Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

> As a drum _synth_ I guess it is. But there are older preset beatboxes I'm 
> sure...

Certainly beat boxes go back much further.  Rhythicon anyone?  

http://www.obsolete.com/120_years/machines/rhythmicon/index.html

And if you want to go pre-electronic, you could include the percussion 
sections of old fairground organs - all punched cards, compressed air 
and modified drums/percussion.
 


Steve