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Ajax Snare

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Hello,

I recently discovered during a house clearance a complete set of Ajax/Rose Morris snare drum lugs, 16 in total and some suprisingly high quality hoops. However there was no shell to be found much to my dismay.

I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how likely i am to find an original Ajax shell and if so where to look. I dont mind having to restore the shell if its poor quality however i have no knowledge of the general availability of Ajax drums.

I would rather not frankenstien together these lugs and hoops with another shell if possible but i have no real experience of buying vintage drums.

Thanks for any advice you can give,

Neil

Posted on 12 years ago
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From WolvoNeil

Hello,I recently discovered during a house clearance a complete set of Ajax/Rose Morris snare drum lugs, 16 in total and some suprisingly high quality hoops. However there was no shell to be found much to my dismay.I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how likely i am to find an original Ajax shell and if so where to look. I dont mind having to restore the shell if its poor quality however i have no knowledge of the general availability of Ajax drums. I would rather not frankenstien together these lugs and hoops with another shell if possible but i have no real experience of buying vintage drums. Thanks for any advice you can give,Neil

Hi Neil,If you live in U.K you should have no problem..Look on Ebay UK they do show up.If you live in the U.S. coming up with a shell will be harder to do again check Ebay..Ask on this forum under Wanted some members on this forum live in the UK check with member Diamond...He maybe able to help you out in the U.K...Oh Welcome.... to this great forum....Mikey

Posted on 12 years ago
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Thanks alot for the response, I do live in the UK which makes me hopeful it'll be easier than if i lived elsewhere. Thanks for the advice ebay is my first port of call and if that fails i will put out a request here.

And thanks for the welcome,

Neil.

Posted on 12 years ago
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From WolvoNeil

Hello,I recently discovered during a house clearance a complete set of Ajax/Rose Morris snare drum lugs, 16 in total and some suprisingly high quality hoops. However there was no shell to be found much to my dismay.I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice on how likely i am to find an original Ajax shell and if so where to look. I dont mind having to restore the shell if its poor quality however i have no knowledge of the general availability of Ajax drums. I would rather not frankenstien together these lugs and hoops with another shell if possible but i have no real experience of buying vintage drums. Thanks for any advice you can give,Neil

I'm not sure what the connection between Rose-Morris and Ajax is. Rose-Morris was the rebranding of John Grey drums by the parent company Rose Morris,in the early 70's. Ajax was a brand of Boosey&Hawkes and they ceased drum production in 1970. If you posted pictures of the lugs and hoops, it might help identify what you have.

Posted on 12 years ago
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Yeah,

I think you two entities tangled up.

Ajax = Boosey Hawkes

Rose Morris=John Grey

There is lots of good info on John Grey (Rose Morris) here:

http://vintagedrumguide.com/john_grey.html

Boosey Hawkes and most of the UK companies:

http://ukdrums.weebly.com/boosey--hawkes-history.html

Patrick

Posted on 12 years ago
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There's an English forum out there:

http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/forum/default.asp

You should place an add in their 'Classifieds' section, too.

Ralf

Vintage STAR (= Pre-Tama) website: www.star-drums.de
Posted on 12 years ago
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Hello guys, i really appreciate your responses they have helped me alot. I understand that Ajax and Rose Morris were two independant organisations however they were the two english drum manufacturers that i was able to associate with the lugs and hoops based on a brief internet search. I know im a complete amature when it comes to this i am really just here to sponge off your collective expertise.

Thanks again,

Neil.

Posted on 12 years ago
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From MIKEY777

Hi Neil,If you live in U.K you should have no problem..Look on Ebay UK they do show up.If you live in the U.S. coming up with a shell will be harder to do again check Ebay..Ask on this forum under Wanted some members on this forum live in the UK check with member Diamond...He maybe able to help you out in the U.K...Oh Welcome.... to this great forum....Mikey

Welcome aboard Neil http://ukdrums.weebly.com Roger is a member on here and has a massive amount of knowledge on british drums and may be able to assist..

You may find someting on Gumtree too..

will keep my ears and eyes open for you as i have seen some come up in the past..all the best

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