After eight months, an agreement was made. Tommy Robertson learned of the status of Darwin Drums, and began negotiations to purchase the factory from Darwin. The Fibes trademark was sold to another party, who had a business agreement with Martin to distribute Fibes drumsticks.Ĭorder sold the company in 1990 to Sammy Darwin, a radio programming consultant, who operated the company under the name Darwin until early 1994. Faced with foreign competition, Martin sold the fixtures, machinery, inventory, and equipment to Jim Corder who renamed the business Corder Drums. The company thrived for about 10 years, but drum manufacturing was a low priority for Martin. Martin Organisation, makers of Martin Guitars. They came up with the name by combining the core sound of a drum-vibes, short for vibrations, and fiberglass, the material used in the original drum shells.Įventually, Bob and John decided to sell the company to the C.F. We have an extensive selection of used drum parts allowing us to repair or help you maintain your vintage equipment without delay.Fibes Drum Company was founded in 1966 in Austin, Texas, USA by drummer Rob Grauso, and John Morena, a specialist in composite materials, and also a drummer. We offer many of the same items on our website on Reverb also.Īll vintage drums for Dave’s Drum Shop include a 6-month warranty against any issues that might occur. Our website is the best resource for buying vintage drums and cymbals from us but we do offer a Reverb store (link this) that allows international buyers a secure safe buying experience in their home currency. If you are purchasing in our shop at 270 Catherine St., we can also offer layaway to make it easy for you to obtain your dream vintage drum or cymbal. Buying vintage drums from Dave’s is easy as we offer many forms of payment on our website including financing. If you are looking for a vintage drum, cymbal or accessory in Ottawa, Canada or the world please look at our current inventory or follow us on social media to find out what is available. We have supplied vintage drums to artists, recording studios, collectors and museums. We have had simple snare drums to iconic sets from Leedy, Slingerland, Gretsch, Ludwig, Zildjian, Paiste to name a few. We encourage you to follow us on Facebook, Instagram or Twitter to see what comes in we do post our inventory daily often selling it before we can list on our website.ĭave’s drum shop vintage drums can cover a wide range of drummers needs. Please contact for international shipping quotes.Īt Dave’s Drum Shop we have many vintage drum items come through the doors every year. Vintage drum kits have been shipped to almost every European country the UK, Australia, New Zealand, every state in the US, Puerto Rico and Hawaii, the far east including Japan, China, South Korea and Taiwan. We have shipped our vintage drums safely to all corners of the globe. Our customers have found our vintage drums for sale from all over the world. Our used vintage drums come in from local customers or are often sent to us from customers all over the country as we are trusted to offer fair honest service and quick payment. Gretsch, Slingerland, Trixon, North, Stacatto, Leedy Drum Workshop, Yamaha, Tama, Pearl, Premier, Zildjian, Paiste, Sabian and others. We have sold many brands of vintage drums cymbals and parts from Ludwig.