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Database of Articles 11/13 to current

What is this drum?

April 29, 2026 George Lawrence
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This is a bass drum from Star's junior drum set called the "Midget" model. Its earliest appearance in a catalog was 1965.

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In Vintage Drums, Marc Patch Stencil MIJ, What's It worth? Tags Tama, Star drums, Star Drums Midget Drum Set
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US Mercury Single Tension Snare Drum

April 28, 2026 Marc Patch

Let me introduce you to my little friend: a Star made U.S. Mercury single tension snare drum. You won’t see many of these out in the wild, so here’s your chance to get a glimpse of a very rare entry-level snare by Star, and it has all its original parts!

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In Marc Patch Stencil MIJ, Vintage Drums Tags us mercury single tension snare, Star drums
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MIJ Sixties Fibre Gold Star Kit

May 31, 2024 Marc Patch

Every now and then a vintage Japanese kit comes on the market with one of the “fun” wraps. For Star made drums, that would be: the Pearl Fantasia, or the Lava Pearl, or the Peacock Pearl, or what I have today, the Fibre Gold.

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In Vintage Drums, Marc Patch Stencil MIJ, Reader Submissions Tags MIJ sixties drums, Japanes sixties drums, Marc Patch, Star drums, Tama drums
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Carlow Classics Vintage Drum Hardware
Clips, lugs & rods for 20s and 30s Ludwig snares
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