Vistalite Drums
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vistalite-drums-230-34940
title:
Vistalite Drums
text:
Vistalite drums were a line of acrylic drums produced by the Ludwig Drum company, introduced in 1972. The name Vistalite refers to the translucent plastic that the shells were made out of. Vistalite and acrylic offered a synthetic alternative to wood shells and were popularized by rock drummer John Bonham of Led Zeppelin. The original Vistalites are a collectors item. Bill Zickos was the father of the acrylic drums; he built the first experimental set in 1959 and received a US Patent for them in
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Acrylic drum line
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vistalite_Drums
date created:
2005-07-16T20:59:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-15T17:16:09Z
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