Pearl (musical instruments)
| Pearl Musical Instrument Company
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| founding | 1946 |
| Seat |
 Yachiyo , Chiba , Japan
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Founder: Katsumi Yanagisawa |
| Branch | Musical instrument making |
| Website | http://www.pearleurope.com |
The Pearl Musical Instrument Company , or Pearl for short , is a global manufacturer of percussion instruments and flutes . In addition to complete drums , Pearl also produces percussion instruments such as congas , bongos , timbales , cajóns , batá drums , djembés , wadaiko drums and accessories for drums. Instruments for the marching area are also manufactured by Pearl.
history
The Japanese Katsumi Yanagisawa founded Pearl on April 2, 1946 in Sumida , Tokyo. In the beginning, music stands were made, it was not until 1950 that he switched to making drums.
First, drum bodies were made for over 30 different manufacturers. It was not until the 1960s that these deliveries began to be discontinued and instruments to be produced under their own name and logo.
Pearl drum kits were offered in Germany from the 1960s . First, the drums of the leading manufacturers were optically reproduced. Pearl used a tom holding system based on Rogers '. From around the mid-1970s, Pearl designed its own tom holder system, which was somewhat based on that of Sonor . However, two single smooth tubes were used, which were mounted in pairs on a double-domed rosette on the bass drum.
Manufacturing
Pearl only manufactures its instruments in its own factories. The company therefore has drum kit factories in China and Taiwan . Flutes are made in Taiwan and Japan, while the accompaniment instruments for Latin American music are made in Thailand .
Pearl manufactures its instruments in all categories and price levels, from entry-level to upper class.
Series
| series | class | Remarks |
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| Pearl Professional | Also in a version with an additional fiberglass coating inside, the “Wood-Fiberglas” badge |
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| Maxwin by Pearl | Beginners | Entry-level series from the early 1980s with the old replica tom mount |
| Target | Beginners | Entry-level series for the European market |
| Forum | Entry-level series | |
| export | Lower middle class | best-selling series in the world |
| Decade | Middle class | Successor to both Vision and Session |
| session | upper middle class | |
| Masters Custom | lower upper class | |
| Masterworks | Upper class | all details can be determined individually for each drum |
| Reference | Upper class | emerged from the Masterworks series, each drum has the optimal shell composition and edge for its size |
