… WITH LUG TYPE 920

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Drum Kits With Lug Type 920
It was the very first shape of lugs at Star drum kits. This type can be found very often at Star drum kits and also at many drum kits from their brand names. Latest entries of photos: On the top of this page.

Majestic from the early 70’s, in White Marine Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” (Dave, Lockhart, USA)
Majestic badges
Remarks: Drum kit with the Majestic-typical ‘Zig-Zag’ lug design and the rare ‘Revolv-O-Matic’ cymbal holder arm on the bass drum

Majestic from the early 70’s, in Blue Marine Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Dave, Lockhart, USA)
Majestic badges
Remarks: Another nice drum kit with the Majestic-typical ‘Zig-Zag’ lug design and a rare combination in regards to the 14” floor tom

Star from the early 70’s, in Red Agate Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” (Kelly, Vancouver, Canada)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: That’s a nice finish! Unfortunately parts of the tom holder unit at the rail consolette are missing

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Fibre Gold Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” ‘King Beat’ metal snare drum (Thomas, Lehrte, Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: A great looking kit from the late era, bass drum with 10 lugs

DrumMate from the 60’s, in Red Marine Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 16” (Janne, Tranas, Sweden)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: A beautiful drum kit with the earlier rail consolette

Star from the 60’s, in Black Diamond Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 12”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Herman, Noorderwijk, Belgium)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Kit with two 12” rack toms and in a great classic finish; the bass drum spurs are modifications

Star from the early 70’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 2×13”/ 16” + matching 14″ metal snare drum (Tom, Vienna, Austria)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A beautiful ‘extended’ drum kit with the classic rail consolette version on the bass drum

Star from the 60’s, in Oyster Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 16” (Jonas, Linköping, Sweden)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Great looking drum kit, I’m not sure whether the damper is original Star or not

DrumMate from the early 70’s, in Black Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 16” (Janne, Tranas, Sweden)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: A nicely refurbished drum kit with a classic finish

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Andreas, Rome, Italy)
Bollero badges
Remarks: A great looking drum kit with a nicely faded yellowish original wrap

Star from the early 70’s, in Blue Marine Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Tim, Berlin, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Nice drum kit from the early 70’s (the rack toms have the later tom brackets)

Star from the earlier 60’s, in Gold Agate Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Sandra, Wichtrach, Switzerland)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Drum kit with a less frequently Agate Pearl finish and the early version of dampers; a 13” rack tom exists, too, but isn’t mounted

Star from the 60’s, in Fibre Gold Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Josh, Rostock, Germany)
Black/ oval Swing Star badges
Remarks: Owner prefers the one-up two-down tom configuation, although the second rack tom holder exists

Star from the early 70’s, in Lava Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Manuel, Freiburg, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A beautiful drum kit; wrap has partly slightly faded in the green colour to a more yellowish look

Star from the 60’s, in Blue Ripple, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Josip, Neuhausen, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The 13″ rack tom is not mounted, as owner plays a 3-pc-kit, only

Star from the earlier 60’s, in Black Diamond Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Keith, Melbourne, Australia)
Oval/ black Star badges
Remarks: One of the very first drum kits made by Star, beautifully refurbished after having saved it from rubbish collection

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Metalic Gold, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Jan, Prague, Czech Republic)
Bollero badges
Remarks: Kit with one of the latest and rare finishes, because the wrap was mainly used lateron

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Jan, Prague, Czech Republic)
Bollero badges
Remarks: Kit with genuine hardware and the slim version of ‘Fre-o-matic’ double tom holder, cymbal arm on the bass drum is non-original

Star from the late 60’s, in Fibre Gold Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Mark, Ottawa, Canada)
Round/ silver Star badges (replicas from me)
Remarks: A nice 3-piece-kit with the slip-on tom holder

Star from the 60’s, in White (Marine) Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Mark, Ashtabula, USA)
Rectangular/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Beautiful kit with a classy finish – the complete tom holder unit is a replacement

Star from the 60’s, in Blue Sparkle Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” (Cyrille, Leuven, Belgium)
Rectangular/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A nice smaller kit with sought-after sizes; the logo is custom made, not genuine.

