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Embassy -- drum company?
I recently acquired a vintage practice pad from I'm guessing the 1950s or 60s (?), with a logo on it that reads "Embassy". I have NO idea who made it,...
4 years agoWTB Practice Pads
Hey @andlours -- posibly interested. Can you send me a photo?
6 years agoWTB Practice Pads
Some photos of what I have right now. Still looking for a few other things to replace what was lost. 1. "The Globe", ca. 1940's or 50's (??). This thi...
6 years agoWTB Practice Pads
Yeah, I saw this one but can't swing the postage. Thanks much and happy drumming! Cheers from PDX!
6 years agoWTB Practice Pads
Been away awhile due to work and other commitments. I put the pads I had into storage and only now have enough room to pull them out and enjoy them ag...
7 years agoWTB Practice Pads
Looking for used practice pads, especially anything from the 1970s or earlier. Almost any condition considered. Thanks!
7 years agopractice pad research, part two: manufacturing
"...stencil game..." Well, yeah. I work in the bicycle industry and much the same thing was going on in the 60's and 70's as department and hardware...
14 years agopractice pad research, part two: manufacturing
In my ongoing research into practice pads, I have had some difficulty navigating the Google Patents site and getting ****her than about two dozen resu...
14 years agoodd, old practice pads
So about 2 1/2 years ago, I started playing again after a long, injury-induced hiatus, and was very happy to discover that I could get most of my cho...
14 years agoseeking gretsch sticks info: memory jogging
Appropos of a conversation with a local drummer earlier today, I am trying to remember a Gretsch (I think it was Gretsch, anyway) stick that was some...
14 years ago1960 WFL/Ludwig Marching Snare
Wow. Is yours the same year?
14 years ago1960 WFL/Ludwig Marching Snare
1960 WFL/Ludwig marching snare
14 years agoPractice Pad: re-posting here, help to ID please
Thanks to Hoppy for the additional info. I think this ought to provide pix. Odd practice pad, recently acquired, cannot figure out who made it or when...
14 years agoVintage Wooden Ludwig Practice Pad - era?
That's cool. No idea what era but I would guess sometime 1960's. Hard to tell condition of rubber from photo. If you want to sell it, maybe consider p...
14 years agoWhere is introduction part of forum?
New to forum, long time drummer/percussionist. Ten-year hiatus from 1997 to 2007 caused by bicycling injury. Slowly goetting back into it; for now I...
14 years ago