Hello,

If you use the 'Search' button on top of this page, then put in 'Westbury', you'll find a lot of answers to this question ...

... and you'll find out, that you already asked exactly for this information one year ago ... (your post 06/07/2013) Hmmmm

Ralf

Pearl made Westbury. They also made other names in the 60's & 70's for export. They stopped doing this inthe mid 70's. I have a Westbury chrome snare that I bought at Manny's in NYC in 1974. I couldn't afford any of the American snares, and the typical cheap Japanese ones were horrible. The owner told me it was made by Pearl, and showed me a Pearl one, and it was identical. Back then I thought all Japanese stuff was inferior, but this snare looked and sounded as good as any snare on the market. I paid $75, and it looks and sounds as good as any snare. You can see a video of one on youtube called "Pearl COB snare approx. 1974". If you want a photo of mine contact me.