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The original plan was to market the low-end Tama drums to beginners and use the Camco brand to sell high-end drums to professional musicians. San Francisco, CA 94158 T: 12 F: 12 1980-1989: Drums are coded with two-letter prefix on the serial numbers. There is a serial number on the Tama badge - 151646 and has 10 tuning lugs per side with plain chromed hardware, plain varnished wood finish and Starclassic 20 strand snare. Manic drum custom made 6.5x14 palisander rosewood snare drum with Tama Starclassic. The two higher lines of drum models, Imperial Star and Royal Star, were introduced to the American market and were successful lower-cost drums competing against more expensive American-made drums offered by, and at the time. So getting an exact date for any one Rockstar snare drum would be near impossible and rather pointless, because it's age wouldn't affect it's value. I think i've seen photos of your kit and they do seem to be accel sizes. Originally posted by Drum Pimp Astro, If your kit is made up of accel sizes then it is definetely 100% birch. Starclassic Maple drums don't have badges (at least not that I've Da feelsssss. Stagestar - Drums made from Philippine Mahogany. Stay up-to-date with many years in aqua blue tama drums have no serial. Prices for these vintage sets are going for astronomically high prices (worth it, or not.) No grommet. I don't have tons of storage so he is actually doing me a favor whether he knows it or not) Over the weekend I was astounded while at the Sam Ash on 48th St. If you are learning about your Tama Drum Set or Tama Snare Drum and want help then please ask the Drum Experts. Starclassic Bubinga Omni-Tune вЂ“ Drums made from 100% bubinga shells. The model number of the drum is on the LEFT (IE: TT-912Y). Hoshino has several offices around the world for marketing and wholesale distribution. 'Star' continues to be used in the names of Tama's drum models to this day.

#Tama starclassic serial number search series#

The Starclassic birch line appeared in 1996 (before the Performers) and I thought that maybe some of the shells I have were originally built for the SC birch series way back then. As part of the deal, DW received the Camco tooling and manufacturing equipment while Tama received the Camco name, designs, engineering and patent rights. My accountants husband has a beautiful set of 80's swingstars in ultra rare sizes.

#Tama starclassic serial number search serial numbers#

TAMA Serial Numbers Help - posted in General: Hoping to learn more about my Artstar II's based on the serial #'s. Tama is a small part of a large diversified corporation that doesn't do a good job of communicating with the owners of their products. Astro, If your kit is made up of accel sizes then it is definetely 100% birch. I recently scored a gorgeous, one owner, 1985 Mastercraft snare locally for a very nice price. X's were not actually used in the serial numbers. Next to that they also produce snare drums, hardware and other drum related accessories. The snares are outfitted with an Evans Power Center Reverse Dot batter head and black nickel-plated hardware. Later shells (early 1980s) were 6 ply birch (no reinforcement rings) and came in standard sizes (non-power depths) until Tama recognized the trend for power toms with the influence of hair rock and metal in the early 1980s. Best Sellers (9) On Sale (5) Price Drop (1) New Arrivals. 6 Lugs (2) 8 Lugs (15) 10 Lugs (17) Savings & Specials. Starclassic Performer B/B вЂ“ Drums made from a mix of 4 outer plies birch (5 on bassdrums) and 3 inner plies of African shells and come in either a wrap or lacquer finish. Phillips played a large silver drumset at that time with prototype drumshells. Note: X's are used as digit indicators for this list. They vary in pitch by using different shell lengths, rather than widths. A drum was stamped when the shell was finished, providing the most accurate depiction of the age of wood due to the fact final assembly came later. History Hoshino Gakki began manufacturing drums in 1965 under the name 'Star Drums'.