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I couldn't help it... :)
I just pulled the trigger, without thinking too much Clapping Happy2 A B-stock, which I don't really mind as long as it sounds like a Supra. The butt...
11 years agoHelp identifying snare
And here's the link to Lluquet catalogs from 1964 onwards. Apart from Luddies and Premiers, I see early Pearl MIJs here as well. http://www.mundomusi...
11 years agoHelp identifying snare
A mystery... Not easy to find info on those brands. I was able to locate some Lluquet catalog pages - there is indeed a drum size 38cm (that should be...
11 years agoAvocado Strata's and the twitching eye...
... drooling... Clapping Happy2 Alex
11 years ago1960-63 Premier Royal Ace Snare Drum
Good one :) I love that blue wrap, it's a killer. I'm waiting for my own sample, in red - unfortunately, without the original wires, which I understa...
11 years agoHow to make a floor tom cut in half back whole again?
I'm not really an expert on anything, but I feel that there's a 'point-of-no-return', beyond which any (re)building is useless: the soul of the drum i...
11 years agoRestoring Ajax Mardi Gras/Midnight Sparkle Kit
I've recently seen some Mardi-Gras Ajax items on the bay - namely, two TTs and a FT - so there were some of those around. Typical Ajax built, with a R...
11 years agoDrum ID needed
To be honest, these look like MIJ to me... there's something about them. Do you have any interior pics?? Alex
11 years agoStar Drums...looking for a floor tom.
I've recently seen 2 Star floor toms on e-bay, but none matches your kit :( If you still need the links though, I'd be more than happy to... Alex
11 years agoRadio King shells
Assuming the wrap goes almost all the way to the edges, it sounds like a wrap problem to me - or your drums wouldn't be round. Apart from that, there...
11 years agoI did a bad thing
I understand this feels bad, but you shouldn't be too hard on yourself Al, you didn't do anything wrong. So you've been talked into it - we all have a...
11 years agoVintage Sonor experts please help
I can't see anything here, but I checked the pages in the Sonomuseum. I can't help noticing some differences between those snares - mine has a differe...
11 years agoZildjian K Istanbul / Ajax Drum Kit
As far as I know, the blue square badge was introduced in 1957 and was replaced later, around mid-1960s. Now the measurements of your set look like 20...
11 years agoIdentifying snare shell (re-rings, 3ply) + bearing edge crack repair
Now that you mention it, it looks quite a bit like my Olympic.... Could be then that the single point holes are original. Alex
11 years agoVintage Sonor experts please help
Yes they were (although those were nickel), from 1936 and all the way to the mid-1970s I believe. I was actually talking about the one pictured here....
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