Another pic...

And the catalogue pic...I have other pics if it'll help.

I have this exact same snare drum. Didn't think too much of it until I shaved a snare bed, and now it's one of my personal favorites. Liked it so much, I found an 8 lug version, and bought it - good price - nice drum.

...also have the matching, 20" kick drum - Aquarian Super Kick II, sounds excellent. What info are you looking for? Olympic were Premiers, economy line from what I understand. Same birch shells, with beech re-rings. Not usually offered with the die cast hoops and higher end hardware as Premier, but still a quality drum.

Yeah, I have a couple of Premiers as well (a 60s HiFi and a 70s cheapie) and I know Olympic were a budget line, but basically I just wanted to know if the Olympic had a name and how old it is. Obviously it's a Deluxe, going by what you say. I'm going to take it out for a bash at a gig tomorrow actually, just to see what she can do.

Yeah, I noticed the snare beds on the shell are kind of weird, not quite lined up. How did you do yours?

Thanks for the info!

My 6-lug had no snare bed whatsoever. I basically just sanded the snare bed with a sanding block. Made all the difference.

Ah, well someone's done it to this one, and not very well. Probably the same guy who put the tone control for the muffler in badly. Do yours actually have mufflers, by the way? Don't know if that was factory or not...

Took a look, and mine does have a muffler - oddly enough, located next to the badge. Seems to be original, and is different than yours. Larger felt, and about 1" diameter, solid chrome knob. My 8-lug is currently at a rehearsal space, so I can't cross reference.

Can you post some pics of yours? Very interested in seeing it/them...