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Japan Trixon copy... Vivant.
Hard to be sure, but the reso head logo and tom mount looked like a Trixon Telstar to me....
6 years agoSlingerland Cymbal Stand Rant!!
Mark, Richard lives close to me, and i've been to his house several times to pick up items and talk shop. He has never been anything but honest, hel...
6 years agoWhich Trade Would You Take
Keep the Ludwig's. And that comes from a Rogers nut.
6 years agoInteresting Slingerland finish
That is sparkling white pearl, available throughout the 70s. Quite uncommon!
6 years agoRogers Price Check
That's difficult to assess without a FT. Personally, I don't place ANY value on a 13 22 combo, because i'm going to be frustrated for a long time wait...
6 years agoanybody know what this is??
I'll offer a totally uninformed guess. A Barry bass drum tension rod. Just because I like the way it sounds.
6 years agoLudwig WMP Help
Take Gary's advice. Breathe deep and wait for it. That kit is better than ANY 'players kit'. The badges all match and the wraps look the same. Only t...
6 years ago64 Ludwig Downbeats Black Oyster, but which snare?
If I had to choose between the two, I would go with the downbeat snare. Even though I would assume the price would be double.
6 years ago1955 Slingerland Knotty pine floor tom...
Here is a thread I started on DFO this year about my pair; they are indeed both dated March xx 1959. More important for you however - there is a reply...
6 years ago1955 Slingerland Knotty pine floor tom...
RogerF, I have a two piece kit in Knotty Pine, dated 1958 I believe. A 12x22 single tension bass w/original calf heads and a 5.5x14 8 lug snare, with...
6 years agoWrap Fading 1964 Ludwig
I would do nothing more than Novus 2 and Novus 1; alternatively Meguire's PlastiX. Lovely drums, that is what they should look like after 55 years!
6 years agoMy snare
Rogers are the 'forever' drums. Smart man there, Buggy.
6 years agoRogers Strata Drums
Without question.
6 years agoRogers Strata Drums
Something like 1967-1971 was the the range offered. Many kits, including my Blue Strata 12 16 20, are mixed Dayton/Fullerton badged. All strata finis...
6 years ago1967 Rogers Blue Strata
Blue Strata is the pinnacle of Rogers wraps, imho. Do not be put off that the wraps are cracked, as long as they are small, with-the-grain of the wrap...
6 years ago