I get emails all of the time with a basic drum description and a serial number from visitors in hopes I can unlock the history of their drum. I think in general serial.
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Unfortunately the person s that does the stamping is not totally accurate a lot of the times leaving the stamp to be smudged. Do you have any pics of the set?
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May 9, 5. May 10, 6. Vintage WMP is a fairly recent addition. I believe its a yellowed out version of WMP. The regular WMP they use is a chip pattern that is true white.
Are the keystone badges large? Are there any kind of date stamps in any of the drums? They can be tricky to see sometimes. The large keystone badge was used up until where they switched to the brass recycled trumpet badge as the main badge for classic maple. Sounds like the set was made within the last years.
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Any pics of them? May 10, 7. Here ya guys go. Serial numbers for different makes. May 10, 8.
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May 10, 9. May 10, Does this site help? Maybe you could call or email and ask.
I've done that with Gretsch. They were very helpful.
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Here is a pic I found on the web of a current configuration in yellow WMP. Do your drums look like this? May 11, There is a date code hidden in the serial number on the new sticker badges, but I don't remember how it is configured. Here is the sticker on my 14x14 that I ordered to match my classic maple set. Ironically the set was made in May and the floor tom was May