Any Meazzi Hollywood fans in here?

[Formula 602]

Super rare stuff…….at least in the States…..

 

[multijd]

Show us some photos!!

 

[JDA]

always referred to - I sent for literature to Italy and received bitd a huge pamphlet full of everything they sold- Wooding drums, some amps and PA..

to as HiPercussion

 

[flatwins]

I’ve never seen any in person but always thought the HiPercussion kits were way cool with all their bizarre rack stuff.

 

[dingaling]

I believe they are European beech like Sonor’s. Would love to have a bop kit.

 

[Formula 602]

I HAD a 22,13,18 President set once..in Canada now….
could not get much interest in it!….

Also…a snare..which is in Australia now……

 

[Richie Paradise]

I have a snare that looks great & has a very 60s sound but is a lot like a classic Italian car, IE not working most of the time.

I've had the lugs redrilled but I'm still waiting for them to be posted back to me.

 

[multijd]

I believe they are European beech like Sonor’s. Would love to have a bop kit.

Hollywood Meazzi BOP drumset 18" - 12" - 14" - snare drum 14" x 5" 1960's | Reverb

Hollywood Meazzi BOP drumset 18" - 12" - 14" - snare drum 14" x 5"Excellent condition for this rare and beautiful set made in Italy from 1960'sVery thin poplar shells, light hardware, great resonance, a fantastic kit for classic jazz and vintage soundThis particular set has been produced with one...

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Hollywood Meazzi drumset 20" - 12" - 14" from 1960's 1960's | Reverb

Hollywood Meazzi drumset 20" - 12" - 14" from 1960'sExcellent condition for this beautiful set made in Italy from 1960'sVery thin poplar shells, light hardware, great resonance, a fantastic kit for classic jazz and vintage soundPurple Chord - Classic Drums & CymbalsVintage drums and cymbals s...

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[multijd]

Catalogs and flyers

DRUMARCHIVE.COM

vintage drums

www.drumarchive.com

 

[flatwins]

I have a snare that looks great & has a very 60s sound but is a lot like a classic Italian car, IE not working most of the time.

I've had the lugs redrilled but I'm still waiting for them to be posted back to me. View attachment 561424

Very interesting hoops/clips. They remind me of the familiar single flange & clip arrangement but the Hollywood snare has the clips set back into the hoop rather than hooked over the top.

 

[Formula 602]

I have a snare that looks great & has a very 60s sound but is a lot like a classic Italian car, IE not working most of the time.

I've had the lugs redrilled but I'm still waiting for them to be posted back to me. View attachment 561424

They had low end and high end snares…..Like most brands..
The President was the top of the line…..
Yours is more on the low end….
I am not sure of all the models….

 

[Formula 602]

I grabbed an 18,12,14 Meazzi set many years ago……pre digital cameras and such……when it got here…..I was sad…

It was very low line…6 lug BD..etc …and the Silver Sparkle had “cancer spots” all over it…looked really bad…..

Had super cool…Art Deco lugs and claws and rods….though

was tempted to strip all the parts off..but..didn’t..

I finally sold the set to someone..at cost..and was very happy to get rid of them at that price….

 

[Formula 602]

BTW…I have a 20” President BD hoop I can sell..if anyone needs it…

 

[Redfern]

@stopsign70 what can you add here? I know you have tons of info.

 

[moondrum]

Super rare stuff…….at least in the States…..

The first Hollywood Mazzini set I saw was being played by Max Roach in a summer park concert around 1971 in Manhattan. The bass drum had if I remember correctly the console with wheels so the bass drum small tom and what ever else was attached to it could be rolled out onstage.

 

[Formula 602]

Yes,that’s right….there were electronic also…..

Have a friend in Arizona that has a set of them….

 

[stopsign70]

well, I hope to get help for the next 300 pages book, in the meantime:
- the FB group (private)

Hollywood batterie/drums (Meazzi, Hipercussion, Wooding, Atlantic) | Facebook

Un gruppo dedicato agli estimatori delle storiche batterie milanesi prodotte dalla ditta Meazzi e progettate da Franco Caldironi, tra i cui endorser ci furono Max Roach, John Marshall, Gil Cuppini e...

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- the growing "YT page" (public)

https://www.youtube.com/user/stopsign70

- digital release of my old book on Italian vintage drums (sold only with the paper copy on Italian pioneers of drumming, sorry)

Wakepress edizioni - PROMOZIONI - IL VINTAGE DELLE BATTERIE..(PDF) + I PADRI DELLA BATTERIA..

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JDA, could you show us "a huge pamphlet full of everything they sold"? thanks

 

[moondrum]

Yes,that’s right….there were electronic also…..

Have a friend in Arizona that has a set of them….

I also think that the kit Max Roach was playing had a floor tom with a timpani like pedal so he could change the pitch which he would would do during his solos.

 

[Formula 602]

I had one of those FTs once….Stupidly,I sold it…..It was gloss black….

 

[Formula 602]

I had 2 of the Yamaha ones also….They were a natural wood finish outside..Beech?