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Acro vs. supra
On the 5" depth that is. The 6.5 Acro has 10 bowtiees.
11 years agoAcro vs. supra
The acro has different finish, 8 bowties instead of 10 imperials. That's it.
11 years agoLabor of Love
^^^Yup. That middle ply of poplar is probably going to be toast. Were they kept with both heads on? Good news if so, but even then you could be loo...
11 years agoIs the Acrolite Legit?
You do know it's the same drum, right? Different finish, 8 or 10 lugs. 2 door in red, 4 door in blue, same car. If you're worried about being see...
11 years agoWhat's the deal with 60s Star lug mounting screws? Mystery Size?
Thanks Mookie, you're right, they are unobtanium. Easiest to just rob Star orphans. Right on greenglass. These lugs have very thin-walled lug bosse...
11 years agoCan any ID my drum kit please?
Mid 90s XPK
11 years agoWhat's the deal with 60s Star lug mounting screws? Mystery Size?
I have a project going that uses the sharktooth lugs from 60s Star drums, the ones that resemble 60s Sonor sharktooth. The mounting screws for these...
11 years agoPremier Elite in rare black and cream wrap?
Isn't that a 3-band finish with horizontal seams? Black/Polychromatic White/Black.
11 years agoPremier Elite in rare black and cream wrap?
I think the creme is faded white.
11 years agothreaded inserts for 60's teardrop lugs.
Reading this has taught me that there even were original brass inserts. Every sharktooth (*) drum I've had had nuts in the lugs. I always figured th...
11 years agoeddie ryan
I remember reading about ER drums in the old International Musician and Recording World mags. One really odd thing that stuck with me was Ryan saying...
11 years agoBiman Drums
That's weird, I searched for "biman" on C/L and got something totally different.Eye Ball
11 years agoLooking for 14x14 Pearl President phenolic shelled floor tom
The Vari-Pitch toms all had the same depth shells too. A post-apocalyptic option at least. (Boy was I bummed when I got a set of those! The shells...
11 years agoLooking for 14x14 Pearl President phenolic shelled floor tom
Right on, that was my case too. It was a real eye-opener to later start seeing Pearl cats from other markets. I would have expected much less variat...
11 years agoPremier beaded metal snare
No serial number on the snare, just a date stamp inside.
11 years ago