Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Christopher Koerner" <ckoerner57@...> 
wrote:
>
> Howdy,
> 
>   Perhaps someone here might have some info on this. I have a Simmons 
> kit: black shells w/rubber pads not sure what year or model. Heres the 
> thing, the kick drum has CB700 by Simmons, anyone have info on this? I 
> have search this and the only thing I could find was an expired Ebay 
> sale (no info). The rest of the pads look very typical Simmons.
> 
> Also have an MTX-9 module packed away somewhere.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Chris
>
 Hello Chris, The CB700 range was made especially for the USA market for my company 
Group Centre Inc ( we were the US Distributors for Simmons 1980-88 ) and was marketed 
by the KAMAN Group. The pads were normal but the electronics were snare, kick and two 
toms only. 

Glyn Thomas
President - G.C.Inc