Well, those are the correct lugs, so a good shot of the interior will tell if they are fiberglass or not.

You just have too love those wraps! Nice!

Def. not fiberglass. Here's the inside of the floor tom (all of them are the same wood, I believe). They're 5-ply something (doesn't look as light as maple to me, but I'm not sure what 50yr old maple would look like). Also, sorry for the ****ty phone pics, I just don't have a camera anymore...

Well, here is my take on it: The shells are not maple, they are mahogany lauan. The edges look like they have been redone.

here are the catalog pages from the parent site:

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/pearl_drumsets.htm

Yeah, I've looked at that, but I can't seem to find 'presidents' before 69, when they changed the tom mount, hence the confusion.

Presidents are fiberglass shells. These lugs were used on other models as well. Pearl really did not have that much continuity throughout the product line. This shell, being a 6 ply, would be 67-69. they went from the 3 ply shells in mid 67, as did Star. I would not feel to bad about not being able to fully ID the kit as that is one of the more desirable wraps, and in 5 years, it should appreciate to about twice what you paidPM Osakabop, he is the resident Pearl expert.

Thanks a lot! We're not too worried about value - they're gorgeous and sound awesome.

I have a set of 1966 Presidents that are wood... The first Presidents came out in '66... Its made out of luan wood... i.e., fake mahagony...

Daddio

Well, it not "fake" mahogany, but Asian mahogany, which has a "looser" grain than African mahogany. Mahogany woods are indiginous to every continent and are from different trees. I apologize for my mistake, the earlier Presidents are indeed wood, whereas the later shells were wood/fiberglass. Lauan is not a name of the wood itself, but a plywood layup and cutting technique.