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Ludwig 3-ply variations
Even though advertised as being Mahogany-Poplar-Mahogany tom-toms in the 60s, under that resa coat most interiors were actually maple. Jack says out o...
17 years ago6.5 x 14 acrolite
They did offer a 6.5 or the Black Galaxy B/W badge acros, I am not sure if they still do. I am not sure what price they command either. But if you me...
17 years agoIf you practice a lot....
It is very impressive and skillful but I hate the sound of marching drums so much that I can never watch more than 30 seconds of it.
17 years agoWhat drum shows do you usually attend?
Pennsylvania one is usually sometime in late October, last year it was the 27th but no date yet for this year.
17 years agoWhat drum shows do you usually attend?
The PA one is on my door step so it is impossible for me to miss. It is pretty good with 30 or so vendors, mainly vintage but some modern ones. There...
17 years agoWhat's the "weirdest" drum you've ever seen?
North drums.
17 years agoWhat is considered vintage or collectable?
I consider it drums of 30+ years of age that are desirable. So that means pretty much anything from the 60s and before, and a few cases here and there...
17 years agoGene Krupa Radio King Drum Set
holy geez wow! I envy you.
17 years agoLudwig BB Reproduction
Quoted post...
17 years ago"That Thing You Do!" Whose drums are those???
Well I haven't seen the movie but I did check youtube and found a clip where a 4 piece wmp ludwig is being played and it is indeed sweet but this doe...
17 years agoWhat kind of brushes are you using?
The reason I ask this is because I want opinions on different types of brushes that you folk here may use. Right now I have Vic Firth "Jazz" ones and...
17 years ago'37 Radio King 6.5x14" NOB
man that is cool!
17 years agoHow do you tune your drums?
I just tune them until they sound good and evenly apart from the other tom. I never got into the whole science of tuning, I just tweak them evenly til...
17 years ago"hot" cymbals
When you go back that far, the ride cymbal, or the concept of riding a cymbal didn't really exist. Most time keeping was done on the snare, a press ro...
17 years agodetuning supraphonics?
Thank you, both of you. I am going to go with the hex nut plan since it is the easiest and isn't noticeable from an audience stand point.
17 years ago