House Brands
I get a lot of questions about drums with names that are
not always recognizable. From the early days on manufacturers made products that
looked like their own product but had a distributor's special name. Here's a
short list we have compiled over the years that may help you.
| Apollo |
St. Louis Music (Japan) |
| Bradley |
Veneman Music (Japan) |
| Dixie |
Grossman Music (Japan) |
| Duplex (60s) |
Grossman Music (USA) |
| Liberty |
successor to Nokes & Nicolai, merged into Slingerland
(USA) |
| Norma |
Strum 'n' Drum Music (Japan) |
| Revere |
Buegeleisen & Jacobson (USA) |
| Sherwood |
Montgomery Ward (USA) |
| Star |
Tama (Japan) |
| Vibratone |
Kent Manufacturing (USA) |
| Werco |
White Eagle Rawhide Co. (Japan) |
| Whitehall |
David Wexler Co. (Japan) |
| Zim-Gar |
Gar Zim Musical Instruments (Japan) |
If you would like to know more about the major manufacturers, I invite
you to order my book from Modern Drummer called
"The Great American Drums". It's only $19.95
plus shipping and I'll send you an autographed copy. |
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