Allegra owner Dave Peterson started building drums in 1976. His first drum ever made was a marching drum. Dave\'s original company, Marching Music Ltd.-APT (Advanced Percussion Technology), was officially chartered in 1976, and sold in 1997.
Mr. Peterson was contracted as a supplier of marching hardware and as a marching products consultant to the Slingerland Drum Company in Niles Illinois in 1980.
In 1989, Dave was contracted by HSS marketing to produce Slingerland marching percussion and accessories, plus other vintage and classic reproductions produced in Dave\'s southern Illinois production plant (Advanced Percussion Technologies).
HSS was the worldwide distributor 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 in the Advanced Percussion Technologies were:
Purcussion USA Maple Drums.
Rhythm Art Drums, for St. Louis Music.
Dynasty Marching Percussion.
Drum carriers and accessories for Pearl, Premier, Dynasty, and 30 dealers nationally and internationally.
Achievements Allegra drums:
2001: Best orchestral snare drum in the intermediate class - Snare Drum Olympics
2001: Winner in the overall blind competition for our 5\"x14\" wood shell, workhorse snare drum - Snare Drum Olympics
2000: Best workhorse snare drum - Snare Drum Olympics
2000: Set world record in blind score competition - Snare Drum Olympics
2000: Best special effects snare drum - Snare Drum Olympics
1999: 1st Place in the special effect category under the \"Johnny Rabb Night Owl\" Label - Snare Drum Olympics
1999: 2nd Place in the special effect category under the \"Johnny Rabb Night Owl\" Label - Snare Drum Olympics