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Fibes snare drums question
I've got a few crystalite Fibes snares and complete kits. Some are clear and painted on the inside like the 'black beauty' and a powder blue kit (stil...
6 years agoLeedy muffler ID
I recently picked up a few older Leedy and Leedy/Ludwig kits and currently working on cleaning them up... most of my experience has been with drums fr...
7 years agoPearl parts needed
What's the length? I think I have some laying around but seem to remember they come in different sizes.
8 years agoEnglish Rogers
Thanks for the feedback guys.... I have reinforced US B and B lugs before but will revisit the process to see if it's possible to save the one I've go...
8 years agoBent P-83 Lever - Repairable?
That's a great snare drum but one thought.... As Mike points out, the washers were used to increase the clearance between strainer and hoop, so I'm th...
8 years agoEnglish Rogers
I live in San Diego but am from England and still go back a fair bit. I was there last year and saw an ad on Gumtree (English Craigslist) for an Engli...
8 years agoWTB: Sonor Teardrop era D-444 snare
Hi, I've got a Sonor D-424 snare in pretty nice shape.... It's in storage right now so I can't check the size but I'm not sure if it's 5" deep.... I s...
8 years agoLug ID
Thanks... I checked and you are right. Now I just need to find a shell to put them on.....
8 years agoLug ID
Anybody recognize this lug? I've got 16 of them that I picked up with a load of other hardware but I can't figure out who made them. Initially I thoug...
8 years agoSlingy bass drum mount: ID Help
Thx for the input.... I agree with the homemade consensus. Now I have to figure out how to deal with it.
8 years agoSlingy bass drum mount: ID Help
I've got an old 20" Slingy WMP bass drum that I initially put away because of the extra holes.... 2 Gretsch cymbal holders (1 on each side) and a set...
8 years agoWFL Bass Drum Hoop Width
Guys, Thanks for measuring your WFL hoops... seems like 1 5/8" with 5/8" inlay is the winner. I'll dig around and see if I have any, otherwise I guess...
8 years agoWFL Bass Drum Hoop Width
I've had a collection of WFL orphans around for a while and finally found a 16" floor tom so the rewrap project can start. They were all bare shells,...
8 years agoConvert Octa to normal drums
I have a Sound Projector 2 kit which I believe has the same concert toms as the Octa kits.... I considered adding bottom heads and there are bearing e...
8 years agoLugs
Here's some pics of 8 of the lugs. All in great shape and hopefully you can see that they are the ones with the stamped letter at the top. I could pr...
8 years ago