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does anybody play a 24"cymbal
Cymbals as a group are very unrelaxing things. There can be all kinds of emotions attached to the sound of a cymbal(s) but relaxing seldom comes to mi...
13 years agoSultan cymbal
I've come across them in Germany. They seemed to be a stamped and spun type of cymbal. The ones I have seen had lots of dents and a rather thin sound.
13 years agoold K size
In a totally hands on workshop like K. Zildjian was the intended diameter of a cymbal would be determined by the size of the ingot + how much it was m...
13 years agoFair price for "12" NON-International Premier rim in v.good/ex shape?
From royal ace...
13 years agoAnother 60's M.I.J. badge thats new to me
Yes; Truetone was a well known dept. store brand here in Canada. Mostly for Golf Clubs, Baseball gloves, footballs and Hockey skates ,though--- I seem...
13 years agoFair price for "12" NON-International Premier rim in v.good/ex shape?
I can't believe that there aren't people out there desperately looking for one of those because so many toms had their bottom hoops taken off. 10-15...
13 years agoInteresting snare drum
I bought one of those in Toronto about 10 years ago. They are very strange because even though they appear to be very old, they have a number of odd...
13 years agoBest solvent for old grease?
There is a product made in England , called Gunk. It's a water soluble grease remover designed primarily for car engines. We have a knockoff of it in...
13 years agoname that snare
From RogerSling...
13 years agoFair price for "12" NON-International Premier rim in v.good/ex shape?
Is this a diecast 5 hole or a diecast 6 hole?
13 years agoname that snare
Dave, I'm still not picture ready . As soon as I can, I'll get a pic out to you. They are an odd badge for their day----at least the one on my drum is...
13 years agoAjax Boosey & Hawkes Snare 1960
Remo also makes heads with no drop down and some of their heads have a shallower collar height. Alternate heads that may be around , which have a shor...
13 years agoRemoving some bounce from bass drum?
There hasn't been much discussion about heads. A 16" drum is going to have much more kickback than a larger drum. A 16" head has less than 2/3 of sur...
13 years agoMeazzi strainer tension knob help.
I can't right now, Blair but I don't think there were too many different designs on them. This strainer mechanism has two 3 1/4" long snare hangers --...
13 years agoMeazzi strainer tension knob help.
I have a Meazzi C.O.B. 5 X 14 snare drum,that I am putting back together. This is the settup with the throwoff lever on one side and the adjustor in...
13 years ago