What Happens When We Run Out Of American Drums?
There are only so many Radio Kings and Black Beauties out
there. So what happens when the best examples are tucked away in collections?
What will be next?
A lot of interested parties have started collecting
European drums- especially those from the United Kingdom like Premier, Ajax,
Carlton and other fine brands. Still others seek early 60s-70s Japanese drums
that were imported into the States.
We suspect Pearl and Hoshino (Tama)
made Apollo, Whitehall, Dixie, Reuther, Werco, Zim-Gar and a host of other
companies. The drums and hardware were similar, just the badges were different.
North American distributors had them badged with their own in-house names.
The
European and Asian drums had plastic coverings in some pearls and sparkles that
resembled the American product, but often they were very different and often had
garish sparkles and other tints to the pearls and agates in very different
colors and patterns.
Who knows if that is where we are headed, but it
is a thought when the other drums can be astronomical.
For information
on classic American drums, I invite you to order an autographed copy of my book,
"The Great American Drums" published by
Modern Drummer. |
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