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Little Blue Onyx Star

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Found this pic of John Bonham behind a Star Jr.

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Posted on 13 years ago
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Don't wanna wrinkle any feathers, but this is a "Drum Mate" line. The "so called lugs" are not really lugs. Some of these kits have pass-through rods, others screw directly into the lug. Not the best idea Star ever had.

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Posted on 13 years ago
#32
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Indeed, it could be both a Star or a DrumMate kit (although I've never heard of a DrumMate junior version).

Here is a link to the Swing Star 'Midget Drum' with exactly this configuration:

http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/anniversary/expansion.php?cat_id=9&now=5

Anyway, thanks for that great pic!

Ralf

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Posted on 13 years ago
#33
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Hi jonnistix and Ralf, notice this is post 31,32 and 33 of this thread. All the info has been previously mentioned. As always, thank you for your interest and input. I just really was adding the pic I had found.

Posted on 13 years ago
#34
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From Olimpass

Like jonni said, in this case they're just brackets that are like a guide for the tension rods and screw into a half moon shaped threaded nut under the bottom hoop which looks to be a stamped out piece of the same material as the pedal (last pic). Internal snare wires similar to a tone control knob to keep the kiddies from destroying them I guess. The 9" heads came in. Now just need to make a cymbal arm for the bass mount and fabricate something for the mini cymbal stand base. What might be a couple good mini cymbals for this? I was thinking of getting a 10x10 tom and converting it to a mini floor tom maybe...lol. This would be a cool kit to bring to the woods for a little jam outside..

OK, so I have never seen this finish. When I said I had a blue one, I meant I had a blue marine pearl or whatever you want to call that. I've never seen this blue onyx type. That's really something special. I'd imagine it's mega rare.

Posted on 3 years ago
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