Thank you for your information;)

Kenwood, where do you get your info from? Seems to be very interesting. Do you know more about Aria Drums?

BTW some better images:

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Hello again Tomcomag

as I mentioned ,I am guessing at best

I based my comments on what little I have picked up as a MIJ enthusiast

I own one complete Aria kit although mine has a regular chrome snare drum

not a seven inch deep snare with a parallel strainer like yours

They are the blue stack of drums pictured

sorry but I never got around to taking any pics of them set up

initially I did not have a floor tom but as can be seen

I was able to locate one

and while it originally had a Vibra foil badge and a different style of lugs

it is Hoshino made and the exact same color

I have since located the proper lugs and the right badge to make a perfect match

I would say my drums are maybe a year or two older than your snare

as the drums still have the earlier style cursive badges

but they also have the later block lettered Aria logo drum heads

larger of course, but using the exact same font as the logo on your drum's foil badge

So great, so Aria had built and solt complete drumkits.

I am very interestet in how my snaredrum will sound when restored.

Asama and Trax, just to name a few.

This drum is similar to other 80's Taiwan-built drums such as Gretsch Blackhawk, Juggs, Emerald and ROC drums assembled in California. I have found that although similar, they are NOT identical to Tama. Different bolt hole patterns and very porous castings which are delicate to say the least. Even some 80's Rogers 360/380 drums are like this drum.

I have got some news...

I startet to disassembly my snare. I found some interesting numbers inside the mechanics of parallel strainer:

DJ - AD 80 and DJ - AD 79.

I guess that AD means Aria Drums and 79/ 80 is the year of production of this part. So my snare could be assembled in 1980. Thats what I bet.

Unfortunately Aria Japan does not reply my email yet.

Here are some pictures of my disassembled snare drum:

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I have a snare drum which looks as deep as that one with very similar looking lugs

separate for each head like yours

mine does not have a parallel strainer

and while it has no badge I always assumed by the lug design

that it was made by Tama

I can't believe that it is not possible to find information about the manufactory of Aria Royal Percussion. I am not sure if Ariaguitars has something to do with this drum.

Maybe its really a cheap sisterbrand of Tama or something like that. A cheap starter stuff?

I would so much like to contact the real manufactor for details, prospects, prices, and so on....

Copy and paste from the pearl drum forum.

Aria was founded in 1953 in Japan by Shiro Arai.He began marketing acoustic guitars in 1960.They switched to Aria Pro II in 1975.Most of their equipment was made in Japan until 1988, when it was switched over to Korea due to cheaper costs.Their drumkits were beginner style drumkits and are not very sought after pieces of collectible vintage gear.

Hope that helps a bit.