awesome score! You can't go wrong with $20

Looking good ! Congrats on the cheapo price !

WOW - that is a GREAT Score! That snare should sound great too! I restored a Star snare with the thicker shell like that - sounded GREAT!

The needle has landed.....I bet you have the urge to find another one already don't ya!?!

Press,

That is an awesome cleanup job. Love the color!

Hello,

Great score - congrats!

Would like to add that Star used two different versions of bass drum lugs: see pic below.

I can't see clearly which version you have.

If you've got the version on the right side (with the more 'angular' shape): beware of taking these lugs off the shell. They tend to brake VERY easily in the thread for the fixing screws, as the connections screw-thread are fixed strongly over the decades ...

The left version (more 'round') is problem-free and more sturdy: easy to take off the lugs and put them on again.

Cheers, Ralf

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THAT.........is a restoration!!!

They look great.

So no badges or ID right??

Wonderful Job sir.

ID: it's definitely a drum kit made by STAR. All hardware parts state that.

Cheers, Ralf

Thanks for all the feedback and tips.

I assume this arm is broken? Does anyone know if there is a good used one available? Any info or pictures of what this should look like would be great!

[IMG]http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/picture.php?albumid=157&pictureid=633[/IMG]

[IMG]http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/picture.php?albumid=157&pictureid=635[/IMG]

I also do not have the spurs that belong to this bass drum. Any ideas?

The Snare does sound great! I used heads that I already had lying around until I settle on what heads I want to use long term. I'm thinking Vintage Ambassador over Diplomat Hazy Snare Side. What snare wires do you guys suggest?

I do have urge to get another one already! I'm 29 and this is my first vintage restoration. I love it! Gives me a deeper appreciation for the drummers who came before me.

Thanks for the heads up Ralf! I, thankfully, have the problem-free ones on the left. I took all the hardware off the bass shell last night to start cleaning it up and had no issues.

No badges on the drums. In fact, I had no idea what I was buying when I got them. It was only after the fact that I used Ralf's website for Star drums that I was able to identify what I had.

Here's a pic:

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=47550&highlight=star+cymbal+arm

This arm is more than rare (meaning: almost impossible to find another one ...). As you have the bottom part of the bar, I'd try to weld a long bar onto it - although then the balance of power wouldn't allow to take a 20" Ride on top, I assume ...

You can make replicas by yourself out of a chrome rod (as e.g.).

Mine are 24 cm long and have a diameter of 9.0 mm. But please check it out first, whether the diameter in your brackets perhaps allows a slightly more thick diameter (perhaps 10 mm?).

Cheers, Ralf