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Pearl Drums
http://www.pearldrum.com/
Pearl Drums
were founded by Katsumi Yanagisawa who created the company to craft
music stands in the Sumida district of Tokyo in 1946. It was not until
1950 when Katsumi decided to shift his focus onto the creation of drum
equipment that we recognise today from this most famous of brands was
born. This proved a successful venture and by 1953 Pearl Drums were
able to craft drum kits, timpani, marching drum equipment, latin
percussion, cymbals, stands and accessories. In 1957 Katsumi's eldest
son joined Pearl Drums and formed a division that was dedicated to
exporting the companies products onto the worldwide market. This
resulted in the creation of a new factory in Chiba, Japan to meet
increased demand. Many
drums are produced under the name Pearl including Maxwin, Crest,
Revelle, Lyra, Majestic, Whitehall, Apollo, Toreador, Roxy and Coronet.
In 1965 the company formed a plan to bring the name of Pearl Drums to
the forefront of the percussion industry. To accomplish this they
installed the latest automated equipment to increase production and
develop new products to be equal or better to other leading drums on
the market. Pearl Drums also established a second factory in Taiwan and
established a world-wide sales network. Throughout the 1970's through
to the present day Pearl have created many innovative drum kits using
new ideas and techniques.
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