Restoring a Vintage Tama Imperialstar
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I recently traded a snare drum, for a couple worn and torn Tama Imperialstars. The plan was to sell this kit, but it came out so good I think I'm going to keep it! I do have another Imperialstar listed on my Reverb page.
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Yup, another Tama kit. This thing came out CLEAAAN 😬
The other Imperialstar is for sale on my Reverb page. reverb.com/shop/rdavidr
love your vids bro been here since 2017
rdavidr how bout a pearl kit?
lol, was it actually just sold?
rdavidr how much does that kit cost
This makes me sad. My first real drum kit was this exact set of Tama Imperialstars back when I was around 8 years old in the 90s. Sold it to a family friend years ago who neglected it and it got trashed.
Can we take a minute to appreciate how much David's drumming has improved over the past few years?
I appreciate his Patience with all the restoring processes just as much. :-)
Dude has been practisin'.
He has definitely been practicing.
David drums with swagger, he’s got a unique style
That little intro fill at 8:10 is siiiiick.
I’m so inspired! I have a 1974 Imperialstar kit just like this that I basically destroyed when I was a kid. I want to restore them to look like yours.
Wow dude!
that is a nice kit !
man, i saw that big kick and i thought this was finally gonna be the first time we hear a 24 on this channel ;). I know the big drums aren't your speed, but im so curious as to what they would sound like in your studio, man.
David! Where you been man? I miss you posting videos more than once a month!
Same
For sticker removal, use zippo lighter fluid. Its strong enough to remove adhesive, but won't damage the finish.
WHY DIDN'T YOU KEEP THE 24 BRUUUHHHH
Because it was unnecessary.
@@EvilSewnit Says who...?
Damn i thought he was gonna do something different with the sizes. Those old tama 24s are kinda rare in the PH too
Yeah, the 22" would've looked cool with this kit
"I'm gonna sell the good sizes and keep the inferior ones"
VINTAGE TAMA PLAYERS UNITED
It begins and ends with TAMA...
I still have my first real kit. Starclassic performer bought new in 1997. It's beat to shit but still sounds amazing.
I was gifted a gigged set of swingstars. Been loving them to pieces.
I still have my 22/13/16 Imperialstar kit from 1983, and still use it, original hardware and all. Good drums that are overlooked by most who shop used drums.
As a tama fan this kit is beautiful it sounds great, looks great, David you did a great job
Man you spittin the phrases to rush was pure supreme
Those Tama's sound AMAZING.. You got Skills Distro
This is my favorite sounding kit you've done! Well done!!!
I have the 1982 Imperialstar kit ,24,13,14 and the 18. Had them since 2013 . Love that warm sound. Awesome Video...
WD40 bath in a small glass bottle to soak all tension rods/washers/nuts/bolts screws works great for removing rust, crud and grime. Also, one drop of TRIFLOW liquid Teflon on tip of tension rods will make sure tension rods slide into threaded lug inserts effortlessly. Nice vintage TAMA Imperialstar restoration David! Happy New Year 2020!!
Very Nice TAMA kit & Good Drumming David
Hi key, I'm so proud of Dave for how much he's improved over the years. Like being on freaking Drumeo dude. Big Congrats man!!! Much love from North Carolina!!
Hey, I really appreciate your videos. You really brought those old Imperialstars back to life. They look and sound great!
Just ordered an '84 Tama Imperialstar with 22x14, 12x8, 14x10, and a 16x16. Jet black. Coming in the mail soon. Looks a bit grimy in the photos - this vid has inspired me to really take them apart and give them the soapy massage they deserve after all these years.
Them older imperial stars are getting hard to come by like the kit your keeping. Liberty Devito played those with Billy Joel back in the day. Good find. I would put the 12 and 13 on a stand between both bases and have the super kit. But I'm 80s. Lol
Man I love Tama, you did an amazing job with bringing that kit to life.
Glad to see u uploading more again
Greetings from germany.
I'm speechless, this was pure beauty. Really interesting und informative project und and work, plus you nailed it with the music.
I love the vintage imperialstars, the "wood" looks crappy and many think they sound dead but I love it.
