A thing of beauty! Were those Rose Morris drums built by Ayax?

Nice looking kit. I've never seen a Rose Morris kit before, are they British?

Cam

Yes british, but made by John Grey, not Ajax.

Some history here:

http://hindleandheely.co.uk/catalog/category/view/s/u-k-history/id/15/

Catalogue here:

http://www.drumarchive.com/Rose_Morris/

The kit is in great shape, no pitting, not many scratches and none severe - only flaking paint on the bassdrum hoops - more due to drying out than heavy use.

Beautiful lugs, T-rods, die-cast hoops - and a very funky wrap!

Jon

Just beautiful! Haven't heard of Rose Morris, so thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Mark

Wow, never heard of these. They look rare!

Beautiful. Were they thin shell w/ re rings?

VERY Cool1

Brian

One word, stunning!

Yes, thin birch shells with very hefty and flat rerings - flatter than 30 degrees on the inside.

The bassdrum shell has an extra layer of veneer on the to third - to support tom mount and cymbal arm.

These R-M´s were the successor to the John Grey-brand, so are in most ways the same construction.

The tommount has a ball-and-cup construction that it seems Yamaha could have looked at when they eventually made their system. This one also works a treat. Click on the thumbnail for large version:

[img]http://www.gratisimage.dk/thumb-9C26_5097FAF8.jpg[/img]

The wingnut(s) are very delicate, so only 4 of the 7 are present - only thing missing only the whole kit, that came to me, boxed in the original blue fiber cases, complete with original hardware setup. Pedal, hihat-, snare- and cymbalstand and a seat with no cracks in it.

Obviously, the kit hasn´t seen to much use and has been well cared for, standing in the cases in dry conditions. Quite a find.

[img]http://www.gratisimage.dk/thumb-9FCD_5097FAF8.jpg[/img]

Most of my kits are customized Premiers - old kits that I recoat and build up like I like them - but a totally original kit like this has its charm too.

Jon

Smukke trommer...