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70's Yamaha tom tom
No problem, and welcome btw. There's lots of information about cleaning etc on the site and there are differing methods etc. However, this is how I go...
11 years ago70's Yamaha tom tom
Cool kit. Early 70s YD series, well made birch/luan shells. The pick of the early Japanese made drums. The finish is called black willow. Looking forw...
11 years agoLet's see what you're currently playing!
From Chicago Dave...
11 years agoLet's see what you're currently playing!
From 1966bmx...
11 years agoLet's see what you're currently playing!
Wow, nice set up Randy. I use my Pearl Crystal Beat set with a 1970 Acro for live shows with my band Golden Curtain because they look great under ligh...
11 years agoThunder-King Pearl Kit
what Gilnar said but I'd add that they look remarkably good for a kit that has stood in a farmer's field. The wood on these shells has a very open gra...
11 years agoRogers lug circlips
From mchair303...
11 years agoRogers lug circlips
thanks Mike and Gerald. Yes, the chrome is really good but cotton gloves at a gig will get me laughed out of the venue. Still, might be worth it anywa...
11 years agoRogers lug circlips
Well I have finished the snare without removing the inserts and clips and it turned out fine. Really nice sounding snare, too.
11 years agoLudwig Japan snare from estate ... any clue?
The throw off is indeed a P83 but this one is from a Ludwig Standard snare and has the later logo stamped into it. Exactly the same as a 60s item but...
11 years agoRogers lug circlips
thanks Mike, I'm going to leave them in place. I figure I have another 80 lugs on the kit that i'm tackling next, so 100 all up. My sanity may not str...
11 years agoRogers lug circlips
thanks Dan and Glenn. I'm going to try and clean them up without removing them. My biggest concern is the circlips being sloppy when they are reinstal...
11 years agoRogers lug circlips
Thanks for that. They looked like trouble as soon as i saw them. I had to remove some larger ones from some Premier spurs and one flew at close to the...
11 years agoRogers lug circlips
I have just started disassembling my Rogers SuperTen and it's the first time I've come across the circlips holding the threaded insert in. Is there a...
11 years agoThe focus of your collecting
I toured extensively in the 90s with my one and only trusty old Pearl BLX kit. Never thought of buying anything else until I stumbled on an old 60s Pe...
11 years ago