#Cara Cek serial number drum tama series#

#Cara Cek serial number drum tama series#

Superstars were at first 4 ply 6mm shells with re rings in the 95 series Then the 9700 series were 6 ply,9mm shells with no rerings.They also were all Japanese birch. Crestars were phased out in favor of Artstars/Grandstars. The Crestars and Grandstars appeared around the same time,and used the same 8 ply 9mm shell, of all Japanese birch,but the grandstars were wrapped. Ludwig on the other hand,has been using the virtually same, superclassic lug since 1948,and continues to do so today. Very true about the superstar/imperialstar/fiberstar/lugs.Tama actually destroyed the molds,instead of forseeing the need for replacement parts. I've seen broken lugs on Superstars and Imperialstars (well, everything from the 70s these days) and replacements aren't as easy to find as say, Ludwig Classic lugs or Slingerland lugs. The problem with the older kits is in finding parts should you need them. I'm also of the mindset that a classic Superstar kit will hold its own against newer drums. Both Yamaha and Tama at the time were kings of the birch shell. So if you found a Granstar kit, it would basically be the same shell - solid birch. But didn't the Crestars become the Granstars? I owned a kit in cherry wine stain back in '84 and loved it. Snare Drum Sound Check - Tama Rockstar Steel - Duration. I'm also of the mindset that a classic Superstar kit will hold its own against newer drums.ġ4' Tama Imperialstar Steel Snare Drum. I owned a kit in cherry wine stain back in '84 and loved it.īut didn't the Crestars become the Granstars? So if you found a Granstar kit, it would basically be the same shell - solid birch.

They were available from 76,through 86 when they were replaced by the Crestar series. There other colors that were available in other countries like Japan only The interior of the shell is stained with the same color as the exterior. In the USA,they were available in super maple(that is just the name of the finish,as there is NO maple in the shell),super mahogany,cherry wine,candy apple,aqua marine,piano black and piano white.

The concert toms have a rectangular badge. They were available in standard (12x8,13x9) sizes and X-tra sized shells (12x11,13x12),and a concert tom single head shells.The two headed drums have what's called the 'flying T' black and silver badge,with a metal grommet/vent hole,although some earlier 9600 deries drums had the badge held on with 4 nails.The badge says Tama,superstar and has a serial number. Mid 80s Tama Superstars are the 9700 series drums,made in Japan and are 6 ply 9mm shells of 100% Japanese birch.These shells differ from the earlier 9600 series shells that were 4 ply 6mm shells with re-rings.