Vintage Simmons Drums (UK) Users Group

Hi Jesper,

I'll go along with what Patrice says about company history, and add 
that the first Clap Trap was made with both the Simmons and Musicaid 
logo (I've a Simmons-logo'd one).  There were quite a few modules 
made for the SDS-V with the Musicaid logo (I also _think_ one of my 
SDS-V chassis has Musicaid on it too).

Then Simmons Electronics became Simmons Digital Music, then 
Soundunit, and then as we all know, nothing :-(

I was in St Albans a while ago and went to the old Alban Park 
factory - still recognisable from the photos in the Complete Simmons 
Drum Book but doesn't look half as interesting...

Merry Christmas all !

Phil.


--- In Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com, "Patrice JACQUOT" 
<Jacquot.Patrice@w...> wrote:
> Hi Jesper,
> Musicaid company collapsed in nov 1981...
> they moved & opened a new company at Abbey Mills in St Albans 
about april of 1982 ...
> I think it was already  Simmons limited...they did produced 10 
SDSV a months & had quickly a demand of 400 in the same amount of 
time.
> In the end of 83 they moved to a bigger place in StAlbans 
park...25000 square feet factory with offices , canteen toilets 
production lines & workbenches ...
> They then built SDS7 & SDS8 ...
> 
> hope this helps,
> bye & Merry Christmas !
> Patrice.
> 
>   ----- Original Message ----- 
>   From: jesper@e... 
>   To: Simmons_Drums@yahoogroups.com 
>   Sent: Friday, December 17, 2004 2:25 PM
>   Subject: [Simmons Drums] Music Aid -> Simmons
> 
> 
>   Hi List!
> 
>   When did the Simmons gear stop wearing the logo for music aid 
and start
>   wearing the simmons logo?
>   AFAIK the following gear was made with Music Aid logotype:
> 
>   SDS-III
>   SDS-IV
>   Clap Trap (the analogue and first version)
> 
>   I have also seen the Music Aid logo on a few SDS-V modules I 
once owned but
>   there cannot be many of those around I guess... My SDS-2 only 
has the
>   Simmons name but since it outdates the company, being a one off 
by Dave,
>   it's not the logo we're used to see...
> 
>   electronically yours, jesper
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