• Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
  • Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)
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Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)

Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR)

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Mapex Orion Traditional Maple – Black Star Finish (Mid-1990s) - (10/12/14/16/22/SNR) 

Beautiful, high-end Mapex Orion Traditional Maple kit from the mid-1990s — likely 1995 based on catalog evidence. This series represented Mapex’s top-tier craftsmanship of the era, with North American maple shells, gold-plated hardware, and the rare Black Star lacquer finish.

Shells & Sizes

22" x 16" Bass Drum (#802747)

10" x 9" Tom (#802725)

12" x 10" Tom (#802899)

14" x 12" Tom (#802701)

16" x 14" Tom (#802737)

14" x 6.5" MS465DH Maple Deluxe Snare (#79024, matching finish) 

Shells: North American Maple – 6-ply (≈ 5 mm) toms, 7-ply (≈ 7.2 mm) bass drum
Bearing Edges: 45° with counter-cuts
Lugs: 24-K Gold Plated Super Gladstone Style
Hoops: 2.3 mm Power Hoops (toms) / Die-Cast (snare)

Hardware & Mounts

Mapex I.T.S. (Isolated Tom System) mounts
I.T.S. bass-drum tom mount with 5 cm shift
Omni-directional double tom holder (10 & 12)
TS720 double tom stand (for 14 & 16 hanging floors)

Heads

All toms: Evans EC2S (new)
Snare: Evans Power Centre Reverse Dot + Snare Side 300 (new)

Condition
Very Good (snare drum) - Excellent for its age - bright finish and plating throughout. The snare has minimal reso bearing edge damage and lacquer crack .The drum is slightly out-or-round
Minor pedal rash on bass drum hoop, Slight badge discoloration on 10″ tom
Otherwise clean, tuned, and ready to play or display.

Background

The Black Star finish appears in Mapex’s 1995 MapleTech Orion catalog and was phased out by 1997, making this color a short-run rarity. The Orion Traditional line was entirely hand-built in Taiwan and is prized for its warm maple tone, articulate projection, and gold-trimmed presentation.

Very Good condition

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