Found a strange looking drumset! Help identify? :)

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justaphase

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Hey guys, I was wondering if anyone has any info on these somewhat different drums...

My big boss and I were hunting for pots and pans for a Pastamania gig, and we wound up at a karang guni fella's place, and the guy was selling a made-in-Japan Pearl drumset, BUT, instead of the regular top hoop and skin, the top of the toms were fitted like a roto-tom. It looks exactly the same as a roto-drum, where you can spin the top around to meddle with the tuning. The snare drum is built like that as well. The roto tops are by Remo and the shell is by Pearl.

I'll post some pics soon, after my boss cleans it up. Everytime anyone goes near the set now they get sinus :/
It was living in the dirtiest, most neglected part of the karang guni hole (which, make no mistake, is damn high tech on the inside, with CCTV and 24-hour air con).

Thanks SOFTies! Your interest and discussions will definitely be appreciated and noticed :)
 
Okay, looks like it's from the Pearl Vari-Pitch range. Apparently its rare but not too high in value. Haven't searched enough to find pics of an entire vari-pitch drumset like the one my boss bought, but so far pics of the toms confirm the model.
 
how much did you bought it for? Also for fun, try putting it up on ebay and see how much gets bidded on it.
 
seen one of those in Pearl forum. Like justaphase said, its rare but will not score big money because older Pearl drums' value is very low no matter how rare is it.
 
This kit sold for US$800. Not sure how much you paid for your find, but if it sounds good, keep it!

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Vintage Pearl Vari-Pitch Deep Cannons Kit 1978 - eBay (item 320231523945 end time Mar-30-08 19:02:12 PDT)
 
Thanks for the response guys!

He paid 60bucks! Inclusive of two Indian congas, two tambourines, and a small Carlos tom. The guy quoted $150 but there's always a bargain to be made I guess, haha. Needs some work though, definitely.

It's quite amazing, all the things you find at such places..
 
sweeeet kit. i buy from you for $100 okay? HEH.

eh yeah, PM ME the details of the KG dude and his location. :twisted: [size=-2]heh jk jk![/size]
 
Guys, the place is in Little India, near Clive street. You'll see people dropping off paper and metal items off all the time. In all honesty it really just looks like a slightly organized rubbish dump. The drumset was being stored in the sleeping quarters and we only were told about it when the fella heard we were musos! So it's probably better to ask them what they have if any of you do go down :)

The set is my boss' though. Humbug. We are using it for a school workshop since we have other sets that are more...maintainable. So the wee children of Nanyang Primary School are busy banging away on that karang guni kit!
 
justaphase said:
We are using it for a school workshop since we have other sets that are more...maintainable. So the wee children of Nanyang Primary School are busy banging away on that karang guni kit!
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Good to know that it's going to nurture young potential musos ;)
 
justaphase said:
Guys, the place is in Little India, near Clive street. You'll see people dropping off paper and metal items off all the time. In all honesty it really just looks like a slightly organized rubbish dump.
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Thanks! Maybe if got time, I go over and check out the place this weekend. Haha.
 
Woah!! a varipitch! havnt seen one of these since i was studying in canada... sweet stuff its pretty versatile if you find the right skins... ehh can i buy it from u haha although i donno where to store it haha
 
just to share what i know about it my teacher used to be a gear freak with his basement filled with lots of vintage drums stuff *3rd generation drummer lol* prob go find him and steal some stuff back hahaha... anyway the varipitch from what i told was "built" to be used with natural skins using the synthetic skins of today might make it ring too much which might just make it sound crappy? anyway that was what my teacher said nvr did get to experiment with it after all i was happy he even let me play on it back then... well one of the few natural skin makers internationally is earthtones and they are pretty expensive and need to be maintained in a cool dry enviroment... given my 2 cents worth though i would think that hydrolic skins would work just as well given its "dampened" nature... do experiment and lemme know how it goes k =D
 
Sorry guys, I wish I could give better directions but that's the most I can remember after we scoured the area!

Thanks for all the great info on the vari-pitch cannons! Unfortunately, some repairs need to be made on the roto mechanisms on two toms, but quite amazing (for the condition we found it in!) the shells are still intact. If me boss ever wants to sell I'll definitely give a shout out! In the meantime, its being used for our arts education program in schools!
 
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