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Badge ID on a Snare? Last viewed: 57 minutes ago

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Can anyone help me identify a manufacturer? I recently picked up a "vintage" drum off of Ebay. The seller did not identify who made it.

It came in what looked to me like a really old square black box with rivets on it. May not even be the original box.

My question is about the maker: It has only one marking. It has a "p" metal badge. The p is printed pointy at the front almost as if it was written in calligraphy style.

Does anyone have any idea what brand this is? Is it even made in the USA? It is a wooden snare if that helps and it sounds decent.

Posted on 14 years ago
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laura, Welcome to the Vdf, take a look at this link. Is it Premier? they are made in England, http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/premier_badges.html

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 14 years ago
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No I have a single letter badge.

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Can you post any other pics of the drum?

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Here are a few

Posted on 14 years ago
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Laura it's a pearl made in japan, we have a Mij,Mia.Mit expert Jonnistix, hopefully he will chime in here!

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 14 years ago
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Oh cool. It is a Pearl then!

Thanks for the help. I can't seem to find anything about them to get further details. I hope your expert can assist a bit more as well.

Posted on 14 years ago
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From laura

Oh cool. It is a Pearl then!Thanks for the help. I can't seem to find anything about them to get further details. I hope your expert can assist a bit more as well.

Laura. I'm educated guess at best, send Jonnistix a Pm- Personal message and link this thread to it, he will know

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Edit - nevermind....I was wrong. :)

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Posted on 14 years ago
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OK, this is a stencil, the "P" is the trademark for Penncrest, the old JC Penney brand. It was made by Pearl and is likely a 60s era drum. They average around $30-50, but $50 is high, IMHO, for most of these snares until they have been properly worked over. Can you shoot the interior? This is where you can make the biggest change to the sound. If it is a thin shell with re-rings, then it will have a narrower range, but can be broaden with some simple modifications. These mods, although technically against all the rules where American drums are concerned, make the MIJ drums worth having and playing. They can be made to sound so good, some are now using them for live play as it is much easier to not worry so much about someone "borrowing" your $50 drum than it is a $500 drum.

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