Welcome to the vintagedrumguide.com web site. This site is designed to help you figure out what type of drums you have and the history behind them.

Many people come here to learn more about what they own or how to restore a set of drums they have in their collection.

So each of the companies above has a selection of different catalog scans based off of finishes, snare drums and drum sets, also other sections that help with badges and hardware.

There is no exact science to vintage drums and many cases there are just a lot of inconsistent facts that make it difficult to get to the exact year. So please be happy with a range of dates based on many of the common characteristics of certain eras.

If at any time you do not understand the information on the main web site then the forum is another excellent resource that has a built in search feature. You can search prior to joining and then ask questions and get direct answers from our resident experts.

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