Maker

Premier Percussion

Trademark

Premier is a British maker of drums and percussion founded in 1922, one of the best-known British drum manufacturers.

Models

  • Premier Concert Series Timpani

    Timpani · United Kingdom

    Premier's Concert Series pedal timpani offer polished copper bowls and Premier's traditional pedal tuning system, available in standard orchestral sizes for schools, conservatories, and ensembles.

  • Premier Elite Series Timpani

    Timpani · United Kingdom

    Premier's Elite Series pedal timpani are offered with hammered or highly polished parabolic copper bowls, an upgraded pedal assembly, an angled Shield tuning gauge working from the pedal, and a fine-tuning crown wheel; standard sizes are 32, 29, 26, 23, and 20 inches.

  • Technical line drawing of Beverley Drums

    Beverley Drums

    Percussion · United Kingdom

    Beverley was a British drum brand that originated in Beverley, North Yorkshire. From 1958 its drums were built in Premier's Leicester factory, and the brand later passed to Boosey and Hawkes before leaving the market in 1979. Once positioned as a budget alternative, vintage Beverley kits are now valued by collectors.

Sources

Categories

  • Timpani

    Pedal timpani, hand-tuned timpani, timpani makers, and orchestral kettle-drum model families.

  • Drum Kits

    Acoustic and hybrid drum kit model families, shell packs, and related drum sets.

Representative model

  • Technical line drawing of Beverley Drums

    Beverley Drums

    Percussion · United Kingdom

    Beverley was a British drum brand that originated in Beverley, North Yorkshire. From 1958 its drums were built in Premier's Leicester factory, and the brand later passed to Boosey and Hawkes before leaving the market in 1979. Once positioned as a budget alternative, vintage Beverley kits are now valued by collectors.

  • Premier Elite Series Timpani

    Timpani · United Kingdom

    Premier's Elite Series pedal timpani are offered with hammered or highly polished parabolic copper bowls, an upgraded pedal assembly, an angled Shield tuning gauge working from the pedal, and a fine-tuning crown wheel; standard sizes are 32, 29, 26, 23, and 20 inches.