Hello all. I've owned/still own a set of Cherrywood Yamaha 9000 Recording Customs (RF series with deeper shells) from new since about 1992. I always thought they were made in the 1990s but according to the Yamaha dating page, mine were way earlier. But this doesn't make sense to me. Apparently, 'Yamaha Recording Custom RC, RF: 1984-2010, 45-degree bearing edges, power sizes introduced, all lacquered'
3 drums are made in Japan and 2 in England. The Yamaha drum dating page shows mine to have been made right at the start of the 1980s. Not sure about the 8" tom as the model number is not 'RF' but 'Y'. But the other 3 toms and bass drum are RF. If RF were introduced 1984, then surely my dates of 1980 & 1982 must be wrong?
Here's the page: http://faq.yamaha.com/us/en/article/musical-instruments/drums/ac-drumsets/806/4177/
Here's my model & serial numbers.
20" Bass drum: model BD920RF Japan
(serial QJ - 0791) March, 1980?
8" tom: model TT908Y Japan
(serial LI - 2236) February, 1985?
12" tom: model TT912RF Japan
(serial QL - 4401) May, 1980?
15" tom: model TT915RF England
(serial QP - 0181) Sept 1980?
10" tom: model TT910RF England
(serial IM - 2074) June, 1982?
Here's some pics. You can click and enlarge.
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