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Vintage Premier Find!
Certainly have my work 'cut out for me' this month! The owner in effect paid me to take them away due to lack of room for them. Now it's me with no...
10 years agoThe Thrill is Gone...
I learned all the fundamentals of how to play 'the blues' on a drum kit listening to the ABC Paramount Records album "B.B. King Live at the Regal". T...
10 years agoAnyone tried new Gretsch Catalina Maple kit?
I played one yesterday - a store demo. They were clean sounding, response was good, but certainly not in any way "That Great Gretsch Sound" we know a...
10 years agoRemo Pre-International heads not fitting properly
You are not the first purchaser of Remo pre-international sized heads to be disappointed! Many European vintage drums are designed conceptually differ...
10 years agoHere is the "Quotes from Drummers" Thread
"Show me a band that complains that they 'just can't seem to keep a drummer', and I'll show you the reason why!" - Buckie B Yes Sir
10 years agoBest Snare Ever Manufactured
If I must choose an American vintage snare as the absolute best in every way it is the late 1970s Ludwig Black Beauty. Simply flawless in structure, p...
10 years agoZildjian AMIR Cymbal Set (1st Gen)
I used an Amir 14" bottom hi-hat from the same series as a top cymbal for a 70's New Beat bottom match as my pair of hi-hat cymbals for a number of ye...
10 years agoIncredible Website!
green glass drum: "...Who was first with the oblong Bass Drum? Batterie Sonic or Trixon? " It's a good question to which we might never really ascer...
10 years agoIncredible Website!
Re: "...Mr. B, Do you know the brand of the drums on the site that have a TRIXON shaped Bass Drum? Batterie Sonic, which most likely translates into...
10 years agoLegend Drums ...... Need Info and Help!!!
Archived issues of Modern Drummer Magazine (available via online search) have information on Legend Drums. Try late 1970s upward through 1980s and fin...
10 years agoAnyone know anything about SEIMATONE drums?
Yes! SEIMATONE - A French vintage line of high quality drums. (Which is why I posted my "Incredible Website!" post in the 'Vintage Non-USA drums' se...
10 years agoIncredible Website!
Click on this and learn what you've been missing! http://www.jazz-band.fr/
10 years agoOlympic snare drum
Yes. You can substitute modern tension rods with 12-24" threading. That being said, most of the newer China import rods are somewhat thinner in widt...
10 years agoBest Kit You've Ever Played (So Far....)
1967 Ludwig Hollywood Kit. Resonance and sustain so stunning that when performing songs in which I would regularly be required to play rolls and fill...
10 years agoCannon 6 1/2"x14" 10 Lug wood snare
Cannon retailed a large line of drum accessories (and some drums) years ago. If you research some vintage Modern Drummer Magazine issues circa late 1...
10 years ago