awesome find
Oli ! What a find!
A Star Kit? They are the company that became Tama!
I love old drums (new drums too haha). Your drums look pretty cool. I dabble in Vintage drums here and there....just in the last two years or so - I'm no expert by any means. But I'd say your Star drums are a good find.
Very nice indeed!
Gary
awesome find
Oli, nice find! Clean it up a bit and it would look great.
Sonor - Pearl - Tama - Mapex - Paiste - Sabian - Roc N Soc - Pro Mark - Gibralter - Evans - Dixon - Mapex
My Kit:
Sabian AAX-Treme China 17", Paiste PST3 14" Hats-16" Crash-20" Ride.
Heads- Pinstripes on toms, Emad on Kick, Ec2 on top of snare, Ambassador on bottom of snare.
Pearl Dr-80 Rack
Pearl Eliminator Double Pedal-Chain Drive
Cheap Hi Hat Stand With Drop Clutch
Actual Drums-10,12,14 toms, 22 kick ,14 snare- its a cheap kit rebranded by the store i bought it from.
Guys, I'm back! Had a break from drumming for a bit, but I have just got back into it, co much more than I ever have, somehow the break has increasing my drumming capabilities two fold! It's nice to be back drumming and on the forum! My, you guys have been busy! Kits are looking awesome guys! congrats, glad to be back!
Kurtis, your set up just looks awesome my kind of set!
And Olimpass, I'm currently looking for some vintage drums, your new kit is just like what I want! it looks sweet! there is somthing about little kits I just love! the finish on yours is gorgeous too!
AG
"We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." - Winston Churchill
I bought this on eBay a few months ago for $29 - for the tacks - the shell was beat up. It's/was a 9x13 Leedy Gretsch - somewhere in the late 20's-30's as advertised. When I removed the tacked heads the shell was split almost right around the shell on both heads at the tack lines.
When I removed the finish the wood wasn't bad.....after I sanded the gouges out....most of them. I cut the shell down....used my sanding table to get the drums down to a nice straight edge. Then I hand sanded some edges. I put 8 or 9 coats of Wipe-On Clear Gloss Polly on to bring it to a nice deep gloss.
Hardware:
Gibraltar Triple Flanged 6hole hoops
Gibraltar Tom Mount
Vintage Gertsch snare lugs I had laying around after a restore project a year ago.
Heads are Remo Coated Ambassadors
I have a nice Grabber arm that this mount fits to. I tried it off my hihat and it works like a dream!
I may build this out to a 6 1/2" snare drum some day.....lbut for now it's a nice little tom.
Last edited by kona; 04-16-2011 at 10:52 PM.
Gary
AND - I stuck this cool little airhole in there a few minutes ago. I had a few laying around and thought it might do some good.....
Gary
HOLY..... KONA!!! Thats amazing!
Sonor - Pearl - Tama - Mapex - Paiste - Sabian - Roc N Soc - Pro Mark - Gibralter - Evans - Dixon - Mapex
You've really given that drum another shot at life kona. That really looks amazing.
What wood is it made of?
Yes - and it's sounding better than I ever thought it would. It's "singing" along nicely....got a lot of tone high and low. I'm very pleased I did not just trash it.....that would have been hard for me to do at any rate.
I'm pretty sure it's 3ply.....Maple with Sweet Gum? maybe in the middle - I don't know for sure. And...like I said....I don't know if it's a 20's or 30's but I'll find that out when and if I see it parked in an old catalog somewhere.
Gary
I took this shot today - Daisy (young Retriever on couch) seems to be okay with the photo op and me crashing around here.
L-R 2007 Gretsch 125th Anniversary snare/675x13 Tom (the one posted here)/1947 Gretsch 6x10 tom/1960's - maybe early 70's Apollo snare/1938 14" tom WMP AND 1949 Gretsch Parade drum - I've taken the snares off for now - sounds much better as a tom.....at this time.
Gary
Pearl-Zildjian-Evans-Vater
I go to my local drum shop and purchase my sticks. I like to touch them before I buy them ;-)
-TxDrummer
My parents just get mad when i crash the ride. Thats true for cars and cymbals
-jordison515
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I had the chance to set up and record in a nice sounding big room with plenty of light over the weekend, so I figured pictures can't hurt, right?
Man, thats a gorgeous kit.
Stunning kit Shane!! Love the finish! And that is a very cool pedal beater you have there
Gary
Beautiful kit Shane.
Interesting how you did the 12 as a floor tom essentially.
Jesse
1986 Tama Crestar - Lacquered Piano White
2016 Roland TD-25K
2015 Tama Starclassic B/B - Indigo Blue Sparkle
Thanks! I am most comfortable these days with a 4 piece. The 12 and side snare come and go as the situation permits. The timbale and at least one bell are always with me. When I do want the 12 its mostly for tribal type grooves. I don't want to have different sets of fills for setups, so I fly it out on the end. I am considering getting a cradle for the 14 so I can loose the rack if needed.
Thanks to Olimpass as well.
She's not only a looker, she sounds pretty good as well. Check it out:
http://www.drumchat.com/showthread.p...tml#post385968
Sweet!
I didn't buy them, Rich. I think I made it sound like I did! just saw them listed.
Jesse
1986 Tama Crestar - Lacquered Piano White
2016 Roland TD-25K
2015 Tama Starclassic B/B - Indigo Blue Sparkle
Here are a few, changed to a 1 up 2 down and these pics include my dw 3000 hi hat stand and sabian 19'' aa thin crash.
Gretsch - Tama - Pearl - Sabian - Zildjian - Stagg - Evans - Vater - Gibraltar
Mike.
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Rab...thats a nice set up.
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