In all the 80's kits I've looked at, the drums usually are made within a 2-6 month window. Having all your drums with a "QY" mfg code is unusual. If your drums only have the single badge w/serial number (and not a blank one on the opposite side) then they are earlier 1980's.and in this case 1980. And it's the mahogany layers in the Tour and Stage series that give then a deeper and more tonal quality.vs the sharp attack of the all birch recording series/recording customs. I bet they still sound pretty darn nice as the shells were nicely built. Rather than the Birch/Mahogany plies of the 8000, the 5000's were a mix of mahogany and other woods (see catalogs below). It's earlier than I'd have thought.but makes more sense than your kit being Nov 1990. ![]() So Nov 1980 for your 5000 series "could" be possible. Now it's possible they started making the 8000's in late 1980 as production of drums shifted from some in Taiwan back to 100% in Japan. The 5000 series didn't show up until the 8000 Tour Series began.at least by early 1981 (the date of my 8000's). The QY could signify Nov 1980 or Nov 1990. Some periods just date with 2 letters and others are 2 letters plus numbers. If just a QY and no following numbers (ie QY 2345) that would typically be first half of the 1980's.
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