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What causes cracking of Premier wrap?
From Jon Petersen...
13 years agoBrass or Steel - HELP PLEASE
From fishwaltz...
13 years agoDrouyn drums - first look at a rare kit
I have an Olympic kit in for rewrapping. The wrap is torn, unfortunately. In the catalogues, it was called White Satin Pearl and seems very similar...
13 years agoHey everyone!
where's the snow?
13 years agoDrouyn drums - first look at a rare kit
[QUOTE=Jon Petersen;168139]What a nice kit! Wouldn´t the wrap be called something like "White Ripple"? It looks very close to what I have seen on O...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
My understanding is that , apart from some unique and inventive wraps from Italy, all real drum wrap comes from Delmar. I don't think there is a Europ...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
Don't get me wrong, I think Premier are great drums and the shells and chroming are typically British---extra fine. but.... Wrap is one of the thing...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
I've seen this too. The wrap is different than that on American or German drums from the era.While I have no direct comparison for the pearls, some o...
13 years agoTHIN ride cymbal
[QUOTE=RogerSling;167773]Outstanding advice from Calfskin. If you can get yourself to a nice five star cymbal room ... a lot of cymbal dealers hav...
13 years agoTHIN ride cymbal
cymbal weight is a hugely important factor but only after so many ducks are in a row. -----maker, metallurgy,diameter,bell conformation and size,bow a...
13 years agoReally old hi-hats, maybe...
The 10" deep cup Ludwigs that I have are stamped Ludwig. Presumably, other companies sold similar ones as well and they may or may not have been marke...
13 years agoBlue residue
A lot of chrome cleaners are dyed blue for some reason. This could be chrome cleaner residue which crept under the lugs and badge from polishing over...
13 years agoWhatizit?
Although, I have never seen one exactly like this it was quite common in former times and still is in Germany at least, to have a fitting attached to...
13 years agoUnivox drums
From eamesuser...
13 years agoWooding Parts
Here's someone on ebay.de that has some parts.http://www.ebay.de/itm/MEAZZI-HOLLYWOOD-Vintage-60s-Hoop-Spannreifen-2x-Snare-Drum-16xHoop-Claw-/1507419...
13 years ago