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premier piccolo snare double 10

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hi - I'm writing on behalf of a friend in Kosovo. Mladen owns a (presumably) vintage Premier double 10 piccolo snare. A few of the wires have snapped, and he would love to replace them, but we've had little luck finding replacement options. Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated.

I've done a bit of research, and the best advice I've seen is to scavenge a new mechanism off of another snare, but this is not really an option for us.

I'd love advice on figuring out an age for the drum too.

Thanks so much.

- tony

Posted on 13 years ago
#1
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I guess Mike Ellis from here has the answer:

http://www.mikedolbear.co.uk/forum/default.asp

Without pics it's hard tell infos (age etc.) about that drum!

Ralf

Vintage STAR (= Pre-Tama) website: www.star-drums.de
Posted on 13 years ago
#2
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thank you ralf. i will try to find the contact you mentioned. pics are below. any and all help appreciated - I don't really know drums myself.

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[IMG]http://i720.photobucket.com/albums/ww209/tony444/mladens%20premier/DSCF2032.jpg[/IMG]

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Posted on 13 years ago
#3
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You may also want to have him replace the muffler before he damages the heads. They are easy enough to find. As for replacement snares, you may need to try this site

http://www.drumwright.co.uk/

or www.mikedolbear.co.uk

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Posted on 13 years ago
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From mladen marinkovic

I'd love advice on figuring out an age for the drum too.

It looks as "Premier PD 2010 Piccolo" - model "2000" series, 14 x 4" shampagne sparkle, hot-calendered 4-ply maple shell with beech force-rings.

One of the best world piccolo parallel snares about 1966 - 1973.

Posted on 13 years ago
#5
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Try this company for the wires. And I'm pretty sure that if they won't ship to you, someone on the forum would be more than happy to help you with a re-mailing service. It's just how we roll, helping and taking care of each other is a mainstay of this site.

http://store.daddario.com/category/144383/Premier_2000_Offset_Snare

http://www.puresoundpercussion.com/PSPHome.Page?ActiveID=2391

"Ignorance may be overcome through education. Stupidity, however, is a lifelong endeavor." So, educate me, I don't likes bein' ignant...
"I enjoy restoring 60s Japanese "stencil" drums...I can actually afford them..."I rescue the worst of the old valueless drums for disadvantaged Children and gladly accept donations of parts, pieces and orphans, No cockroaches, please...
http://www.youtube.com/user/karstenboy
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Posted on 13 years ago
#6
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250793267585

Posted on 13 years ago
#7
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thank you all so much. you've been tremendously helpful. i will talk over the options with Mladen, and come back to you if we need more assistance.

a thousand thanks - t

Posted on 13 years ago
#8
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I have a snare exactly like this (blue aquamarine sparkle faded badly?) bought new in 1960. It came with a single wider snare of 18 strands. It has a wrap around end to the snare that is held to the chromed copper threaded bar on the snare mechanism by wire tension when mounted.. I have seen this drum described as a Royal Ace from 1964 on another site and I have also a chromed metal shell version of the same drum with the bigger premier badge which I cannot date. I hope this post is still helpful in 2016

Posted on 8 years ago
#9
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From Father-42

It looks as "Premier PD 2010 Piccolo" - model "2000" series, 14 x 4" shampagne sparkle, hot-calendered 4-ply maple shell with beech force-rings.One of the best world piccolo parallel snares about 1966 - 1973.

The snare is a Royal Ace circa 1960-1966 - Finnish birch with beech re-rings

Premier never used maple till 1992 in the Signia line

Posted on 8 years ago
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