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Dents in cymbals?
Sounds like the cymbal was stacked during manufacture, and some of the paint from a cymbal stacked on top of it made a mark. Could be it was part of s...
15 years agoHow cold can you store your drums???
From lonecomic...
15 years agoUS Mercury Pro FT in "Starry Night" Wrap
Checker758 - I like those drums too!!! Does "clothes make the man" fit here? I gotta get me some better clothes! Nice stuff!
15 years agoHow to remove wrinkles on wrap?
jf_moreira - My complements! I appreciate the efforts of someone who will risk the unconventional to discover a successful resolution. Bravo!
15 years agoThe correct spelling is "Lauan"
My reason for posting the article above from 1925 about mahogany was to suggest we all may have some of those nice old “mahogany” drums fr...
15 years agoThe correct spelling is "Lauan"
It looks like folks had a problem with mahogany substitution a long time ago too. Could have been Lauan! Here is a brief article from Presto, 1925. Pr...
15 years agoLudwig And Leedy Synco Brushes
It seems that both Ludwig and Leedy were selling brushes with the “Synco” name associated with them in 1923 (Ludwig) and 1924 (Leedy). Is it possible...
15 years agoLudwigs Earliest Handsock Cymbal?
I hadn’t heard of these hand held cymbal devises before I discovered this old mention from Ludwig in 1927. I checked it out a little and found the ima...
15 years agoA Drum Kit Played By A Single Drummer In 1892
I noticed this 1892 account of a show that included a drummer that apparently was playing an early kit with the basics like we’ve known for more...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
As has been noted, brooms were used for sweeping percussion sounds way back when. So what the heck is this photo from 1887 of? Can anybody tell me wha...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
From Gerry...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
From Gerry...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
From Gerry...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
From Gerry...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
From Gerry...
15 years ago