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What I got for my Birthday
First I'd like to say - Happy Birthday! That looks like a very nice violin - a great gift. The floor tom will be beautiful when you're all done. Jus...
15 years agoGorgeous 1954 (?) Gretsch BroadKaster with bizarre bearing edges
From knavel...
15 years agoGorgeous 1954 (?) Gretsch BroadKaster with bizarre bearing edges
Very nice drums! My rack tom edges were like these drums. My 1414 FT is exactly 1414 and with the wrap most heads are a very tight fit - that's why...
15 years agoWhat cool vintage hardware actually works well today?
From james...
15 years agoLooking for 1920s examples, painted Bass Drum Heads
Whoa! Dave - those are amazing. Did you contact Harry Cangany to show him those? I sent him an email on another matter and I mentioned your collecti...
15 years agoPainting Bass Drum Hoops - Spray Can Or Brush On?
I went to Industrial Plastics and they ordered me a few rattle cans of Black Gloss Nitro Cellulose lacquer and it was pretty cheap - under $20 for two...
15 years agoWhat cool vintage hardware actually works well today?
Hi Knavel I should maybe have posted this reply before my reply above. The hardware that came with my 58 Gretsch kit is unbelievabley good - I'm quit...
15 years ago1962 ludwig downbeat in champagne sparkle
From mosteller...
15 years agoWhat cool vintage hardware actually works well today?
PERFECT! Great thread - thanks for posting the link too. Please P.M. with if you have more info on the Hi-Hat stand. I've been looking for another ph...
15 years agoTell me what you would do........please read.
Great to hear he called you back. You never know - you might end up with those drums some day - it does sound promising. I like the cymbal chapter to...
15 years agoStern Tanning Co. - Calf Heads
From MastroSnare...
15 years agoStern Tanning Co. - Calf Heads
This is my first experience with wood flesh-hoops and calfhide heads. It's been good so far. The bearing edges on my 58 drums were not the best. Ra...
15 years agoStern Tanning Co. - Calf Heads
From section2...
15 years agoStern Tanning Co. - Calf Heads
Don't know about reusing old metal hoops - I don't see why not though. If you can get the head tucked around the hoop and it dries out properly it sh...
15 years agoWANTED: Ludwig Speed King Hi-Hat Stand
I realize this is an old post but I stumbled on it while searching for a Ludwig Speed King Hihat: This Hihat came to me in a box of drum parts, hardw...
15 years ago