Hayman drums

Hayman drums was an English manufacturer of percussion instruments established in 1968.^[1] The company was founded by Ivor Arbiter with the help of the John E. Dallas Company whom sought to compete with American drum manufacturers.^[2] The company went defunct in 1975, although attempts to re-launch the brand have led to the drums being produced intermittently in small batches by Taiwanese manufacturers.^[3]

Hayman drums

Founded	1968; 57 years ago (1968)
Defunct	1975; 50 years ago (1975)
Headquarters	England
Key people	Ivor Arbiter, Founder

References

1. Henrit, Bob; Constable, Nigel (2016). The Hayman Drum Book: The History of the Vibrasonic Drum. Cloister House Press. ISBN 978-1-909465-49-7. OCLC 987569569.
2. Brennan, Matt (2020). Kick It: A Social History of Drums. Oxford University Press. p. 246. ISBN 978-0-19-068387-0. OCLC 1134148754.
3. Nicholls, Geoff (1997). Bacon, Tony (ed.). The Drum Book. Hal Leonard. pp. 93–94. ISBN 978-0-87930-476-8. OCLC 37305423.

External links

• Official website