SwingStar from the late 60’s, in Silky Red, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Adriaan, Aarschot, Belgium)
Oval/ black SwingStar badges
Remarks: A beautiful restored kit in a rare finish with the slip-on double tom holder version

Star from the early 70’s, in Blue Ripple, 24”/ 13”/ 18” (Samuele, Modena, Italy)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Owner also has a 14” rack tom and a 22” bass drum with a matching wrap, but King’s Stone badges (not pictured here)

Star from the early 70’s, in Silky White, 22”/ 12”/ 16” (Lino, Birmenstorf, Switzerland)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A beautiful nice 3-piece-kit, rack tom mounted separately (original tom holder unit still existing)

DrumMate from the early 70’s, in Natural Wood Grain, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + 14” matching wooden snare drum (Carsten,Bad Kissingen,Germany)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: A nice and very rare drum kit with a plastic wrap, genuine with some very early Tama parts mounted – not added lateron

Star from the early 70’s, in Tiger Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Bob, Richmond, USA)
No badges
Remarks: A beautiful kit with early bass drum legs but later bass drum hoops

Star from the late 60’s, in Black Agate Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” matching wooden snare drum (Nina, Moorsel, Belgium)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: An awesome three piece kit (with the matching snare drum, not pictured here)

Star from the early 70’s, in Peacock Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Peter, Winterberg, Switzerland)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Kit with a rare finish, gently modified with a Tama double tom holder unit and Tama bass drum spurs

Star from the 60’s, in Silver Sparkle Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Mario, Bisingen, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges at bass drum and snare, oval/ black Star badges at the toms
Remarks: A beautiful kit with it’s original hardware parts, even the early cymbal arm on the bass drum

Star from the early 70’s, in Blue Ripple, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Erik, Durban, South Africa)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The genuine wrap (‘Blue Ripple’ or ‘Oyster Pearl’?) has nicely faded to a brownish tone; non-original wood hoops (bass drum)

Lyra from the early 70’s, in Gold Sparkle Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” (Daniel, Winterthur, Switzerland)
Lyra badges
Remarks: The black wood hoops are replacements (original: black metal hoops)

Star from the early 70’s, in Red Marine Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Yehuda, Jerusalem, Israel)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Rail consolette with the latest Star version of a tom bracket at the rack tom

DrumMate from the early 70’s, in Blue Marine Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” (Jakob, Vienna, Austria)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: A nice three-piece-kit with the sought-after 14” floor tom version

Star from the late 60’s, in Tiger Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 16” (Ryan, Vancouver, Canada)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A nice restoration done to a great looking kit; floor tom legs are not the original ones

Swing Star from the early 70’s, in Silky Blue, 22”/ 12”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Tim, Oslo, Norway)
Oval/ black Swing Star badges
Remarks: The tom bracket is genuine – this set was originally delivered with this L-arm tom holder (obviously in the last days of Star)

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Red Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Martin, Eppingen, Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: The Red Pearl finish and the ‘Fre-o-matic’ double tom holder version: a rare combination from Star

Star from the late 60’s, in Fibre Gold, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Martin, Eppingen, Germany)
Black/ oval Star badges
Remarks: Tom holder is the rare retracting single tom holder version

DrumMate from the early 70’s, in Blue Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Martin, Eppingen, Germany)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: A nice 3-pc-kit with the early rail consolette (bass drum T-rods are not genuine)

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” (Andreas, Kempen, Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: Tom holder is the latest version from Star: the ‘Fre-o-matic’ double tom holder, kit misses the second rack tom

Star from the early 70’s, in White (Marine) Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” (Tobias, Bremen, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The rack tom has the latest bracket, which was combined with a rail consolette

Star from the early 70’s, in Fibre Gold Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” (Marco, Nürnberg, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: There also exists the 12” rack tom, but is not displayed, as usually not being played

Royal Star from the early 70’s, in Blue Streamer, 22”/ 13”/ 15”/ 16” (Matt, Drouin Vic, Australia)
Round/ black Royal Star badges
Remarks: Primary, all toms were concert toms (prototype?) and have been modified to ‘normal’ tom (with resonant side hoops and heads)

Star from the early 70’s, in Silky Blue, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal ‘King Beat’ snare drum (Del, Swansea, UK)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Both pedals from Star as well, but the tom holder is a modification: Unit comes completely from Slingerland

Bollero from the early 70’s, in White (Marine) Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 16” (Eric, Nürnberg, Germany)
Bollero badge (rack tom), Star badge (bass drum) and DrumMate badge (floor tom)
Remarks: The tom has the latest bracket, which was combined with a rail consolette

Star from the early 70’s, in Silver Star, 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Michael, Kirkel, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: One of the latest finishes from Star (although with rail consolette), toms have the ‘One touch tone control’ dampers

Star from the late 60’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” ‘King Beat’ metal snare drum (Michael, Würzburg, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The 12” rack tom is not pictured, as the kit will be played in this configuration only; nice genuine hardware as well

