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name that snare
From Father-42...
13 years agoBlue Marble Ajax Snare
There are 5 badges for Ajax , that I know of. The two oldest, were wing shaped, then triangular and quite large---made of brass.They were pre-war I th...
13 years agoUnique Vintage Sonor Snare ?
From hemelsoet...
13 years agoname that snare
The throwoff is an aftermarket item also? If not , that is the same throwoff that was used for years on Olympic and Beverley( Premier made). I once s...
13 years agoTucking new calfskin head Q's...............
From perclee...
13 years agoname that snare
From Lugosi1882...
13 years agoname that snare
The shell looks like a Beverley( Deans Beverley, that is), It is hard to tell because of the paint overspray but is that wood reddish? My example of a...
13 years agoMetal cleaning and Polishing.
Polishing new is a bit different than polishing old. One of the problems with old parts, is, it isn't the nickel or chrome that pits, although nickel...
13 years agoCigarette Smell
A friend of mine who is a jazz guitarist found some incense in Toronto's Chinatown and the scent was labelled "puss*"--------had a picture of a cat...
13 years agoSonor Phonics---Am I missing something?
I would be interested in , where this information comes from? -----the heartwood vs. sapwood info.?
13 years agoJohn Grey Capri Drums - Info Needed!!
English drums are really hard to put a value on in Canada and the U.S. because ,aside from Premier, very few North Americans know of, or appreciate an...
13 years agoJohn Grey Capri Drums - Info Needed!!
There was no connection between John Grey and Premier, except for the normal ones you would expect , when two companies are producing competing produc...
13 years agoUnique Vintage Sonor Snare ?
From hemelsoet...
13 years agoR.i.p. Levon Helm
too, too ,soon.
13 years agoUnknown Heavy Brass Snare
There are probably so many small makers from the past, it would boggle the mind. I came across a drum , a while ago----10, single point tube lugs, nic...
13 years ago