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Gretsch tom head problem
Your suggestion to cut 1/2 inch of wrap from the edge might help, because the wrap starts to pucker when the head is forced over the wrap. But the dru...
13 years agoGretsch tom head problem
I tried both Remo and Evans heads, and even a DW head made my Remo. and they are all too small. They all measured exactly 8 1/16" and the shells both...
13 years agoGretsch tom head problem
I have an 8" Gretsch tom that I love. However the diameter of the shell is exactly 8" and the new heads won't fit it -- they are much too tight. I cal...
13 years agovintage WFL snare stand hybrid
Some time ago, I posted some photos of a clever snap-lock stand bottom I have, but no one was able to identify it. Since I have several vintage WFL ba...
13 years agoVintage drum stuff
I have a bunch of vintage stuff I’d like to sell, but I don’t know what they are worth. So if anyone is interested, please PM or email me and make a r...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this cymbal stand bottom?
Wow, you guys are all over the place, just like me. But I did own a Premier flat base hi-hat stand once, and it wasn't anything like this. Oh, well. I...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this cymbal stand bottom?
Hey, I can't believe it. You guys are stumped! But then so am I. I've seen the Sonor stuff, and this is not on of them. Both the Sonor and the Trixon...
13 years agoSlingerland 40's small Super Lugs
Some time ago, I posted a thread about an old Slingerland parade drum I acquired, I still don't know what to do with it. But the lugs are the small 40...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this cymbal stand bottom?
From MME...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this cymbal stand bottom?
I found some Amati stands on-line, and they are not the same, they are similar to a Trixon stand I once had. The stand I have has slots so that the sc...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this cymbal stand bottom?
Mikey, back in the 60's when I got that stand, I was managing a drum shop in Salt Lake City and, of course, getting all my stuff wholesale. So I could...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this cymbal stand bottom?
I have the bottom of an old flat base cymbal stand with snap legs. I acquired it about 50 years ago, and I just don't remember what brand it is. And s...
13 years agoUnusual Slingerland Snare Drum
Here's some photos of the drum -- the shell with the contact paper half off, the vintage lug, and the vintage claw (notice how heavy the claw metal is...
13 years agoUnusual Slingerland Snare Drum
They are not tube lugs, but the old style without the flair at the base. When I get a chance, I'll try to upload some photos. One of my friends sugg...
13 years agoUnusual Slingerland Snare Drum
There doesn't seem to be much interest in vintage parade drums. And I certainly don't have any use for any kind of parade drum. I know this is heresy,...
13 years ago