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Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, jesper <jesper@...> wrote:
>
> superwolle70 skrev:
> > The Complete Simmons Drum Book says that 10 had kits had been built.
> > Richard Burgess is supposed to have at least one of them.
>
> My bad then... I thought that was ten custom kits. Not ten "heads".
> Enjoy the video link though, if the rest is wrong. :)
>
> > By the way: Baz Watts, former right hand of Dave Simmons once told me
> > that when they took the photograph of the head kit on the back side of
> > the SDSV catalogue, they set a paper bin on fire in order to create a
> > smokey environment. So whenever you take a look at this picture: It is
> > not a fog machine, it is a real fire!
>
> Lovely! :D
>
> --
> electronically yours, jesper
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My company SIMMONS USA sold the ONLY Head kit to come to the USA - to "Talking Heads" they were very fragile and did not travel well.
Regards
Glyn Thomas
Past president of Simmons US