Hi guys and thanks Ralf for your complementary information.

I understand that this kit is from Hoshino and not the one who made Star and Tama. It seems that these drums where entry level "no name" distributed in Europe or at least in France.

So I guess that the GB badge (witch is actually a sticker!) must be from a french music store or distributor... I've seen another drumset just like this one (not the same sizes and finish but really same model) with a "Japson" sticker badge on a french forum but I can only guess.

As for the cymbals, except for the ride, they sound a bit crappy. A friend of mine wanted to buy me the set for 50€ because he was looking for vintage cymbals but I think i'm gonna keep the ride (I was looking for a 20" K, this will do just fine, same vibe, just a bit more pingy) and I'll give him the hats and crash for free.

Regarding the restoration, sorry I haven't been replying but I've started to work on the snare drum. Most difficult part so far where finding the right supplies. There's not much about drums restoration on the french internet (french drummers are nerds, if it's not a pricy DW kit, they show no interest). It may sound silly but finding equivalent to what kind of products recommended on US/UK tutorials or the exact same screws as the original wasn't that easy.

I find out that cheaper, natural products works best most of the time.

I mainly used vinegar and steel wool for really rusted parts, Chrome polish for hardware, WD-40 on every metal parts and lithium lubricant everywhere two metal pieces make contact.

I used lin oil and beeswax on the shell, lin oil really bring back the wood to life while beeswax seemed to put a better protective coat on the top.

I also got stuck for a few days with the bass drum. I removed the tape with a hairdryer and what was underneath wasn't pretty. I lost hope. found it back, tried to gently un-grip the rusted to infinite screws, mostly damaged the shell even more, lost hope again... Then finally I drilled out the head of one screw that was completely waisted and it worked perfectly! As I expected, the rust is only on the head of the screw so once I get rid of it I can unscrew the body off the lugs pretty easily with a clamp! carefully done, I should be able to remove all the screws, replacing them with stainless steel ones without damaging the lugs at all (but I admit some of the screw threads are a bit weary). Now with a lot of sandpaper and epoxy resin especially made for wood, I should give this bass drum a second life!

But wish me luck...

I'll probably make a new thread on the Restoring Vintage Drums part of the forum but I'm not sure when.

Here are some photo of the snare drum after I worked on it, as you can see I added washers everywhere and felt inside the lugs (not sure it was removed or just never existed on these budget kits), I'll try to keep the drums as close to the original as possible but will add just small improvement that are obvious or will prevent the drums to wear down: