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Subject: Re: [Simmons Drums] Simmons drum original prices

From: <jesper@...>
Date: 2005-02-01

mike:
> > Would anyone happen to know what any of the models of Simmons drums
> > cost when they first came out back in the 80's? A friend of mine who
> > has a kit vaguely remembers his parents getting him two pads and an
> > SDS5 brain for about 2 grand US, but he's not sure since he didn't
> > personally make the purchase. Were they really expensive back then?

paul:
> I believe they were.
> It would be nice to find the original prices, we did this for the PPG
CDROM.

I recently bought a Ddrum+ from a guy here in Sweden who testified to what
he payed for that. In those days electronic drums were EXPENSIVE! The prices
on rare stuff today is still just a fraction of the original price in those
days.

electronically yours, jesper - without price list though...
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