Easily your best video this year.
Great job, they look and sound fantastic!
beautiful end product, drums and mix
Such an awesome sounding kit !
Dave, beautiful job on that kit
👍
My first brand new drum kit was the TAMA Imperialstar in Royal Pewter, like one of the shell kits in this video! It served me well for over 25 years. I always thought that I'd be buried with that kit! It was my baby! But in the last few years of having it before I decided to sell it, I had to keep it in a basement, where it collected rust. The rust was heavy on some pieces. I also had the King Beat 6.5 X 14 snare! I miss that thing! Sometimes, when it was tensioned just right, I swear that it could almost play itself! Sweet drum it was!
It was my first kit! I had the stands, hydra bass pedals, each for double bass, and Avedis Zildjian cymbals. The New Beat hi hats were awesome, piercing and heavy! They just don't make heavy cymbals anymore unless you pay out the wazoo for them!
After I sold the kit about 10 years ago, I bought a Mapex Black Panther Velvetone kit. Definitely a different animal, but gets the job done. Sabians now instead of Zildjians. I still have 2 of my original cymbals from my TAMA kit that never sold in ebay. I'll keep them for personal reasons.
... that was a good read - appreciate the words
Sweet kit. Nice clean up job
Damn that drum set sounds good , love the boomy bass drum sound and crisp toms
Fantastic job and beautiful kit. I had one of those in Champagne finish, brings back memories!
I am beyond envious of this kit. And my heart breaks every time I hear you didn’t keep the 24”
You got that kit looking sick. Good job!
This set sounds and looks amazing
That kit sounds badass. Love it.
Absolutely love this. Gonna restore my vistalite with my dad and were gonna refer to this video for how not to mess it up. THANK YOU
I have that same kit from the early 80's. Mine is a 12, 13, 18 toms and 24 bass drum. The wrap cracked about 10 years ago so I pulled it off and wrapped it in auto vinyl and it looks great. Still play these drums at church regularly. This is even the same color as mine originally.
David, the snare sounds great bro-
great score!
Bass drum sounds huge. Nice!
That screw you found goes to a Camco/Tama pedal. This pedals used two screws to hold the beater, sometimes one of the two wold come loose, and fall out.
I love this channel sooo much!
that kit looks amazing!
Great job on the Tampa drum kit
Here's a tip- get a vibrating tumbler on amazon or harbor freight and use crushed corn media. It will remove all rust and makes chromed pieces very shiny. Imperialstars look great, but the sound is wanting.
I recently finished my restoration of an 81 Imperialstar in white metallic. Octo kit, 22 and 24 with all concert toms. Hours of cleaning. Best cleaner was a 70/30 mix of white vinegar to water. Kills the corrosion and helps neutralize the rust. Aluminum foil and the mix to remove bad rust. Then polish and buff using simichrime polish. Just like new.
Wow that groove at the end was heavy!
Kit sound really good
"It's pretty badass."
Understatement of the year. It's awesome!
It's interesting to see the old school Rogers gray spray on the interiors. Great Sound and great work.
Holy crap! Amazing kit
Dope workshop/drum room. 👍 Very cool.
As we say in Boston, That kit sounds PISSAH!! The 12” is one of the sweetest 12’s I’ve ever heard! Nice job!
I went on reverb to buy this kit. It was gone. Do another Tama restore. I'm a huge fan of your videos and Tama drums.
The vintage Tama kits you have been playing have a much bigger vibe the the newer Tama drums you had prior! drums like these that i was drooling over in catalogs as a teen are now vintage instruments... Guess that makes me vintage too. Nice sounding kit!
I have a 1971 Tama Imperial Star with a Viking Boom stand, Pearl boom stand and a Roger high hat. The only issue I have is my Tama strainer is busted at the handle and the darn thing is impossible to find in my area. I will take your advice and switch to wing nuts for my toms and floor tom. Thanks for your video on how the clean them.
