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Wanna see something unique? Premier 2007 mahogany shell.
Rare 1970's Premier 2007. Rare because it's an early 70's mahogany shell and uses a special nylon gut snare instead of metal snares like it's cousin t...
2 years agoWelcome back...What happened?
Some folks are still having problems viewing and accessing the site using vintagedrumforum.com. Did you change servers or hosts? Seems it could be a p...
3 years agoLudwig Blue & White Marine Pearl
C&C does a modern version of this but they spray lacquer over the top of the wrap.
3 years agoJim Petty, JP2 Creations - is he still around?
I believe he passed away last month.
3 years ago3-D printing for knobs?
I looked into this a few years ago. The largest problem is with finding filaments, the materials used to build out the printed items, with enough tens...
3 years agoVintage DW5000 Question
The same parts are still available from DW. They work for Gretsch, original Camco and the DW pedals. Here are the schematics with the parts numbers....
4 years agoVintage Gretsch Pedals
From hardbat...
4 years agoVintage Gretsch Pedals
Thanks for the catalog and the discussion. Yeah they're all alike ;) Here's some of the collection, this is what I have in my home office.
4 years agoVintage Gretsch Pedals
So I'm a huge fan of the Camco>Gretsch>DW 5000 pedal and collect and rebuild them. I came across this one and it's such a clean and well built pedal...
4 years agoDefault Pearl CZX in black with slight sparkles finish (Midnight Quartz): 14" or 8" t
That's a CZX Studio. Great drums!
7 years agoGene Krupa on Flames
I think Dave Tough had it right about white marine pearl drums looking like toilets.
7 years agoLudwig American made hardware.
You would probably have to go back to the 70's to have USA hardware. It's simply not economically (or environmentally) viable to do it in the States i...
8 years agoPremier Timbales
based on the badge, they're 70s
8 years agoHere's an MIJ Badge You Might Want to Locate
Oh the irony of Trump drums being imported.
8 years agoLudwig lugs??
I have the same lugs on my Montineri kit. I think they're Worldmax or another OEM. [img]http://i.imgur.com/iPfyHe8.jpg[/img]
8 years ago