Allegra Drum Crafters of Oregon

Allegra Drum Crafters is owned by Dave Peterson, who began building drums in 1976. The first drum he ever built was a marching drum. Dave Peterson's original company was called Marching Music Ltd.-APT (Advanced Percussion Technology), and was started in 1976, and sold in 1997.

Mr. Peterson was contracted to supply marching hardware and as a marching products consultant to the Slingerland Drum Company in Niles, Illinois USA in 1980.

In 1989, Mr. Peterson was contracted by HSS marketing to produce Slingerland marching percussion and accessories, plus other vintage and classic reproductions built in his southern Illinois production facility (Advanced Percussion Technologies). HSS was the worldwide supplier of Slingerland products through an exclusive licensing agreement with Fred Gretch until 1992 when the Slingerland brand name was sold to the Gibson Corporation. Other brands built at Dave Peterson's Advanced Percussion Technologies plant were Rhythm Art Drums for St. Louis Music, Dynasty marching percussion, and drum carriers and accessories for Pearl, Premier, Dynasty, and 30 dealers nationally and internationally.