Star from the early 70’s, in Peacock, 20”/ 12”/ 16” (Gerd, Bubenreuth, Germany)
Round/ silver and oval/ black Star badges on different drums
Remarks: Kit with a rare finish, rare genuine cymbal stand on the right side (plus modern cymbal arm)

Royal Star from the early 70’s, in White (Marine) Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum no. 8258 (it’s mine)
Round/ silver Royal Star badges
Remarks: Kit in excellent condition with the classic finish, contains the Fre-o-Matic double tom holder, the latest version from Star

Majestic from the late 60’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 20”/ 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 14”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Michael, Ohio, USA)
Majestic badges
Remarks: A very rare and complete kit with Zilco cymbals of that era; the bass drum logo is a replica but looks like the original one

Bollero from the late 60’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Offer, Cologne, Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: Plus a pair of matching bongos from Star, which are rare as well

Star from the late 60’s, in White (Marine) Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Thomas, Saarbrücken, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Owner mainly plays the 12” rack tom solely, therefore only this drum has a RIM system mounted at the bottom side

Star from the late 60’s, in White (Marine) Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Ray, Douglasville, USA)
Rectangular/ silver Star badge
Remarks: All stands are original as well as the cowbell and holder, bongos also made by Star

Star from the early 70’s, in Oyster Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” (Jay, Ottawa, Canada)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Shells with grey interior

DrumMate from ca. 1966, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Michel, Montreal, Canada)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Rail consolette with slide-on tom bracket type, overall drums in rare mint condition

Star from the around 1966, in Red (Marine) Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Jörg, Saarbrücken, Germany)
Oval/ black Star badges
Remarks: The retracting single tom holder is rare to find; matching bass drum pedal and hihat

Barclay from the early 70’s, in White Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Matt, Drouin Vic, Australia)
Barclay badges
Remarks: The bass drum hoops are replacements, otherwise all genuine in a classy wrap

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Christian, Traismauer, Austria)
Bollero badges
Remarks: Double tom holder is the latest version used at Star, bass drum hoops are a replacement

Star from the late 60’s, in Black Agate Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Ismo, Kangasala, Finland)
Rectangular/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A nicely refurbished drum kit

Star from the early 70’s, in Blue Ripple, 22”/ 12”/ 16” (Leonard, Lichtenfels, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A rare and beautiful finish; there also exists a second rack tom in 13” (but is not in use generally)

Jason from the around 1963, in White Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Matt, Drouin Vic, Australia)
Jason badges
Remarks: Most probably one from the earlierst Star production date: It shows the genuine rectangular bracket on the bass drum

Magnum from the 60’s, in Red Sparkle, 20”/ 12”/ 14” (John, Michigan, USA)
Magnum badges
Remarks: A rare drum kit with the earlier version of a rail consolette

DrumMate from ca. 1970, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” (sold to Lasse in Hamburg, Germany)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Floor tom has eight lugs and the same bigger lug version as mounted on the bass drum

Star from the late 60’s, in Gold Agate Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Alan, Cincinnati, USA)
Rectangular/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Thin shells with re-rings, the floor tom is 16” x 15” (height), which is not common

DrumMate from the late 60’s, in White Marine Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Jeroen, Venlo, Netherlands)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: There also exists the second 12” rack tom, which is not pictured herein

DrumMate from the early 70’s, in Tiger Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” (Julien, Versailles, France)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: The bass drum logo is not genuine

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Markus, Esslingen, Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: The double tom holder is existing, but, as the smaller 12” rack tom, currently not mounted

Ralston from the middle of the 60’s, in Red Agate Pearl, 20”/ 12” / 12”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Jeff, Boston, USA)
Ralston badges
Remarks: Beautiful drum kit with the rare retracting double tom-tom holder (type 717), and a rare badge as well

DrumMate from ca. 1970, in Red Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (sold here in Germany)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Rail consolette with slide-on tom bracket type

Stewart from the early 70’s, in Red Agate Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Matthew, Port Colborne, Canada)
Stewart badges
Remarks: Another superb looking and rare finish

Stewart from the early 70’s, in Black Agate Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Matthew, Port Colborne, USA)
Stewart badges
Remarks: A great looking rare finish

Swing Star from the early 70’s, in White Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Carol, Margraten, Netherlands)
Oval/ black Swing Star badges
Remarks: Bass drum with the early type of rail consolette

Star from the late 60’s, in Tiger Pearl, 20”/ 13” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Florian, Bielefeld, Germany)
Oval/ black Star badges
Remarks: Another sweet little three piece set, the additional Star brackets on the bass drum are add-ons

