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What's this antique pedal?
I believe the way those worked was that the Beater rod hung down from above and was spring loaded to keep it away from the head. The pedal at the bott...
4 years agoGretsch RB pawn shop find
I'll be interested to hear how the floor tom turns out. I redid two toms (12 and 14) last year to match an original Ludwig Burgundy bass drum. The wra...
4 years agoNever heard or Seen a Ludwig Model 110 from 1971
From idrum4fun...
4 years agoNever heard or Seen a Ludwig Model 110 from 1971
100 series model numbers were used on Standard series drums. #110 was the model # for a Standard 8x12 tom tom. Someone swiped the sticker out of a 12"...
4 years agoWhere have all the Leedys Gone
I know a guy who has a (Slinger) Leedy set he bought new in the mid sixties. 12/14/18 in silver sparkle with a natural brass snare drum. Man, I wanted...
4 years agoSlingerland Push Buttons
10-32 button head bolts will work. That's what I've used in the past. You can even get chrome plated ones (pricey though). Any bolt that size will wor...
4 years agoWhat Ludwig Kit Do I Have?
Anything is possible but typically a "virgin" bass drum from that era was probably part of a double bass outfit with the small toms on a stand. Impo...
4 years agoWhat Ludwig Kit Do I Have?
The thing to understand is that all the drums were the same regardless of what outfit they may have come with. The outfit names were just different co...
4 years agoBlack Strata Kit Remembered
Interesting how the maple outer ply on the Rogers shell changes the look compared to the darker mahogany outer ply on a Ludwig. It is the same wrap. T...
4 years agoQuestion on Gretsch Progressive Snare
I think we covered this pretty well over on the other forum but I would say that the reason for the change in the name was due to some change in the c...
4 years agoShow Off Your Silver Sparkle
I have two Gretsch sets and one Slingerland that fill that bill...
4 years agoPlease help Identify L-Arm
From mlayton...
4 years agoSlingerland Deluxe Student Sparkling Green Pearl
I got this beauty at a garage sale 20 years ago. It was marked $35...I said "Hmmm, would you take $25?"....sure. :)
4 years agoLate 70's Lacquer over Brass Supraphonic
Removing any nickel plating would be a tall order. It would require that everything be removed from the shell and then having it dipped at a plating s...
4 years agoRepRo Red Ripple wRap?
Walopus is another company making wrap similar to Bumwrap. Between the two I've had better luck with Bumwrap but Walopus offers wraps that appear to b...
4 years ago