Pearl Drum Kits, Quality in every Drum

Pearl Musical Instrument Company is a Japanese based company that began making Pearl Drum Kits in 1952. The company actually started out making music stands and changed to the manufacturing of drums in 1953. It made drum kits, drums for marching bands, timpani, cymbals, and drum accessories.

The best known of the vintage Pearl Drum Kits is the President Series that came out in 1966. Today the company has five factories that distribute drum kits world wide. Their main factories are in Japan and Cuba.

Pearl Drum kits Materials

Pearl Drum kit drums have shells made from what is called wood fiberglass. They are a combination of both materials that they started making in the 70′s. They also would make the shells smaller than normal so the head extended over the edges. Some shells were acrylic that were different that the ones produced by Ludwig because they were extruded instead of tabbed and seamed. At first Pearl made shells for other companies but began to distribute under its own name in the 60′s. They use the Superior Shell Technology to make their drums. The plies are put into a cylinder with pressure being distributed from all sides. The glue is brought to a boil and is forced in through the grain of the wood. This makes a drum with no seam and a very strong drum.

Drum Sets Designed to Last

Pearl Drum Kits are in great variety and you can get sets for the beginner and for the professional. They are all made in the same manner with the Superior Shell Technology. It doesn’t matter if they are for the junior drummer or a popular professional artist. The Kit is made for easy set up and take down so you can travel with it. The shells are made with six plies of various hardwoods. A series targeted for the European market is called Target. It is made with Basswood. The is made with poplar.

Pearl VBX925S Vision VBX 5-Piece Drum Shell Kit series was made to replace the older Session and Export series. There are two types of drums with one being the lacquer finished drums and the other the covered finish drums. Shells are made from birch an basswood. The hardware on the drum is brand new.

Newer models of Pearl Drum Kits

Some of the newer models of Pearl Drum Kits are the Masters Custom or MCX. The shells are made of a 6 ply maple and have Remo drum heads. They have five different finishes and the hardware only comes in chrome. These are not custom drums and can be picked up much sooner than custom drums. The Masters premium consists of 4 lines made of either maple or birch. They have either chrome, black chrome or black hardware from which to choose. Reference has a blend of wood including maple birch and mahogany and are some of the highest quality drums that Pearl has. They have 27 finishes and come with chrome, gold or black plated hardware.

The Masterworks series is the most popular of the Pearl Drum Kits today. These are hand made and very expensive. They are definitely for the pro player. The shells are a combination of mahogany, maple, birch and some have a carbon fiber. The hardware comes in chrome, 24k gold, and black and any finish can be chosen. You can special order the Masterworks series in some interesting woods if you have the money. This would include woods like bubinga or tamo wood.

Pearl doesn’t just do Pearl Drum Kits. They also do concert style drums and other percussion of all kinds. You will find these in most schools and universities because they are very affordable. Pearl makes such a variety that you will have no problem trying to find a drum kit that is perfect for the beginner all the way to the professional musician. If you want to keep up with some of the new things going on with the Pearl drum company check out the Drum set news for interesting articles.

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