacing the lug inserts is the other viable option.

Stop stringing and tuning your instrument, make music now.
-fortune cookie

Vintage Drums:
1970ish Ludwig Standard Avocado Strata downbeat
1970ish Star Acrylic 22,12,13,16
1950’s Gretsch tympani 26.5
19?? Sonor roto-tympani 13x12
70’s Ludwig Standard alum 14x5 snare
90’s Arbiter Adv. Tuning 12x5 snare
90’s Ludwig blackrolite 14x5 snare

Modern Drums:
Erie Drums 1-ply sycamore shell kit 18,10,13
Erie 1-ply maple 14x5 snare
Tama S.L.P. Acrylic 14x6.5 snare
Posted on 5 years ago
#4
Posts: 141 Threads: 29

Thanks Mr. Toast

70's Ludwig Blue Sparkle 12/13/16/18/22
70's Ludwig Natural Maple 12/13/16/18/22
65 Ludwig Silver Sparkle 13/16/20
70's Ludwig Walnut Cortex 12/13/16/22
Snares; 60's Acrolite/70's Acrolite/70's Black Beauty/
70's Natural Maple
Posted on 5 years ago
#5
Posts: 6363 Threads: 223

From Mr.Toast

Forum member and Star aficionado Ralf (from Germany) was kind enough to sell me some of his beautiful reproduction Star badges. As for the tension rods...I ran into a dead end when trying to find a source for them. On my latest Star (Lido Supreme) restoration I resorted to buying a thread tap for less than $10 at Lowe’s and re-sizing the lug inserts to take Ludwig rods. Works like a charm, just work slow and keep it oiled as you go. Replacing the lug inserts is the other viable option.

I've done this on a few of my Star-built drums. Many of my snare drums have the original metric tension rods, but there are also those drums where I've resorted to using standard 12-24 tension rods. It's really easy to re-tap a metric lug insert to 12-24.

Here's my Majestic (Star) snare drum with new 12-24 tension rods, using the original metric lug inserts re-tapped to 12-24. No tuning issues at all!

-Mark

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Posted on 5 years ago
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From idrum4fun

I've done this on a few of my Star-built drums. Many of my snare drums have the original metric tension rods, but there are also those drums where I've resorted to using standard 12-24 tension rods. It's really easy to re-tap a metric lug insert to 12-24.Here's my Majestic (Star) snare drum with new 12-24 tension rods, using the original metric lug inserts re-tapped to 12-24. No tuning issues at all!-Mark

Wow, that's a really pretty snare, not to mention immaculate! Nice work! Yes Sir

Posted on 5 years ago
#7
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From JimmySticks

Wow, that's a really pretty snare, not to mention immaculate! Nice work! Yes Sir

Thanks!

I currently have 17 snare drums in my MIJ collection!

-Mark

Posted on 5 years ago
#8
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Barrhavendrumguy on Ebay does good obscure logos. I've bought a few. Good stuff.

Posted on 5 years ago
#9
Posts: 5295 Threads: 226

From DrumBob

Barrhavendrumguy on Ebay does good obscure logos. I've bought a few. Good stuff.

That seller is Forum member DaddyNowhere...

Cheers

1976 Ludwig Mach 4 Thermogloss 26-18-14-14sn
1978 Ludwig Stainless 22-22-18-16-14-13-12 c/w 6-8-10-12-13-14-15-16-18-20-22-24 concert toms
1975 Sonor Phonic Centennials Metallic Pewter 22-16-13-12-14sn (D506)
1971 Ludwig Classic Bowling Ball OBP 22-16-14-13
1960's Stewart Peacock Pearl 20-16-12-14sn
1980`s Ludwig Coliseum Piano Black 8x14 snare
1973 Rogers Superten 5x14 & 6.5x14 COS snares
1970`s John Grey Capri Aquamarine Sparkle 5x14 snare
1941 Ludwig & Ludwig Super 8x14 snare
Posted on 5 years ago
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