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For example, if you bought a White Marine shell pack but want to add a 16″ tom in the same colour, then DW can work off of your serial number to ensure you get a matching tom for your kit.

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The DW RangeĪll DW drums come with their a serial number and a code that you can use if you ever want to purchase more shells for your current kit. Famous DW users include the likes of Tony Royster JR (Jay-Z), Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers), Dave Grohl (Foo Fighters), Dominic Howard (Muse) and many, many more. The DW artist roster is vast and unsurprisingly features some of the best drummers on the planet. Though the beginnings were small, the company quickly grew into the juggernaut it is today. This evolved into selling his own creation which was the height-adjustable trap seat. History of DW Drumsĭrum Workshop was founded in 1972 as a teaching studio by Don Lombardi but in order to cover costs, he quickly advanced to selling other drum gear. Whilst they’re renowned for their live sound, they have also got a distinct studio sound and many project studios will choose a DW kit for its absolute versatility across a number of different musical styles.

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They’re the professional choice and you’ll see these kits litter big stages all over the world. PDP produce kits with similar tonal textures but at a lower price point.ĭW themselves are at the top of the food chain when it comes to producing drum kits and hardware. DW also oversee a new company called ‘ Pacific Drums and Percussion’ or PDP for short and are essentially the smaller brother to the DW brand. You’ve seen them on countless stages around the world with a player roster and their boutique drums are the creme de la creme of the drum world due to their innovative designs, precision engineering and high-quality control standards.ĭW Drums (or Drum Workshop as they’re otherwise known) are based in Oxnard, California and this is where they produce their kits en-masse. Note You could send a photo to John Good as he might remember.DW are one of those companies that doesn’t really need an introduction. It came with a LOWER serial number than the maple one ordered two year prior. 1982) Two years later the original owner of these two dw snare drums ordered the brass shelled snare when they were 1st available.

The 6x14' maple snare drum was purchased/ordered new the 1st year they were made. They were all in 1 box and what ever badge the installer grabbed was what you got.All we know is they started at 100,0XX somewhere as 100,067 is the lowest number we've seen so far.

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The serial numbers back then were not issued in order as they are today. The shells are solid brass with a clear lacquer coating, so they can be easily refinished by just polishing and adding a coat of lacquer, or not. The solid brass Gon Bop shelled snare drums came in 1 size only 6.5x14' and was fitted with the Camlock industrial latch/(Modified to work as a throw-off with the Camco lower section added) and Camco strainer Don Lombardi and John Good stated the 1st year they only made one snare drum and it was a Natural Maple 6/6ply Keller 6x14', it wasnt until the second year that they added 5x14s and the 3 year they went deeper and added brass snare drums. Like David said, I would guess that your snare drum dates to 1984 or 1985. The serial numbers as close as we can estimate started at 100,000 or above in 1982. Prior to 1982 dw sold hardware, thrones and pedals but no drums.

My Natural Maple 6x14' 6/6ply Keller maple was made and sold the 1st year of selling snare drums and that was 1982 according to the owner and dw. I bought two dw snare drums from Orangemi a few years ago an he got them from the original owner.

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