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Vintage yamaha dating ?

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So, the more i look into my newly acquired vintage Yamaha Tour series drums, the more i'm thinking i may have something out of the ordinary..

I don't say rare because i don't think it qualifies as such.

Attempting to date my drums with Yamaha Drums serial guide, i was only able to date my floor tom, 13" tom and bass drum, but my 12" tom has only 2 letters that say "K M", the rest of the drums indicate a regular serial number indicative to that era..

For example--

12" tom-- KM = ???

13" tom-- LH-3137 = 1985/Jan

16" Floor tom--LH-3007 = 1985/Jan ?

22" bass drum-- KZ-1693 = 1984/Dec. ?

Call me dyslexic , but i'm having a bit of a hard time with their dating system..LoLoLoLo

If anyone can tell me if i've made an error in dating, or/and what year my drums were made, and if i have something out of the ordinary in regards to my !2 " tom serial number, i'd appreciate it !

cheers,

Rob

Posted on 8 years ago
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12" tom June '84

13" tom Jan '85

16" ft Jan '85

22" bass dec '84

http://faq.yamaha.com/us/en/article/musical-instruments/drums/ac-drumsets/806/4177

Not unusual.. I bought my blue kit in '93 I think and drums are dated from 80 to 89. They pull what they had to meet size/color requirements.

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 8 years ago
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From J!m

12" tom June '8413" tom Jan '8516" ft Jan '8522" bass dec '84http://faq.yamaha.com/us/en/article/musical-instruments/drums/ac-drumsets/806/4177Not unusual.. I bought my blue kit in '93 I think and drums are dated from 80 to 89. They pull what they had to meet size/color requirements.

Thanks so much Jim ! Once again you've given me useful information and more that i didn't know of ;)

So i guess i was pretty accurate with the dating and i'm not dyslexic after all LoLoLoLo

Posted on 8 years ago
#3
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Yep! Ya did well..

And now you have the link for the future too!

Cobalt Blue Yamaha Recording Custom 20b-22b-8-10-12-13-15-16f-18f
Red Ripple '70's Yamaha D-20 20b-12-14f
Piano Black Yamaha Recording Custom Be-Bop kit 18b-10-14f
Snares:
Yamaha COS SDM5; Yamaha Cobalt Blue RC 5-1/2x14; Gretsch round badge WMP; 1972 Ludwig Acrolite; 1978 Ludwig Super Sensitive; Cobalt Blue one-off Montineri; Yamaha Musashi 6.5X13 Oak; cheap 3.5X13 brass piccolo
Posted on 8 years ago
#4
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From J!m

Yep! Ya did well..And now you have the link for the future too!

Yeah thanks for that ! ;)

cheers,

Rob

Posted on 8 years ago
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