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Dolphin Drums?,,any info?

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recently brought an old Dophin Deluxe kit (for $50),,they look 60's>.70's,,phony wood wrap still good.....their actually well made,,remind me of early maxwin......

i remember the brand from yesterdy.....but,,where they from,made???...

tried googling but just get facts about Flipper?......WTF??...........any info would be good

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Posted on 7 years ago
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Never heard of them, I do know who Flipper was from the TV shows of the 60's

There was also a thread on them back in 2010 on Drum Chat.

They also came up with nothing. Maybe our MIJ gurus can help . . . Jay, Kenwood ??

Here is the link to the chat

http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.php/13986-Dolphin-Drums

No Guru - I just love collecting & learning about vintage drums!

Some of my favorites from the kits in the collection
58 WFL New Yorker Blue Sparkle
67 Ludwig Hollywood Red Psychedelic
69 Ludwig Standard Red Ruby Strata
70's Ludwig BOP "Ringo" Kit

A few of my favorite snares
20's Leedy Black Elite
51 Leedy & Ludwig Knob Tension
58 WFL Buddy Rich Classic Blue Sparkle
63 Walberg & Auge Sea Blue Agave Green Pearl
66 Leedy Shelly Manne Blue Agate Pearl
Posted on 7 years ago
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From doode1

recently brought an old Dophin Deluxe kit (for $50),,they look 60's>.70's,,phony wood wrap still good.....their actually well made,,remind me of early maxwin......i remember the brand from yesterdy.....but,,where they from,made???...tried googling but just get facts about Flipper?......WTF??...........any info would be good

May want to research Judd Madden, he played them. He had a Dolfin Deluxe Drum kit for quite some time.

All my research keeps coming back to Melbourne.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 7 years ago
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That thumbnail is completely useless for IDing purposes. It's a drum set.

Posted on 7 years ago
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Here are some right-clicked inter-web pics of a few "Dolfin" drum kits

Some kits have the shark fin lugs

and others the generic Pearl lug style

and the blue kit has more of a teardrop type lug

I think I may have a metal snare drum

with the same sort of shark fin shaped lugs

No badge on my drum but the lugs are the same .....I think?

They all look to me to be either an obscure Pearl stencil

or a copy of an obscure Pearl stencil late 70's to mid 80's MIT is my best guess

Though the kit in the thumbnail does look like it may be earlier some

with a two into one downtube for the dbl toms

Posted on 7 years ago
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My similar snare drum

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Lauan stencil kits

Posted on 7 years ago
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There is a lot of hardware in those pictures I am unfamiliar with. Six-sided tom receivers? The lugs on the blue set? The swivels on the tom arms on the blue and silver sets? All the rims are Pearl design, but the rest? Adunnome...

Posted on 7 years ago
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From doode1

recently brought an old Dophin Deluxe kit (for $50),,they look 60's>.70's,,phony wood wrap still good.....their actually well made,,remind me of early maxwin......i remember the brand from yesterdy.....but,,where they from,made???...tried googling but just get facts about Flipper?......WTF??...........any info would be good

Talk to CJ Taskas on Vintage/Classic Drums Buy and Sell Australia

https://www.facebook.com/groups/332797706915291/

He knows all about Dolfin drums!

Posted on 7 years ago
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