What to do with an apparently disparate collection of various, "orphan" premier drums shells. A second "Elite" kit built entirely from salvaged parts, perhaps?...
Late 1970’s vintage, Premier “Elite” Drum Kit (#1) – “Natural” Finish. Bass Drum – hardware, and head fitting
Vintage, 1970's Premier vibe alert... Taking one of my "natural" Premier "Elite" 22" bass drum shells, re-uniting it with some original, vintage chrome hardware, and turning it back into a fine-looking, playable piece of kit.
Late 1970’s vintage, Premier “Elite” Drum Kits. Salvaging some original Premier “Everplay” heads, and applying a reproduction, vinyl logo
Getting the right "look" for the bass drum reso on a restored, "vintage" kit, depends either on getting hold of decent reproductions, (if they're even available), or on finding ways to sympathetically "spruce up" surviving, original period heads
“Mary Kaye” Blonde Fender Jaguar. Catching up with some lacquer repairs to the headstock
After a prolonged lay-off - the weather's finally right for nitro spraying again. Time to catch up on some long-running repairs to the lacquered headstock, for my natural blonde Jaguar build
1970’s, Premier “2000” Snare Drum (#3). Rebuild from parts – Rescuing and re-finishing a badly corroded shell
Vintage Premier drums were once renowned for their "diamond" chrome finishes - but this "2000" snare drum shell is in a terrible state. Can I rescue it with a coat of paint, and use it to build a restored drum?
1980’s, Premier “1026” Snare Drum. An experiment in making and fitting “traditional” gut snares
The sound of Gene Krupa's handbuilt "Billy Gladstone" snare got me thinking... Does a modern steel snare drum have to use a modern, wired, snare system - or could I experiment with a more individual tone, and learn something from the "vintage" days of gut snare wires?...
Restored 1974, Premier “2000” Snare Drum (#1). Installing the Flobeam mechanism, (and dampener)
Re-installing the Flobeam assembly, (and dampener mechanism), on a 1974, Premier "2000" snare drum
Restored 1974, Premier “2000” Snare Drum (#1). Cleaning, and first stages of re-build
After careful cleaning, this 1974 Premier 2000 snare begins its' re-build
1970’s Premier “2000” Snare Drum (#2). Re-assembly of internal components – Including Flobeam
Even though this is, in some ways, a "practice" run to install a Flobeam assembly - the thing still has to work properly at the end of it all. From a study of the components involved, a single exploded diagram, and with a bit of applied logic along the way - I think I've managed to work out the best way to do it...
1970’s Premier “2000” Snare Drum (#2). Complete re-build from parts – Wrapping a damaged shell
Can you physically "wrap" a metal snare drum if the original plating corrodes?... Would you want to?... Here's how it goes with a "written-off" Premier 2000 shell