Yeah, I think the shells are maple and I also heard they were made well -not the typical "fire wood" (luan) variety stencil kit. They were probably as well-made as anything of that era. Lots of times, the finishes were cooler-looking than their American contemporaries, in my opinion. I would recommend taking good care of that kit and getting some other kit for the kids to play.

Not certain about the wood type....don't really know how to determine what it is by looking....i did find one that is very similar on a british website, it's a red tiger stripe and model "C200"....no clue, can't find anything online about this number....anyone else? (it does answer the question about "matching" snares though...)

http://www.thedrumcentre.co.uk/pages/full.asp?pid=939

HI EVERYONE--I JUST CAME ACROSS A OLD YAMAHA SET.AT A MUSIC STORY THAT I GO TO.. LIKE THE ONE POSTED BUT THIS ONE IS RED AND BLACK--NOT YELLOW AND BLACK---SIZES OF THIS SET ARE--12X18 BASS[[I DID CHECK IT]] A 8X12 AND A 14X14 TOMS AND A WOOD MATCHING SNARE 5X14--- SET LOOKS NEW BUT BASS HEAD ON FRONT HAS BEEN REPLACED--BUT THE GUY IS ASKING 700.00 FOR THE SET WOW!!!! MAYBE I TRY TO GET IT FOR 500.00 LET ME KNOW WHAT YOU GUYS THINK-SHOULD I BUY IT?? IAM NOT INTO VINTAGE JAPAN DRUMS BUT ITS A COOL SET...MIKEYD' Drummer

Let me know the store and I will check for you! ;)

Just kidding, if you say the condition is excellent and all original then $700 would be a good price.

Of course $500 would be better!!!

The snare drums usually go between $100 and $200 in excellent shape depending on the finish and who wants it.

David

hey i think i have some drums from the same set...i have the snare, the floor tom, and a small tom, and one ring from the bass drum...had these for about 15 years now, how much do these sell for? i could never find any info on them...

Cool drums!

well...."ask and ye shall receive".......email sent. (hopefully....x-mas3 )

Nice kit. My Yamaha has a 20" bass drum but same lugs and I'm not sure what wrap was ever on it. That kit has a very good value as pre 80's Yamaha drums are rare to come across in America. This is because they only started to mass distribute here in the 80's. I'm not sure if this has changed but when I talked to Yamaha about a year ago they said they couldn't even find a vintage kit to display. So that should say alot about vintage Yamaha kits.

I did see a photo over at Drumsmith of a vintage Yamaha in a display....

It was a recent photo, so they must have found one...

I agree though, I have seen maybe a few complete original sets...

David

Hi!

If the link below works, and the info is correct, it should answer your questions.

http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-YAMAHA-DRUM-SET-4-PIECE1968-GOLDEN-DRAGON-RARE_W0QQitemZ200190024074QQihZ010QQcategoryZ119015QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

According to this ebay seller it is a "1968 Yamaha 4 piece drum kit with A beautifull "Golden Dragon" finish" starting at $500.

Very nice kit!