Can I see your Pearl GLX Kits?

[nova]

"Out On The Tiles" means out on the town! It was from John Bonham's after work ditty. How Bizarre!

[3pearlkits]

Thanks 3PK's! Did they use the SST in those days? (Superior Shell Technology combining heat and pressure in a shell machine?

Ok, been searching, I knew I had it somewhere lol

In 1987 it wasn't called SST. It was called HC/SMS. Heat Compression Shell Molding System. Nice little logo and all...

[nova]

Thanks for that 3PK's!

[mped]

Hey all, I am searching for a GLX or MLX 14" mounted tom in Charcoal Grey. Anyone out there ? (I would also be interested in a 16" mounted tom of the same series and color but this is not so important.) Thank you !
Mat.

[srdrummer]

Here's a recent photo of mine... awesome drums!

[Eirik75]

I think you're right. I took another look, and I think that they are the short lugs. I guess I had convinced myself that they were long based on the time the song was out.

I always believed it was a Sheer Blue BLX with long lugs. At 3:06 in this video, the long lugs are clearly visible: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lJi0W4ZZsg Also, the labels on Eric's drums have black printing (indicating BLX), whereas MLX have red printing on the labels

On a side note: I always found it a little interesting that Eric has fitted white bass drum hoops on the blue kit in the video (probably to complement the white resos).

[pearlygates]

Here's a recent photo of mine... awesome drums!

Now that just oozes sexy!

[Drummage]

Any difference in shell composition with the MLX stretch lugs?

[3pearlkits]

Any difference in shell composition with the MLX stretch lugs?

Hi, welcome to the vintage section of the PDF

As far as I can tell, the shells of the MLX and GLX are identical. Certainly, the description of the shells in the 1984 (the year GLX were introduced) catalogue suggests they are exactly the same.
And that is confirmed in the 1986 pricelist, where the shell description of each series is identical; Cross laminated all Maple shells.

So, the only difference is the lugs.
Long single piece lugs for MLX were introduced in 87. Prior to that the lugs on the MLX were the standard coffin lugs of that period.

However, the GLX lugs were the super grippers, including the snare, from the outset.

Each of the 2 different lugs has their own problems. The long MLX/BLX lugs are prone to break at the screw insertion point enabling attachment to the shell, if one is to keen and over tightens the inside screw.
The GLX's super gripper lugs have a habit of the round black plastic inner part of the lugs falling to bits after a period of time.
If you have access to a mate with a 3D printer, or have one yourself, it would pay to replace all of those. Or search the forum, there's other ways of dealing with the "issue".

Other than that, they are brilliant kits, in a period of Pearl's history, which is arguably unsurpassed. Look after them...