Show us your Premier kits!!

got these 3 weeks ago..xpk's......Looooooovvvvvveeee the sound of these.
 

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Real beaut's those are. Love love blue drums. You need to get yourself a white vinyl Premier logo decal for your front kick head. There is a guy bodo10 on eBay that has most of the different versions.
 
Just posted these in another thread then saw this. Newly completed refurb on XPK's...2x22,12,13,16, snare...turquoise lacquer and sound fantastic...sorry for the double post...
 

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Here are 2 older Premier Kits, not sure the model or year, but they sound fantastic!
good old British Quality
 

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I uploaded this pic to the 4 piece kits thread, but couldn't help myself...Premier Artist Heritage Club Kit I picked up recently! The last year out of England, before things were shipped off to China. These are my dream sizes and they have such nice tone! I haven't loved a kit so much since the Harvey Mason Gretsch kit I had years ago!
 

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1992 Premier Projectors
9x10 Power Rack Tom
10x12 Power Rack Tom
11x13 Power Rack Tom
12x14 Power Rack Tom
16x16 Floor Tom
2 - 16x24 Power Bass Drums

The kit came with a 5.5x14 Premier Wood Snare that I've yet to identify. It also came with a Premier Hi Hat stand and a pair of Premier 252 Single Post pedals. I've got the kit set up with my Slingerland Festival snare, Pearl Eliminator pedals, Yamaha Hi Hat stand, all my Zildjians and a couple of Yamaha and DW cymbal stands.

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1992 Premier Projectors
9x10 Power Rack Tom
10x12 Power Rack Tom
11x13 Power Rack Tom
12x14 Power Rack Tom
16x16 Floor Tom
2 - 16x24 Power Bass Drums

The kit came with a 5.5x14 Premier Wood Snare that I've yet to identify. It also came with a Premier Hi Hat stand and a pair of Premier 252 Single Post pedals. I've got the kit set up with my Slingerland Festival snare, Pearl Eliminator pedals, Yamaha Hi Hat stand, all my Zildjians and a couple of Yamaha and DW cymbal stands.

Not a big fan of power toms (but it was « l'air du temps », wasn't it?), but I still find you have a fabulous kit. And I still maintain Premier kits are generally underrated: I played quite a lot of them in the seventies and eighties and even in more recent times, and despite some esthetic perplexity I always found they sounded really good.
 
1992 Premier Projectors
9x10 Power Rack Tom
10x12 Power Rack Tom
11x13 Power Rack Tom
12x14 Power Rack Tom
16x16 Floor Tom
2 - 16x24 Power Bass Drums

Cool, someone else has 1992 Projectors like mine. I got mine with RIMS hoop mounts for all the toms, which have held up perfectly over the years. The snare is very good too. Love my Premiers.
 
Hi everybody !

Here is my premier signia kit ! I love it !
I'm searching a Tom 8". Anyone has an idea ?
Thanks and sorry for my english...I'm french !
 

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Hey all you Premier fanatics!!
It's been a while since I last posted so I just thought I would check in & remind everyone again. I am still the ONLY official dealer listed on the Premier Website along with their new Distributor, Hanser Music. My main purpose for the past 10 years has been to keep Premier's US clients in parts, orphan drums, kits & hardware. I am the only one who carries a pretty full line of Signia parts as well as Genista, Gen X etc. If I don't have it, it probably is no longer available anywhere other than sheer luck on Ebay.
Hanser is doing a great job of bringing the new lines of kits into the country, now it's time for everyone to buckle down & start buying them. I do have 1 Elite & 1 new style Genista in stock, if you need additional info then please contact me. Of course, if anyone needs parts for their deleted Signias etc feel free to contact me with your needs.
Keep up the great work everyone & let everyone see your Premier kit!!!
Cheers
Peter
Dancincrow Drums
Monrovia, CA.
USA.
 
Hey there Premier fanatics and greetings from Oz

Bought my first 4 piece Premier kit in 1967 (blue pearl finish)
Bought my second 4 piece Premier kit in 1970 (silver sparkle)
I still have the original Premier catalogs!!!
Anyhow - loved the sparkle kit - never let me down brought it with me (from UK) to Australia 37 years ago - no I don't still have it - made the mistake of selling it back in 1989.

