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A Star Is (re)Born

Posts: 101 Threads: 11

Very nice looking kit! Excellent work

I also noticed the buildings and such in the background of some of the pictures and noted how beautiful it looked. Never been to France before... but would like to see more!

Thanks for posting your kit

Bryan

1985 Tama Superstar piano black (original owner)
85-86 Tama Superstar piano white
early 60's Trixon Luxus champagne
mid 60's Star WMP
early 70's Star 'silky blue'
early 70's Stewart metallic blue
early 70's Stewart psychedelic lava pearl
late 60's Coronet bronze strata
late 60's Coronet blue diamond pearl
2004 Arbiter Flats Pro
early 70's Stewart Fantasia pearl
early 70's Star blue satin flame
early 70's Star jet black double kick kit
Posted on 12 years ago
#11
Posts: 2349 Threads: 79

HA! Just having a good chuckle about the 'Star' Bass mounted cymbal mount. I stared at that thing for quite some time when I restored the 'Royal Star' kit I recently sold. That thing is an engineers nightmare. I swear, the guy that developed that must have been insane. Especially since most other manufacturers got by just fine with a floor tom leg mount. It does make those kits interesting!

Your WMP Star kit is wonderful! Great job! Those drums sound much better than most give 'em credit for.

fishwaltz
Posted on 12 years ago
#12
Posts: 3467 Threads: 116

Beautiful kit...

Great work...

Cheers

'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
Posted on 12 years ago
#13
Posts: 4715 Threads: 299

You, sir, have done a mighty good accounting of restoration and ingenuity. The color is my fave, especially when evenly "mellowed" all around. Great looking drums! (now there is 2 Deutschlanders, A New Zealander, an Ausie, a couple of Canadians and a couple of Americans to admire your work...)

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Posted on 12 years ago
#14
Posts: 5356 Threads: 87

Was just reading this and your other resto thread. Beautiful work and great saves on both!

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 12 years ago
#15
Posts: 629 Threads: 227

greetings,Your drums look fantastic.You did a good job in the re-birth. I like the candle wax trick.Never heard of that one.It will be done on my root beer Clubdates .I always ask people from France if they ever heard of St Germain or if they had seen him in concert? He puts on one of the best ever shows ever. Take care,Vati

58-Blue Diamond-Pearl Clubdates
65-WMP Clubdates
66-Green Sparkle Clubdates
67-Root Beer Clubdates
65-Cream tiger-stripe Pearl Presidents
60's Red Sparkle Artist LTD
60's yellow sparkle Trixon's
??'s Kingston-MIJ--3piece kit/Pearl snare
many vintage pedals,cymbals,parts,ect,ect
Posted on 12 years ago
#16
Posts: 99 Threads: 33

AD an other floor tom and new(old) wood hoops

Looks like a Buddy's replica!

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STAR WMP 22-13-16-cc14 (inside grey finish)
STAR Gold Flame 22-13-16-cc14
STAR WMP 22-13-16 (with inside rings)
HOSHINO red pearl 22-13-16-cc14
ASBA Stainless Steel 24-13-13-16
ASBA Stainless Steel 24-13-18
LUDWIG Black oyster (ringo!) 1968
LUDWIG Stainless Steel 1976 22-12-13-16

Zildjian, Bosphorus, Ufip, Tosco

and few more...
Posted on 11 years ago
#17
Posts: 2115 Threads: 26

Very well done. Those drums exude class. You certainly put some love into them. Thank you for sharing with us.

As to more people becoming drummers; on the positive side we would all get along much better, but on the negative side the rate of spontaneous human combustion would rise enough that it would, in fact become widely reported.

tnsquint
Very proud owner of a new Blaemire Snare 6.5 x 14 made by Jerry Jenkins "Drumjinx"
Posted on 11 years ago
#18
Posts: 1292 Threads: 147

Very admirable! I like the candle trick on the bearing edges! Encore bravo, mec!!!

1964 Ludwig Champagne Super Classic
1970 Ludwig Blue Oyster Super Classic
1977 Rogers Big R Londoner 5 ebony
1972/1978 Rogers Powertone/Big R mix ebony
60's Ludwig Supersensitive
Pearl B4514 COB snare ( the SC snare)
Pearl Firecracker
PJL WMP maple snare
Odds & Sods

Sabians, Paistes, Zildjians, Zyns, UFIPs, MIJs etc
Item may be subject to change!
Posted on 11 years ago
#19
Posts: 868 Threads: 134

Absolutley brilliant Job;-)

Cool Set!Yes Sir

Posted on 11 years ago
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