Star Instruments Synare Electronic Percussion c.1979

Disco-mania.  Behold an early electronic drum meant to compliment your acoustic kit.  The Synare 3.  This caught my eye mainly due to the address of the maker – Stafford Springs, CT.  Any former Star Instruments principals out there in our fair state?  Drop us a line…

chris

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  • Fun site.

    Dave Kusek, Star principal is a Sebior VP at Berklee College of Music. He's pretty visible.

  • Norman (I forgot his last name), was the principal owner of Star. I knew him because he was brother in law to the drummer in my band, John McLaughlin, who now plays for Dicey Riley. I visited both his factory and his home ... which was an octagon dome. John may still have his synare unit given to him by his brother in law. Norm was also the mayor of Stafford Springs for a time. Thanks for the ad -- I passed it along to John, who I'm still close buds with.

  • Norm Millard owned Star Instruments. It's my understanding that he was one of the co-founders of EML but left to start Star.

  • I have a few old Synare 3's in storage somewhere. I have had them for decades! Friends of mine used to live in Stafford!

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