Show us your Premier kits!!

[JackBab]

Originally Posted by Bandit

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

No sorry, the earliest Is a 202 in blue shimmer 22" kick 13" rack and 14"&16" floors

[dancincrow]

HAPPY HOLIDAYS TO ALL YOU PREMIER FANS!!!!!
The great news is that kits are starting to hit the shores with so much more happening across the pond at the new facility in Leicester. The Los Angeles NAMM show should not be missed if you can make it.
In the mean time I have several awesome kits that need great homes. I did sell the 2011 Genista but still have a brand new 2011 Elite at an unbeatable price due to the fact that it was a NAMM display set.
Please feel free to contact me directly about any new or older Premier drums, parts or hardware. I am here to get Premier back on top.
peter@dancincrowdrums.com

Cheers
Dancincrow

[dancincrow]

Hi again
I am doing some clearing out to make room for all the New kits coming in though don't panic, I still deal with all the Deleted series, parts, hardware etc too!
If you're interested in ay of the kits shown here then please contact me directly - peter@dancincrowdrums.com.
Just a quick description of what's shown -
2011 Elite in Gold sparkle fade - Direct from the 2011NAMM stand
2011 APK in Red Lacquer - Direct from the 2011NAMM stand
Early 2000 original Genista (Made in England) in Silver Sparkle
Mid 2000 Heritage Kit in Silver Sparkle
I look forward to hearing from y'all.
Dancincrow

[Bander]

Premier Signia Marquis. My drums have seen some road and playing. After a band fall out, I haven't touched them in over 3 years. I just recently pulled them out to document for renters insurance only to find that they don't have serial numbers.

I bought these 10 years ago as a local store wanted to get rid of everything drum related and focus on pianos. My guess is that they were used as a floor piece. I love how loud these drums are.

Over the years I haven't been the biggest fan of the small 10" tom so I always played with the 12" and 14" like a trap kit. With the road, I've lost hardware and gradually sucked the hardware life off my 10" tom.

1. Any idea on where I can find hardware replacements for this kit these days?
2. Was wondering if anyone knew the wrap color/type of this drumkit?

[PremierLover]

Hey guys...just joined! Love the site!

Here's my mid/late 70's Resonator (I think!...can't remember exactly when I bought them!) kit in Natural Maple Lacquer, with chrome Flo-Beam snare and LokFast stands. Those are all the original heads, except for the snare batter. A one-owner kit I bought with my Mom loaning me the money!! hehe.

I'm looking to add a floor tom, so if you have one in this color, shoot me a message.

Thanks for letting me join the list.

[lsits]

Originally Posted by PremierLover

Hey guys...just joined! Love the site!

Here's my mid/late 70's Resonator (I think!...can't remember exactly when I bought them!) kit in Natural Maple Lacquer, with chrome Flo-Beam snare and LokFast stands. Those are all the original heads, except for the snare batter. A one-owner kit I bought with my Mom loaning me the money!! hehe.

I'm looking to add a floor tom, so if you have one in this color, shoot me a message.

Thanks for letting me join the list.

You've probably noticed that hardware has changed considerably over the years. Flat-based stands are coming into vogue again.

[bigiainw]

Originally Posted by PremierLover

Hey guys...just joined! Love the site!

Here's my mid/late 70's Resonator (I think!...can't remember exactly when I bought them!) kit in Natural Maple Lacquer, with chrome Flo-Beam snare and LokFast stands. Those are all the original heads, except for the snare batter. A one-owner kit I bought with my Mom loaning me the money!! hehe.

I'm looking to add a floor tom, so if you have one in this color, shoot me a message.

Thanks for letting me join the list.

I learned to play on a similar kit. I would buy one again in a heartbeat!

[johngraham]

Originally Posted by PremierLover

Hey guys...just joined! Love the site!

Here's my mid/late 70's Resonator (I think!...can't remember exactly when I bought them!) kit in Natural Maple Lacquer, with chrome Flo-Beam snare and LokFast stands. Those are all the original heads, except for the snare batter. A one-owner kit I bought with my Mom loaning me the money!! hehe.

I'm looking to add a floor tom, so if you have one in this color, shoot me a message.

Thanks for letting me join the list.

Beautiful Kit , it looks more like an elite or soundwave (resonators have an inner shell so you cant see the back of the fittings inside the shell), VERY envious of the lokfast stands- great timeless design and so easy to set up.

[PremierLover]

Originally Posted by johngraham

Beautiful Kit , it looks more like an elite or soundwave (resonators have an inner shell so you cant see the back of the fittings inside the shell), VERY envious of the lokfast stands- great timeless design and so easy to set up.

johngraham...they could very well be elite's (you just jogged my memory a bit) as it was lots of years and beers ago!! LOL Thanks for replying.

Oh, and by the way...I replaced those lovely "Zyn" cymbals that came with every Premier set back in the day...with real , original Avedis Ziljian's....Jeez, they were terrible!

[Michael.Brush]

I'm lucky enough to have an endorsement deal with Premier

[uniongoon]

That is a hell of a nice set up Michael Brush, nice job on all the endorsements too. Those Soultone cymbals are gorgeous looking.

[comover]

It's nice to see all these Premier kits. Here are the ones I currently have.


