I bought my 7000 Yamaha in 1979. It was my first drumkit. Until then I played a prime belonging to a friend. The snare of Yaùaha was pathetic. Toms, they were really nice, including the floor tom. As always with dimensions 13 and 14 for the tom-toms, one must quibble for tuning, but when it was there, that was it. But the most impressive in this drumkit is the bass drum. If you know the album of Ani DiFranco, you know the sound of my bass drum Yamaha-7000. I do not know if the drummer Ani used the bass drum, but the sound is identical.
The wood has a reddish color inside. I do not know what it is. on the other hand, finish sanding and painting has nothing to do with what we see now in the means-end. Here, extremely neat, perfect. Outside, the drums are covered with a film, I do not know what that protects well and has a very vintage look "70 years". The ball attaches toms, a provision allows comprehensive toms (unlike the Pearl system) and after almost 30 years, works like new.
At the time, I paid for this drumkit 35,000 Belgian francs (about 6000 French francs).
I do not have that choice would do, of course, because fashion has changed and I'm not mad at the vintage of the batteries. I currently play on a Gretsch Renown. But the kick of the Yam when I miss a bit.