Restoring a 1962/63 Premier "Royal Ace", 4" piccolo snare. Fitting NOS butt end shells, a working throw-off lever, hoops, heads and repro, "Double 10" snare wires
Early 1960’s Premier “Royal Ace” piccolo snare drum. Beginning the rebuild, and installing the parallel mechanism
Restoring a 1962/63 Premier "Royal Ace", 4" piccolo snare. Installing the re-built parallel mechanism, and shell hardware
Premier “Royal Ace” internal parallel mechanism. Piecing together some working examples, from spare parts
Fun and games with a pile of 1960's, 70's and 80's Premier parallel snare mechanism parts. Restoring a couple of "Royal Ace" mechanisms, and discovering a whole heap of complications, into the bargain
Early 1960’s Premier “Royal Ace” piccolo snare drum. Chrome on brass shell – Strip-down and clean
Renewing the "diamond" chrome shine, on a rare Premier "Royal Ace", piccolo snare shell, dating from 1962/63. Hopefully the first steps towards a full, sympathetic restoration.
New Project. Early 1960’s Premier “Royal Ace 4” Snare Drum. Repair and restoration – Evaluation
A rare Premier "Royal Ace", 4", chrome on brass snare shell from 1962/63. Signs of history - some "unofficial" mods - but more than enough quality to encourage a re-build and restoration