PM sent re parts

BTW, that's a pretty cool score for free. They are much higher quality than most of the Japanese brands of that period and worth decent money.

Here are some pics of the parts you need that I PM'd you about.

Cool set! Congrats on your score. I love the wrap!

You must have good karma. Those are really nice sets. You look after it and enjoy it.

I found this kit on Craigslist in July of last year. The ad basically said "old drumset - FREE - take today or its going in the trash" I emailed them and asked for directions. Half hour later it was in my basement! The people who gave it to me said their son played it in the 80s, and it's been sitting since. They got it at an auction in 1982 for $25. They just wanted it outta the way, or it was going in the dumpster!

It just the shells, i had to find a hi hat stand, bass pedal, cymbals, ect. I LOVE this set! I can't wait to finally play it! It doesn't have any bottom heads on it, not even on the bass drum, but the rings are there. The snare drums doesn't have any snares, but that can be fixed easily.

I'd like to restore this kit, there is a little rust on the rings and such. Guess I'll be doing a lot of restoration reading! I love the wrap.

Any clue how to accurately date this thing? My guess is early 70's.

It's around 1968. The colour is Blue thunder. (thanks to rogersling for coming up with the proper name for the finish) I have the same kit in red thunder. See the thread on that one here: http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=19605

You'll find all the advice you need here to restore them. A very helpful bunch.

Welcome aboard! If you can't get the originals at a reasonable tick, try here:

http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_107_80&products_id=4893

These are replacements that are almost identical. You may want to measure the diameter of yours as there are 2 sizes. Great kit, and they typically bring between 500-750 when properly restored and cleaned. Very good score! I am envious!

All you need to do is ask someone on line with an old Olympic Premier kit to measure the length of there legs and then you need the internal circumfrance of the housing on the bass drum leg suport and buy some alloy tube and cut to lentgh i think they are the straight legs so no bending involved and should be metric because they were made in japan so you should get a standard diameter posible 10mm.. looking at it finish the legs with some rubber blanking ends....failing that! contact Yamaha they might make you some because they have records of all there kits they were the first to impliment quality control on a mass production scale.....so scema and blue prints must servive!Excited

sonor did a 70sn kit called the tear drop the Yamaha fittings of that time were joined on all the drums in the middle go to this link and check out the Yamaha and the sonner i thing yours looks like the sonnor dudeToilet