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Pics 20" floor tom to Bass conversion
A Dremel tool with heavy duty cutter blades, a pair of vise grips, a felt tip marker, and a 12-24" hex die, will enable you to cut off the excess leng...
11 years agoAny Opinions on Gammon drums?
They're reasonably decent beginner to intermediate level Asian imports. Most of the "lower line" drums marketed today are of a far better quality tha...
11 years agoLudwig consolette part plus
Any chance of you posting one or two photos showing the broken parts? Even if they are still attached to the drum that would be most helpful.
11 years agoCan anybody I.D this Clutch,...?
I second Magnus_N's opinion - Looks like a 1970's Sonor clutch with an aftermarket wingscrew replacing the original wingscrew tightener.
11 years agoLudwig bronze snare blue olive badge
Fourth photo of drum interior photographed from snare side head seems to show all bottom cup washers and fasteners missing from every lug ... ?
11 years ago**HELP** Have some pics of a Vintage kit BUT need help to identify..
Shaftesbury - UK
11 years agoNeed snare advice
Go with a vintage Ludwig Supraphonic over a new one if given a choice. Almost all new drums marketed today consist of cheap (a term I use to denote q...
11 years agoCan someone identify this (Slingerland?)drumset?
Definitely NOT Slingerland drums. Someone put Slingerland outer shell badges from the Double Setomatic Holder era on the shells. But the drums thems...
11 years agoMapex US Maples
I remember this series of Mapex - the first marketed here in the U.S.A. By current standards the pedals and hardware were lacking. Plastic was used...
11 years agoRare? Juergens snare
I recall researching this brand of drum many years ago when someone I knew had one for sale. If memory serves me the brand name Juergens was that of...
11 years agoFantastic European mystery snare.
The counterhoops are Germanic in appearance yet they are solid on the underside - quite unlike those from the same time period seen on Sonor or Trixon...
11 years ago70s Gretsch drum thoughts
Some "purists" put them down but I love them!
11 years agoMystery Y BD Pedal
I had one of these pedals years ago. It's one to which I made reference in an earlier thread - a vintage Asian attempt to knock-off (at least in over...
11 years agoLudwig Standard Pedals
Correction: Just occurred to me that I left out the word "Speedmaster" in my descriptions of the older Ludwig pedals! Hmmmm
11 years agoHelp Slingy Bass Drum rehab
I say go for it! Nothing to lose but sweat and time. Once I purchased an old 60's Slingerland bass drum which was sitting in about six inches of flo...
11 years ago