old drum

chrisyln · 04-19-2012, 10:44 AM

hi my dad gave me this drum does anyone know how old it is

Tartaniac · 04-19-2012, 09:20 PM

No, but it's a beaut!

SSA76 · 04-20-2012, 11:30 AM

Early 60's, need a look at the side strainer and adjustment knobs. No picture there. I love old Premies. Is the drum shell a dark wood like mahogany or a light wood like birch? Rerings should be light wood. Judging by the lugs I'd have to say early to mid 60's they are not 50's lugs, Would rule out mid 50's to late 50's as the lever for the top would be a different style, bottom clamshell type strainer a tell if you can send real good pics of it & the knobs top & bottom close up. Also the snares if it has them if they can be seen.

chrisyln · 04-20-2012, 01:33 PM

I will take some more pics later
this must have been one of the first drums that the Royal Highland Fusiliers had
as the where formed in 1959

Ray Halliday · 04-21-2012, 05:40 AM

I'd say probably early 1960's. The Pipes and Drums toured North America in 1966. I had the program and at that time, they were using Carlton Super Gaelic drums. Premier started putting what they called the "2000 Straight Lay" snare system on their drums begining 1968, and they're still using that system today on some drums. The bottom snare system apprears to be before that, it has no on off lever. Given that the Regiment was formed in 1959, this could be one of their original set.

chrisyln · 04-21-2012, 09:01 AM

HI Ray thanks for the info ,my dad said that the drum might be one of the first drums that the regiment had.my dad was on the 1966 tour he was in the military band and played the saxaphone ,this drum would have been one that the militray band had and not the pipe band
cheers Chris

MrsBart · 04-21-2012, 05:42 PM

Looking forward to more pics - that is one beeeeeeeeeutiful drum! I would sell my soul to have that sitting on a shelf in my drum cave

04-19-2012, 10:44 AM	#1
chrisyln Forum Member - Shy or Quiet Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 28	old drum hi my dad gave me this drum does anyone know how old it is

04-19-2012, 09:20 PM	#2
Tartaniac Holy smoking keyboard! Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Brevard, NC Posts: 2,299	Re: old drum No, but it's a beaut! __________________ flam...Flam...FLAM!

04-20-2012, 11:30 AM	#3
SSA76 Forum Clasp Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Dixie Posts: 897	Re: old drum Early 60's, need a look at the side strainer and adjustment knobs. No picture there. I love old Premies. Is the drum shell a dark wood like mahogany or a light wood like birch? Rerings should be light wood. Judging by the lugs I'd have to say early to mid 60's they are not 50's lugs, Would rule out mid 50's to late 50's as the lever for the top would be a different style, bottom clamshell type strainer a tell if you can send real good pics of it & the knobs top & bottom close up. Also the snares if it has them if they can be seen. __________________ "Sanity is the playground of the unimaginative" Chris Adams Last edited by SSA76; 04-20-2012 at 11:39 AM.

04-20-2012, 01:33 PM	#4
chrisyln Forum Member - Shy or Quiet Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 28	Re: old drum I will take some more pics later this must have been one of the first drums that the Royal Highland Fusiliers had as the where formed in 1959

04-21-2012, 05:40 AM	#5
Ray Halliday Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia Posts: 65	Re: old drum I'd say probably early 1960's. The Pipes and Drums toured North America in 1966. I had the program and at that time, they were using Carlton Super Gaelic drums. Premier started putting what they called the "2000 Straight Lay" snare system on their drums begining 1968, and they're still using that system today on some drums. The bottom snare system apprears to be before that, it has no on off lever. Given that the Regiment was formed in 1959, this could be one of their original set.

04-21-2012, 09:01 AM	#6
chrisyln Forum Member - Shy or Quiet Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Edinburgh Posts: 28	Re: old drum HI Ray thanks for the info ,my dad said that the drum might be one of the first drums that the regiment had.my dad was on the 1966 tour he was in the military band and played the saxaphone ,this drum would have been one that the militray band had and not the pipe band cheers Chris

04-21-2012, 05:42 PM	#7
MrsBart Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: San Jose, CA Posts: 101	Re: old drum Looking forward to more pics - that is one beeeeeeeeeutiful drum! I would sell my soul to have that sitting on a shelf in my drum cave