Hi,

One thing that really gets me going in life is counterfiet!! If your buying something when you know its fake, and paying fake prices then thats OK I guess but passing something off as genuine really P's me off!

Sorry, theres my mad rant for the day. Hopefully your tom isnt fake mate, but there are a few things that I see that look suspect. These are purely my first opinions and arent backed with facts, but the first things that jump up at me are 1) The eyelet in the Premier badge looks rather clean and new. Recently replaced maybe?? 2) The massive gap in the wrap. Have Premier ever let anything out of thier factorys with a gash like that on a floor tom?? I dont know? 3) The suspect holes in the tom. Strange.

Could anyone shed more light on the 3 things I've picked up. Hopefully its not fake mate, and just a poorly modified tom that you can restore!

Regards

Mull

my first kit was a premier same model.

Bearing in mind it was 20 years ago my wrap was spliting between the lugs ,not quite as much as yours is . But judging by the lug corrosion it looks to have had a little time on a shed or outside.

the legs look a little different to the ones on my kit too.

the 'foote ' badge incase you didnt know is a drum retailer in golden sq london.

And they're still there and a ludwig,premier dealer to boot

ok thanks, i might just sell it again on ebay, thats how i got it, (for £27) unless you think i can get a good sound out of it?

thanks again,