Star from the late 60’s, in Gold Agate Pearl, 22”/ 13” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Offer, Cologne, Germany)
Oval/ black Star badges
Remarks: In the meantime plus additional 20“ and 13” drums – and with Meinl Romen cymbals from the same era

Majestic from the early 70’s, in Blue Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” (Scott, Austin, USA)
Majestic badges
Remarks: A very rare finish, where the Blue Pearl is in stripes shape; the bass drum decal is not genuine

Mitchel from the early 70’s, in Metallic Gold, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Tristan, Wiltshire, UK)
Mitchel badges
Remarks: A very rare drum kit with an unusual original wrap – one of the latest from Star; the bass drum decal appears to be genuine

Star from the mid to late 60’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” snare drum (Thomas, Helsingborg, Sweden)
Rectangular/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The tom holder bracket on the bass drum is a rectangular replacement (in original it has to be in rhombus shape)

Star from the late 60’s to early 70’s, in Fibre Gold Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Pierre, Arlon, Belgium)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Complete drum kit with genuine hardware parts, including the rare cymbal arm

Royal Star from the late 60’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 22”/ 22”/ 10”/ 12”/ 13”/ 14”/ 16” (Karl, Worpswede, Germany)
Tonneau shaped/ black Royal Star badges
Remarks: 10” and 14” toms are rewrapped drum shells (genuine wrap and hardware from Star toms), a third 20” bass drum not pictured

Star from the early 70’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 16” (Pamela, Paris, France)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Drum kit with the later type of rail consolette

SwingStar from the late 60’s, in Blue Ripple, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + 14” metal snare drum (Roy, Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Oval/ black Swing Star badges
Remarks: Drum kit with the early type of rail consolette

Star from the late 60’s to early 70’s, in Oyster Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 16” (Christian, Traismauer, Austria)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Drum kit with the later type of rail consolette

Star from the mid to late 60’s, in White Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Roy, Maastricht, The Netherlands)
Rectangular/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Thin shells with re-rings

DrumMate from the early 70’s, in Gold Agate Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Trig, Turku, Finland)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Genuine rail consolette with two tom holder arms (slide-on tom bracket type), genuine bass drum and hihat Pro Pedals

Star from the early 70’s, in Red Marine Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 14”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Mikko, Tampere, Finland)
Oval/ black Swing Star badges (at 20”, 12” and 14”) and tonneau shaped/ black Royal Star badges (at 13” and 16”)
Remarks: The 13” rack tom is not included in this picture

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Manuel, Freiburg, Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: With Fre-o-Matic double tom holder, the last type of double tom mounts, original bass drum logo

Star from the early 70’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16”/ 18” (Andreas, Hagen, Germany)
Star round/ silver badges (18” floor tom with lug type 924 and tonneau shaped/ black badge)
Remarks: The 18” floor tom is a single addition, bass drum hoops will be replaced against the original ones later (under restauration)

DrumMate from ca. 1966, in Blue Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” (Marc, Neustadt a. R., Germany)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Typical DrumMate rail consolette with slide-on tom bracket type

Bollero from the late 60’s to early 70’s, in Fibre Gold (Pearl), 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Stephan, Bremen, Germany)
Bollero badges (but not at 13” rack tom and bass drum)
Remarks: Although 12” and 16” toms plus snare drum have Bollero badges, the 12” rack tom curiously has the lug type 924

DrumMate from the early 70’s, in Tiger Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 16” (Dennis, Torhout, Belgium)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Earlier type of the rail consolette, a drum kit with a seldom seen finish

Star from the late 60’s, in Red Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Dennis, Torhout, Belgium)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The rack tom is placed on a separate stand

Star from the late 60’s to early 70’s, in Fibre Gold (Pearl), 20”/ 12”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Claes, Norrköping, Sweden)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The decal on the bass drum is a lateron added logo

Star from the early 70’s, in Silky White, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Frank, Lohr am Main, Germany)
No badges (besides a round/ silver badge at the metal snare drum)
Remarks: The wing screws at the double tom holder are replacements

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Jet Black, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Marc, Neustadt a.R., Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: Although a black wrap is common nowadays, it was quite rare in the early 70’s

DrumMate or Star from the late 60’s to early 70’s, in Blue Marine Pearl, 22”/12”/16”+14” metal snare drum (Tim, Zuidland,  Netherlands)
No badges
Remarks: Most probably a DrumMate due to the type of the rail consolette, although it’s not typical that the floor tom here has 8 lug

Majestic from the late 60’s, in Blue Agate Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Rich, Connecticut, USA)
Majestic badges
Remarks: Bass drum with a rare genuine Majestic-typical logo, toms and bass drum with offset lugs, also with genuine pedals

