Drumsteroo, the bass drum in the third photo has those classic early 70s Pearl bass drum - very long retractable legs. The DownBeat line and ThunderKings had those. Valencias and the cheaper models still had the small, short retractable legs.

What adhesive did you use? I might try that...

I didn't use adhesive, I just used double sided tape, carpet tape. If I would redo them today I'd probably use 3M contact adhesive. You got test it out first to make sure the adhesive actually bonds with the pleather.

I just won the auction for this very interesting STAR 4-piece with Kingstone cymbals and hardware. Sizes are 20x16/14x14/12x8/14x5

This kit intrigued me from the moment I saw it- it is re-wrapped in a blue sparkle but they were able to re-affix the badges properly. Instead of remount ing the original lugs he used Tama ARTSTAR lugs and hardware through the bass and toms- the snare is original cond- not a re-wrap. He says he also painted the inside of the shells to protect them from humidity. All in all- it looks very well done- a nice players STAR kit- with enough reliable hardware that I can perform with it if I want. ( I have had mounting bolts (inserts) snap in the middle of a show before causing a head to de-tension. Now I at least put in new tension bolts on anything I choose to play live) Check the pics - I will post more when it arrives and I can study it more. Got it for about 380$ -everything in the photos was included.

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Wow, Eric! Thise had to be the very end of the run for Star. The shells are not typical of Star drums at all. Those look like regular modern edges from the early 70s. My guess is this is a ramp up kit going into TAMA production. Rare indeed! I have yet to see this type of shell. Very nice find! Looks more like a poly or lacquer than paint.

....well....? didja gitum yet..?

got it! nice- photos in a few hours!

I`ll start a new thread so as not to completely jump this one

Nice drums. I do think they look nice and the starting bid is quite acceptable. How much do you think it would go up? I would like to bid for 100 and that's my final bid.

Japan Auction

I bought them and found the wrap lacking in quality (it was a re-wrap) I then rewrapped them myself with green satin flame. Here is the finished product (as many have already seen these- I apologize - it seemed some haven't seen them) 100& wouldn`t be enough- I happily paid about 350$ for these and then about 250$ for the wrap and spent about 10hours of labor to clean them up- this was not a 100$ drumset at all. I would sell you the front bass drum head for 100$ if you like.