HAYMAN MIDNIGHT BLUE VIBRASONIC KIT
Behind the kit 1987 - 1995
This Kit belonged to Romford Evangelical Church. The cymbals belonged to a member of the church. I was very fortunate to be allowed to use and borrow this kit. The small cymbal above and centre of the toms belonged to me. This was the first cymbal I ever bought. A Zildjian Avedis 10" Splash.
Rototom and Rhythm Tech drum set tambourine added to setup Rototoms are a drum developed by Al Payson and Michael Colgrass that have no shell and are tuned by rotating. Rototoms can be tuned quickly by rotating the head, which sits in a threaded metal ring. Rotation raises or lowers the tension hoop relative to the rim, which increases or decreases the pitch of the drum by increasing or decreasing the tension of the drum head.
Hayman drums were introduced in the late 1960s, being made by an English manufacturer. The idea was to come up with a drum series to compete with the success of the large American companies of the time. The shells were thin walled with rings, and painted white with what they called "Vibrasonic" interiors. The lugs were essentially a copy of the Camco design. Hayman was out of business by 1975.
The kit lived at Romford Evangelical Church. Back in the day it was a "big thing" to have drums in church. The kit and the guy sitting behind it (me) had to deal with many views and opinions on it. Not all good, but I had very broad shoulders and stuck with it. Over time the drums were accepted in church. It's strange now to think it was such a big deal to have drums in church. I take my hat off to all the church drummers out there for persevering. I'm happy to say now you will find a drummer and his kit in churches across the land.
This kit sounded and looked great in midnight blue. Sadly this kit no longer lives at Romford Evangelical Church it just vanished one day!
To this day my search continues to find this kit.
Would love to sit behind it again one day.