Excellent kit. How does it sound? I'm wondering where you could get authentic additional hardware. It looks like an amalgamation of several different styles.

Looks really cool. Thanks for posting.

Stephen

Thanks Stephen. The original hardware for these kits was pretty ropey stuff so I just use later model MIJ stuff or my latest favorite, Premier Lokfast. Despite being in a fairly neglected state the only parts missing were a muffler knob and 1 tension rod.

It sounds pretty good, especially the Bass drum. All my other kits have 20" or smaller bass drums so it's nice to have the slightly deeper, richer tones of the 22. Here's a vid but it's fairly low quality.

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They really sound good Andrew. Were MIJ drums easy to get in NZ in those days? My modern recording kit (2002?) is a Pearl, and it is amazing. Good to know that they've been good drums for a long time. You did a great job on the restoration, and they look almost new.

Thanks again.

Stephen

Yeah, we didn't get too many good American kits and only a few European kits it would seem. Much like America, we got quite a few MIJ kits it would seem.

I have an early 80s Pearl BLX that I've owned for 20 years. They are very high quality and built like a tank. These earlier kits are not as robust but they hold up well and can be made to sound very good. And to be fair, these old 60s kits have nearly always been used and abused by multiple young drummers over the years and it's amazing how they can still be brought back to life and still look so good. People can say all they like how poor quality the early MIJ kits are but the evidence I've found suggests otherwise. Cheaper woods sure but the lugs etc are tough as old boots.

Wow!!!

Those look and sound awesome!

Good job. Walking