This was a drumset that I played in the 1990s after I got married and "The Fortress" had been sold. The funny thing is, I don't remember much about this kit, except that I used it for a very short while when I played in a band with Dennis Bracy and Troy Tyler. The group was so short-lived that we never even agreed upon a name for it, but we did play a concert at Vineyard Columbia.
From the shape of the badges I am guessing this was a Slingerland kit (or maybe a Stewart), but I notice the tom stand is a Ludwig model and Ludwig tom mounts have been added to the toms. The drums had no bottom rims which I did not like, but they sounded pretty good considering. I loved the fact that the kick drum had a shell-mount cymbal holder which I used to hold up my crash cymbal, and I really liked the obnoxious orange sparkle color. How many drummers play an orange sparkle drumset? Not many, obviously.
I have no idea where the cymbals came from or where they got to, but I do remember what happened to this kit. I sold it to a family that was starting a church and wanted it for their son to play in the worship band. I hope that kid enjoyed this kit and that it served its purpose. It was a good little kit. I would certainly love to get my hands on that wooden orange sparkle snare drum again. That was a real beauty!
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**Note from the author:**
This is a typical "Made-in-Japan" "stencil" kit made to look like Slingerland drums. I didn't know anything about Japanese drums back when I wrote this post, but now, several years later, I can look at the hardware and badges and make a knowledgable guess that this was a Stewart, Ideal or other Japanese "brand" that used the Slingerland-like black oval badge and "tear-drop" lugs.
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