Red label Tama hardware

[Jml]

Not sure what happened, but my earlier post was deleted. Just wondering if anyone knows about this hardware. When was it first available? Is it durable, gig-worthy, etc?

Got a boom cymbal stand with red label (made in Taiwan R.O.C.) for $30. Good deal?

 

[lefty2]

I bought a Tama boom cymbal stand in the mid-80s that was red labeled and had a lever instead of a wing nut to tighten down the down post that goes in the Tripod. Very good stuff back then their logo was the strongest name in drums

 

[Jml]

Forgot to mention it’s single braced, in case that matters to get the correct time period.

 

[timmdrum]

I don't know the full time period, but my Tama Mercury Stilt series stands I bought new in 1991 had the red labels, and they're damn near indestructible, except 3 or 4 wingnuts total stripped out on two tripod bases, likely due to me overtightening. If I was skilled with a rethreading kit, I could get them back to nearly new shape. I still use components of those stands in other tripod bases.