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Why do we hate concert toms?
There's nothing per se wrong with having or playing concert toms - they're just "different" than double headed toms. Before judging them too harshly...
12 years agoSignature on Drum Find!!!
It reads Suzy Lee Belle.
12 years agoDent repair
I've had very mixed success using a rubber hammer - carefully and repeatedly striking the indentation over a soft surface like thick carpet. Sometime...
12 years agoRogers COS SuperTen
I've never played one of these! Can any of you be kind enough to share with me your thoughts as to their characteristics when compared to other well...
12 years agoVintage Paiste
I've owned several of the 505 ride cymbals years ago. Some 505 hi hat pairs also - used them on some small combo jazz gigs, rhythm backup for piano,...
12 years agodo you wear earplugs at gigs?
Always. Standard issue military shooting silicone plugs. I find they enable me to hear better without any extraneous overtones, so that practicing p...
12 years agoLudwig Mickey Mouse Wing Screws
The coarse thread gauge is 1/4 - 20". The fine thread version is 1/4 -28". There are some Ludwig vintage wingscrews with larger thread gauge but for t...
12 years agoIs hard rock and roll still alive anywhere?
When at a recent L.A. dinner someone asked me "Whatever happened to Rock?" "Aren't there any Rock musicians left these days?" ... to which the host's...
12 years agoMajor Wrap Dilemma !
You can do the following: 1 - Fill the crack at the bottom with a very thin coating of Super Glue. This will bond the bare wood to the edges of the...
12 years agoLeedy Reliance 1930s Snare - Sale/Trade?
Is it a 14" diameter drum? If it is please pm me. Thanks! Jumping2
12 years agoHow high is your hi-hat from the floor?
Exactly 90cm.
12 years agocan anyone identify these single braced, flat base cymbal stands?
The first one on the left is an older generic MIJ possibly a hybrid assembled with retrofit top rod with tilter. In spite of its shortcomings the mid...
12 years agoJD McPherson - check out his drummer
Apologies for any offense taken at my 'yelling' - It was meant to be a semi- comical 'tongue-in-cheek' rant. I realize fully that our world is not go...
12 years agoKamala Cymbals
Never seen one before but the lettering on that scoring looks very similar to that found on Zyn or Beverley cymbals. How does it sound?
12 years agoWarped Shell Fix???
It might be possible to fill in the indented area between the shell and the hoop gluing very thin veneer shavings one on top of the other, then having...
12 years ago