Star from the early 70’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Marc, Neustadt a.R., Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Toms with the ‘One touch tone control’ damper

Stewart from the 60’s, in Gold Sparkle Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” snare drum (Doug, Springfield, MA, USA)
Stewart badges
Remarks: Early type of the rail consolette, floor tom with 8 lugs

Majestic from the late 60’s/ early 70’s, in Red Agate Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” (Doug, Springfield, MA, USA)
Majestic badges
Remarks: Staggered lugs over all drums

DrumMate from the late 60’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Andrew, London, England)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: All hoops, includig the wooden bass drum hoop and spurs, are replacements

Star from the late 60’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Lucas, Christchurch, New Zealand)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Tama RIMS were added to the rack toms in order to improve the sound

DrumMate from ca. 1966, in Red Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Stefan, Altenkunstadt, Germany)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Bass drum logo is a custom made one – as far as I know, Star didn’t publish any DrumMate logos for bass drums

Star from exactly 1973, in White Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Cliff, Hong Kong, Hong Kong)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Shows one of the latest Star decals on the bass drum; the first owner sold this set some years later in UK

Star from the late 60’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” (Christian, Traismauer, Austria)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Drum kit includes the genuine bass drum and hihat ‘Pro Pedals’

Werco from the late 60’s, in Red Agate Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Tony, Oswego, USA)
Oval/ black Werco badges
Remarks: Contains the early rail consolette type plus the original pouch in black for the drum key (placed here at the cymbal arm)

Star from the late 60’s, in White Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Eric, Lodève, France)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A nice ‘Buddy Rich Replica’ with an additional second floor tom; shells have re-rings inside

Star from the late 60’s, in White Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Ingo, Osnabrück, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Bass drum with 10 lugs per side, shells with grey interior, the snare drum is a model used for marching as well

Bollero from the late years (around 1972), in Silver Star, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Manuel, Freiburg, Germany)
Bollero badges
Remarks: With Fre-o-Matic double tom holder, the last type of double tom mounts; wrap had different names in different catalogues

Majestic from the late 60’s, in Oyster Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (John, Michigan, USA)
Majestic badges
Remarks: A rare one with offset lugs even at the bass drum, none original floor tom rubber feet

Star from the late 60’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Gino, Chicago, USA)
No badges
Remarks: The rail consolette is a supplement and not original Star

Star from the 60’s, in Blue Sparkle, 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Myron, Minneapolis, USA)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: The 12” is an orphan from another series, but the wrap is almost matching

SupreMacy from the late 60’s, in Oyster Pearl, 20”/ 12”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Joshua, Pennsylvania, USA)
Oval/ silver SupreMacy badges
Remarks: A rare one with offset lugs even at the bass drum

Royal Star from the late 60’s, in Fantasia Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 16” (Thomas, Hurlach, Germany)
Tonneau shaped/ black Royal Star badges
Remarks: Shells with grey interior, the second rack tom in 13” was not used at this performance

Swing Star from the late 60’s, in Blue Ripple, 20”/ 12”/ 13”/ 14” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Wouter, Steenbergen, Netherlands)
Oval/ black Swing Star badges
Remarks: The finish has in some points faded, early shape of slip-on tom brackets

Bollero from the early 70’s, in Grey Diamond Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” metal snare drum (Wouter, Steenbergen, Netherlands)
Bollero badges
Remarks: Shells with grey interiors, one touch tone control, later style of rail consolette and tom brackets, genuine cymbal stand

Star from the early 70’s, in Lava Pearl, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Fritz, Waldkirch, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Shells with grey interiors

Star from the end of the 60’s, in Blue Agate Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (Stef, Antwerp, Belgium)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Bass drum with wooden hoops and retracting single tom holder

Star from the mid to late 60’s, in White Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + 14” matching wooden snare drum (Bryan, Sarnia, Canada)
Rectangular/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Thin shells with re-rings, earlier rail consolette type

Star from the beginning of the 70’s, in Tiger Pearl, 22”/ 13”/ 16” (Andrew, Napier, New Zealand)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: A rare finish, tom holder with a rail consolette

Star from the beginning of the 70’s, in Gold Zoom, 22”/ 12”/ 13”/ 16” (Jürgen, Leonberg, Germany)
Round/ silver Star badges
Remarks: Shells with grey interiors, Fre-o-matic double tom holder

DrumMate from ca. 1966, in White Marine Pearl, 20”/ 13”/ 16” + matching 14” wooden snare drum (sold to Christian in Austria)
DrumMate badges
Remarks: Rail consolette with slide-on tom bracket type

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