BUT - 2 days ago I picked up a used Premier Genista (Made in England) - 4 piece 10,12,16 toms and 22 bass - plus a Premier Artist Birch snare - sadly the matching Genista snare had been sold off separately but so far I love the Artist birch.

Anyhow, I love it !!! It is in great condition and I have replaced the awefull Everplay bottom heads.... WOW!!!
Just gotta tidy up the front bass head with a Premier logo etc.... I think a black head will go nicely with this kit.

Here' a not so clear pic...
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Interesting - all the gear has "P-badges" saying "Premier Percussion Made in England" except the 10" tom which says "Premier Made in England"

Pity they don't have serial numbers to identify year of manufacture etc...

All the best to you guys & gals

Pete ;-)
 
Hi there
I may have a matching Torquise Genista Snare drum to match your kit. Email me direct & give me some time to go through my stock.
In the mean time, here is a Project I just finished for a great client of mine. A 16" x 16" Signia Bass Drum, which will eventually be Lacquered to match his existing Red Marquis kit. This BD turned out beautiful & sounds like a cannon!! This is one of several Custom Premier drums I have completed, my greatest achievement was an Artist Maple Union Jack Bass Drum which was part of a complete kit which UPS put a Fork Lift spike through & demolished the Bass Drum only. It actually ended up sounding better than the original, which is kinda weird!! :))
Anyways ..... let's keep Premier going & hopefully get them back on top where they belong.
I am still the ONLY dealer listed on their website & carry an almost complete line of deleted series parts for Signia, Genista & Gen X etc. I have been taking care of their US clients for the past 10 years & have a very long repeat client list.
 

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Here's one of mine. 1982 Premier Resonator in vanilla with black hoop. 2000 Snare plus a 6.5 inch black shadow snare. Full set of original 70's/80's trilok stands and a trilok stool, 252 pedal and paiste 2002s throughout. I also have a bronze/copper RT1 resonator set up that's being refurbed. The stands are assembled from countless old stands that I bought to get a decent set... easy way to bankrupt yourself but a lot of fun..
 

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Hey Johngraham

That is an AWESOME kit.
I SO wish I had never sold my old Premier kit - 1969 "101" outfit in silver sparkle with a 2000 snare. Anyhow, as per my post a couple below this, I have just taken my "new" 90's Genista for it's maiden beating - WOW - had forgotten how great Premier was - I ended up overplaying at the gig just to keep hearing the toms!!! And now I am about to get the matching snare thanks to "dancincrow" forum member.
dancincrow said:
I am still the ONLY dealer listed on their (Premier's) website & carry an almost complete line of deleted series parts for Signia, Genista & Gen X etc. I have been taking care of their US clients for the past 10 years & have a very long repeat client list.
Yeah and no wonder - his customer service is outstanding.

Cheers

Pete :)
 
Hey Johngraham

That is an AWESOME kit.
I SO wish I had never sold my old Premier kit - 1969 "101" outfit in silver sparkle with a 2000 snare. Anyhow, as per my post a couple below this, I have just taken my "new" 90's Genista for it's maiden beating - WOW - had forgotten how great Premier was - I ended up overplaying at the gig just to keep hearing the toms!!! And now I am about to get the matching snare thanks to "dancincrow" forum member.

Yeah and no wonder - his customer service is outstanding.

Cheers

Pete :)

Cheers Pete that's nice of you. Sounds like rolling thunder as well with a satisfying heavy solidity in the whole set up. the 101 was a beautiful kit as well. I had a black/Oyster reso in the 80's and deeply regret ever selling it - fortunately I hung onto the 2000 snare. Genistas a tasty set up and yer man dancincrow seems to be the go to guy for Premier in the USA. All the best mate
 
Wow some beautiful kits here. Here are my 1992 Projectors in the full 7-piece configuration. Never regretted ordering or playing this kit. I've got them tuned up and sounding really good.

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Hi all, only signed up to this site today but when I get some time I'll pup up some pics, between me and my old man we've got 8 premier kits ranging from 1972 to 2002. Regards jack.
 
Hi all, only signed up to this site today but when I get some time I'll pup up some pics, between me and my old man we've got 8 premier kits ranging from 1972 to 2002. Regards jack.

Welcome Jack. Any of those kits happen to be a Black Shadow kit?
 
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