Just picked this up from a drummer in Norway...waiting for the shipment so only have pictures yet. Looks like an early Premier or UK made drum given the English style tension rods.
Any guidance appreciated
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Vintage Beverley - made by Premier at their Leicester factory.
A lovely drum, that!
This looks like a 1960s snare - probably 3 ply birch shell with re rings (maybe a Deluxe / Super Deluxe? though these usually come up with flanged hoops).
Mahogany Duroplastic wrap, similar 'slanted' pattern to Ringo's early Premiers.
Should have had a round badge, though I think the earlier badges might have been rectangular and maybe had cast hoops?
I've had a good few Beverley drums over the years, including my very first snare (a 70's steel shell), and I still have a Cosmic 21 (lovely Supra copy), but I'm not an expert!
Beverley was a previously independent English drum-maker, taken over by Premier in 1958, and then later by B&H.
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IT's a beauty. (came across this site from a post at dfo- also interesting:
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..Joe
..Joe
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As soon as I saw the wrap, strainer and butt, I figured it had to be related to Premier! Thanks to delboydrums for supplying the information!
-Mark
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Vintage Beverley - made by Premier at their Leicester factory.A lovely drum, that!This looks like a 1960s snare - probably 3 ply birch shell with re rings (maybe a Deluxe / Super Deluxe? though these usually come up with flanged hoops). Mahogany Duroplastic wrap, similar 'slanted' pattern to Ringo's early Premiers. Should have had a round badge, though I think the earlier badges might have been rectangular and maybe had cast hoops?I've had a good few Beverley drums over the years, including my very first snare (a 70's steel shell), and I still have a Cosmic 21 (lovely Supra copy), but I'm not an expert!Beverley was a previously independent English drum-maker, taken over by Premier in 1958, and then later by B&H.
Thank you for your detailed description. I had a Beverly Panorama 21 shell-pack, but kept the Cosmic 21 snare drum. It actually cost 21 GBP when it came out and surprised several Supra players..... I like the sound of that snare.
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