While in Private Radio studio recording the Crime Family
CD, we noticed these odd objects piled in a corner. Turns out these
belonged to one of the studio owners, and he was getting ready to
sell 'em to a client. We had to set 'em up and take a look at 'em.
That's Dana Sims, Crime Family drummer as the test driver. These were
made presumably in the seventies by a company called Staccato, by a
designer who perhaps went to too many Yes concerts. Couldn't tell you
how they sounded, because they needed new heads, but they seemed to
be made of fiberglass or plastic. Obviously sound was a secondary
concern in their design. (Chad Channing had a similar kit called
North drums years ago, not as outrageous looking but more
solidly built. You can see 'em on Bleach if you look closely.)
These Staccatos have since been SOLD and are no longer
available.
Below is an original advertisement for these drums from an old
magazine, sent to me by a correspondent (thanx!).
Here's another Staccato kit. Thanks to Paul Tuite (England) for
the photo.
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