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Slingerland Spirit Bass Drum Pedal Questions
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4 years agoSlingerland Spirit Bass Drum Pedal Questions
Hey folks, My father recently gave me his 1986 Slingerland spirit 1000 drum kit. The kit is complete with a the original stands/pedals that came with...
4 years agoSo, I'm New & I'm Planning to do Something "Crazy"...
Soooooo... these metal snare shells...are WAAAAAAAAY soft metal. Took the dents out of the shell where the strainer was over-tightened. Now the s...
5 years agoSo, I'm New & I'm Planning to do Something "Crazy"...
From Retrosonic...
5 years agoSo, I'm New & I'm Planning to do Something "Crazy"...
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5 years agoSo, I'm New & I'm Planning to do Something "Crazy"...
Well, Ive added another “orphan” to the set. I managed to score a 14” gambles snare drum on eBay. It’s....gonna need some work. But, I’m looking for...
5 years agoNew Bearing Edges for MIJ
Standard “Philippine mahogany” of the era and make lol. I’ve seen it called “Japanese firewood” before...which isn't tot...
5 years agoNew Bearing Edges for MIJ
Oh...yeah...I'm gonna install re-rings into the drums that don't already have them. The bass drum is starting to lose some of the roundness...and I'm...
5 years agoNew Bearing Edges for MIJ
Well...on the bass drum they're banged up. And I've sanded them kinda flat. On the 12" tom they're in decent shape. I dunno...I almost feel like s...
5 years agoSo, I'm New & I'm Planning to do Something "Crazy"...
So, I've updated the title of this thread and I've cleaned up some of the posts I've placed in here just so things seem more focused. I have just s...
5 years agoNew Bearing Edges for MIJ
Hey guys, I apologize up front for the fifty-bagillion posts you're likely to see me make as I go along restoring this MIJ kit I've got. But...I w...
5 years agoMIJ Replacement Grommets
So... As best as I can figure out, the hole size on the Gambles Import Corp badges I have are 6mm in diameter... Where could one get replacements?...
5 years agoSo, I'm New & I'm Planning to do Something "Crazy"...
I’m back. And yes...it’s been a while. Life, ya know? Here’s what’s up with this project... The original 12 & 16” drums were in such bad shape and o...
5 years agoSo, I'm New & I'm Planning to do Something "Crazy"...
Well, it's been years since I've posted on this... Basically, there's more to the story... Turns out, the only drum that wasn't out of round was the...
7 years agoTesting the waters...
Ok, So, maybe this is the wrong place to post...I have no idea...so, be gentle! lol Here's the deal...I was given a set of 1990 Ludwig Rockers (the...
9 years ago