Vintage Stainless Steel Drum Kits: A Brief History - DRUM! Magazine
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BY ROBERT HENRIT The very first stainless steel drums came out around 1973, although companies had obviously been experimenting with them for some time prior to this. All-metal drum sets themselves were certainly not new, in fact America’s amazing Duplex stuff was around something like 50 years ago. But, since stainless steel is a pretty […]
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