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Grestch drum set
Am I seeing right or does the pic of the Speed King show it attached to a metal bass drum hoop? Is that normal Gretsch behavior and does that date th...
15 years agoZildjian Istanbul cymbal: 15" Hi-Hat
That's a later on K.... 60's. It's hard to say if it's a hihat, but... the k's never had stuff like "top", "bottom" or "ride" printed on them like A'...
15 years agonow it's getting silly
With these prices, and what people are routinely paying for Ludwig #1400 flat base cymbal stands ($100 and up for a stand you couldn't get $20 for in...
15 years agonow it's getting silly
Am I the only one that finds this a tad, just a tad, bonkers? [IMG]http://i415.photobucket.com/albums/pp231/kaaawa2000/BINGO.jpg[/IMG] here's the list...
15 years agoWhat Deals Have You Gotten
In 1972 I got a set of 50's Gretsch with 50's K. Zildjians for $125. About 10 years ago I bought an early 1960's set of Gretsch drums for $125. About...
15 years agoZildjian K Question
There was one Zildjian company, started in 1623, and then it split into two separate Zildjian companies: the Avedis Zildjian Company in the USA that...
15 years agoQuestion on Japanese brands
From wmbreck...
15 years agoBuddy vs Animal
I don't know if you're like me and always look at drumsets they use in cartoons, comics or stuff like the Muppets. Many times it will be obvious that...
15 years agoWhat I got at the show
I'm drifting away as we speak... I actually got that line from a used car lot I was at. They had an AMC Pacer, if you remember those, and it had mas...
15 years agoThe Chicago Store, Tucson Arizona
I went to UA in the 70's and Tucson's The Chicago Store was one of the most incredible, and surely the strangest, music store I've been in. You'd tri...
15 years agoAnother Drum Head Question
The cheapest source of calf heads is eBay used. I would avoid calf heads that are mounted on a metal flesh hoop, I have one and it's not the best but...
15 years agoDrum head advice
Something else I don't know if everybody is aware of: When you mount a head on a flesh hoop, (explanation: I kept on wondering what they meant by "...
15 years agoDrum head advice
From lucky...
15 years agoWhat I got at the show
I would almost say that 50's K's are my religion. Scratch the "almost". The first cymbal didn't do it for me - had a harmonic that didn't enter my s...
15 years agoThe Question Asked So Many Times!
From aerodrums...
15 years ago