You inspired me Dave. I picked up a set of 1979 Imperialstars from Kijiji here in Canada. It's like Craigslist. I got two 24 inch kick drums, 13, 14, 15 and 16 inch concert toms along with 16 and 18 floor toms. The snare was some piece of crap that I through in the garbage. Picked them all up along with the original kingbeat kick pedal for 125 bucks. The wraps were toast since the previous owner had painted them green, so I peeled all the wrap and I'm in the process of sanding, staining and clearing them.
dude, that kit sounds great
That was my 1st kit in 1986. Same color. Awesome.
Going straight Breaking Bad on this hardware man.
Had to bust some science on y’all 🤓
geeze... no love for the 13/24? this makes me a bit sad...
Id love to find another floor tom and make a "big" kit
@@rdavidr well, 2 years later how did your hunt go?
Dude your info is five star, but your background music is the real reason I watch. Good info, dope music.
This is Awesome!...I played on that exact same color ImperialStar for several years!:)
Still got 2- of the toms I stripped wrap off of up in mu garage from that kit.
This Tama kit SLAMS.
DAVID.... LOVE THAT SOUND!!!!
Such patience, fantastic job
Man they sound great!
Love your stack, sound great!!!
Wow! Nicely done!😊
Another great video! Just bought a Ludwig Element kit myself - it's in good nick but quite dirty, planning on cleaning it up and this vid (and a lot of your others) is a big inspiration to get going and get playing (I really like your vids and your drumming).
Just wish I had a buffer cos the chrome bits on mine could really do with some more TLC than just soapy water.
Next time you go to clean up any hoops or hardware check out 0000 Brillo pad. I worked at Memphis Drum Shop for 3 1/2 years and we used that all the time to clean up lugs.
We miss more videos like this!
For mine i stripped off that old wrap and stained the mohagany a dark red. Added wood hoops to the bass drum. Looks amazing.
Nice kit👍
SWEET MOTHER OF JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR!!! WHAT A RESULT, MAN!!!
This is tough. I’ve been waiting for u to do a vintage tama kit
Very smooth carpet tape trick.
This is my favourite restoration you've done yet, that kit is so sexy, there's no other word for it.
Love the groove
Love this, dude! Had an 88 Ludwig Classic Maple kit for a long time that had power toms (11x12, 12x13). Always wanted to cut em down to 8 and 9" depths but would've had the same problem with the lugs
Wow, nice job. The old Silver Beast - RIP. Twas my 1st kit in the 80s, rusted to ruin by a warm sea breeze.
Looks good...sounds good as well!
Perfect! Good job.
When I restored my 1976 swingstar I only used water.
Boiled all skrews I boiled and allt the other hardware I put in the dishwasher on the hottest program.. I was quick after to dry everything of to avoid water stains.
Stripped all the plastic of and replaced it with anther self adhesive plastic wrap.. Not as durable as original but It looks hella good. :) great vid as always!
Sweet kit
Amazing job
I have seen this video so many times and it’s great every time i wach it
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 wish I could find an old Tama kit, don’t really see that many in UK.
Love the kit
great work! i love your restore videos! keep on!
Dude, amazing job!!!! 👍👍👍
I use Noxon chrome bumper polish....works like a champ
I have an Imperialstar with 2 24 inch bass drums wasting away in the garage,10,12,13,14,16,18 toms puter blue finish,the same colour as that spare kick you have.
Used it in a band ,Hobb’s Angel Of Death.
wow. great job. sounds great too.
So clean
I still have a 10 peace double bass Imperial Star I bought brand new in 1984. It’s been stored for at least 10 years now. I’m pretty sure I’ll have to use some of these techniques to clean it up one day.
... evr get to it - u best better :)
Beautiful, man just beautiful
Sick! Sounds killer
I restored a big 1984 imperialstar with the same finish. I had some troll declare that they couldn't sound good. In fact he went on to say "Depends on what you consider good" in an attempt to be dismissive. As this video proves, the imperialstar are punchy, warm and great in the studio. I'd slap some vintage emperor clears and a ps/3 on them and have a blast. In my experience, if someone can't make them sound good, they are not good drummers. The imperialstars will rock.
Like I always say, it ain't broke if I cant fix it first!!! Good save man on the GOOF OFF debacle. Live and learn my friend!!!
Love the videos, I want more please :)