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wooding acrylic set
If they are the Cristalline acrylics, I would consider it for sure. What does the set consist of? Wooding were not, as some people consider a second...
12 years agoVoss/Tromsa Bongos 1950's
I don't know who Voss was but I have seen the brand occasionally on some Tromsa made drums. Tromsa , clearly , did production runs for other compan...
12 years agoOversized shell-suggestions for heads?
The reason the custom Remo heads are so expensive are twofold. 1) Remo makes all those heads by hand. It is no different, than buying any handmade pr...
12 years agoNeed Help With Cymbal ID
Picture really is necessary. The circular stamp is somewhat revealing but, it only narrows it. Circular stamps were common.
12 years agoTrixon snare wires adjustment
Trixon wires were o.k. ,--------- as long as they were still available. I have to admit, I haven't encountered any that weren't mangled, that wouldn't...
12 years agoWhere the hell are all the teardrop sets comin from?
When I was shopping for drums, in the 1960's, I remember seeing Sonor kits settup and on display, in at least two music stores. There wouldn't have be...
12 years agoVintage Teardrop Sonor Kit
That sample also has a pronounced wavy grain, like the outer of the thread, kit. I have to admit , that 90% of the experience I have with European Bee...
12 years agoUnknown KEN drumheads
It's a subtle affirmation, designed to encourage, students of percussion. as in U ken play better, U ken play better, U ken play better----kind of a...
12 years agoWhere the hell are all the teardrop sets comin from?
who's slicing onions around here?
12 years agoUnknown KEN drumheads
had a lot of European drums come my way but have never seen a KEN drumhead, George.
12 years agoTrixon snare wires adjustment
We're not on the same page yet, Tommy. I'm not referring to the grey plastic, snarewire ends. Yes, after 1964 all Trixon drums used the same 26 stran...
12 years agoVintage Teardrop Sonor Kit
All of the Sonor shells, I have seen presented themselves as being made from Beech, because the interior ply was so. Most of the edgegrain and endgra...
12 years agoSomething really nice;-) Ludwig "Top Hat & Cane" 1941 Drumset
I actually, emailed him. He wants my mobile ?? Not sure, why . I'll probably give it to him. Does sound European, not too many people use the term,...
12 years agoR.I.P. Bob Zildjian
Robert Zildjian , attained a remarkable achievement. Although, he began with a complement of workers and realistic designs and ideas;------ launching...
12 years agoVintage Teardrop Sonor Kit
It isn't necessarily. The German companies played around with wood combinations and there were a lot of surprises , that don't conform to the catalogu...
12 years ago