Early 60's 12,16,20 with 14x4 snare







Late 60's 12,14,16,22, with 14" 2000 snare









Mid 70's 13,16,22, with 14" 2001 snare









Early 60's 12,16,20, with 14" Hi-Fi

[ANIMALBEATS]

[ANIMALBEATS]

Premier Station Alpha

[muso7]

Hi Premier fanatics - greetings from down under....
Man!! There are so many awesome Premier kits below in this topic - I want them all !!!!

I now have a 90's Premier Genista - I found it in a second-hand shop here in Australia a few months ago - 10,12,16 (all rack toms) and 22 bass - no hardware.

Since then some great things have happened thanks to Peter Hopkins (member "dancincrow" on these forums) who is the major distributor for Premier in N America. This guy is awesome - great service and very very helpful. He has helped me complete my kit by getting a matching snare, 14" floor tom and various Premier fittings - can strongly recommend him.

From this:-



To this (yes, I'm a lefty!!):-





Cheers

Pete

[damienh7]

Greetings from another Aussie Premier lover!

I've been a long time Premier fan, ever since the mid 90's when I first played a Premier Signia kit that was the hire kit for a music seminar/workshop weekend (probably '96-'97 at a guess). It was love at first hit.

Some 12 odd years later I picked up a Premier Signia kit of my own, which ironically, had been a hire kit in it's past life. So, it's not in the greatest cosmetic shape, but the shells are straight, and since it's time as a hire kit meant wasn't the prettiest kit going around, the upside was that it went for a good price.

I'm now in the process of stripping the kit right back, painstakingly sanding back the black lacquer of all 7 pieces (22, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 14) and intend to re-finish it in a natural lacquer finish.

In the past couple of months I have also purchase a mint 6 piece Premier XPK, and my new favourite - a 4 piece yellow Premier Artist Birch kit. I consider myself a very lucky man indeed to not only have the Signia's, but a might fine Premier set in birch as well!

I have also previously owned a late 60's 5 piece Premier kit in grey shimmer that I regret selling (should've put the time and effort into restoring it to it's former glory).

Anyway, here's a couple of pic's of the Signia and Artist Birch kits... including one showing the snare shell stripped and sanded back to raw timber, sitting on my workbench next to the kick drum, also stripped of it's hardware. You may also notice my two daughters putting the "yellow peril" Artist Birch kit through it's paces! I'll try to get some better pic's, and try to remember to drop back in with some pictures of the Signia kit once the restoration is complete!

Damien

[USDrummer]

Here's my Genista kit. Bought it brand new in 1997. Love it!

[clegg68]

Just got my new old Premier Signia kit off of CL. Got the hardware to set up the 16
' floor tom as a jungle kick. 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 22x18 base. They sound amazing!

[omgstephroxx]

Hey there! I just picked up a Premier APK 4 piece kit for $200. The guy said it was from the 80s but I don't know much about Premier drums. Can anyone help me out in identifying the year range for this, the finish, and what type of shells? Sizes are 22x16, 16x14, 13x11, and 12x10. Thanks in advance for your help!

[bigiainw]

I doubt it's a very early APK, although it might be possible. The issue I have is the oval tom mount socket, which suggests it's earlier than that and it may be a Royale or a Club which preceded the APK, and the speedboat lugs would seem to confirm that. The finish looks like a transparent black lacquer known as black shadow. Regardless, it looks like a very nice kit and a steal at that price! My daughter has some Royale drums and they sound really good!

[johngraham]

Nice kit, you can tell if its a black shadow by looking inside the shells, if you cannot see the back of the fittings (due to the inner resonator liner) and the inside of the shells are also black its a shad, either way it's a damn fine kit for that price

[kinetti60]

Originally Posted by dancincrow

Hey Guys
here's another from my personal collection. There will be more as I work my way through my garage!!
This is other "pride & joy" besides my UJ kits. It's the Limited Edition Premier 75th Anniversary Edition Signia Maple in Black Lacquer with all Maple hoops & Gold Plated lugs. This one is #75 which is very cool. I could never find out exactly how many were made but I think it was either 75 or 150? If anyone knows for sure I would be grateful for the info.
Thanks for looking.

My Good Lordie...what's that? I had a regular black Signia which looked and sounded great (I had to sell it for money starving...) but this is far beyond anything my poor heart can bear!! Lucky guy!! And also your other kits I see here are very nice.

Originally Posted by Michael.Brush

I'm lucky enough to have an endorsement deal with Premier

Gorgeous kit indeed!!!! Stunning color!!!! If I close my eyes I can hear its sound...he...he..

[ber404]

Hi guys,

I wanted to refurbish my genista drumset so I started removing the hardware and I discovered broken parts inside tom lugs (plastic parts) and a stuck/broken screw in a snare lug. Do you think it is possible to find those parts (see photo) ? I believe the snare is a 2001.

English is not my mother tongue so it's hard to find the exact words to describe those parts. I hope I express myself correctly :/

I want my drum kit back :(

[bigiainw]

The snare is a 2000, parallel action with chrome over alloy shell (or steel for the later models). Great little drum, had one myself for a number of years. The other pic shows a snare lug with the plastic part. Is it for the tom or the snare that you need the parts. There are a number of premier breakers and refurbishers here in the UK that might be able to help if you can clarify.