In 1922 the picture was far different to
the present day; Albert Della Porta was
a young professional drummer in London.
At a time when gigs seemed scarce Albert
took a temporary job with the Boyle Drum
Co whose drums he
used to play. Albert saw this
involvement in a drum company as a
golden opportunity to have some of his
ideas for improving drums introduced.
The Boyle's didn't seem very impressed,
but Albert's ideas must have had
considerable merit because the
Production Manager, George Smith, was
sufficiently impressed to want to start
making drums independently with him.
