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Old Duplex Snare
Cool info. Yes, mine is stamped Duplex and the patent date is (I think) 1918, which I used for my ca. 1925 guess. Note that I replaced all my hoop-cli...
10 years agoOld Duplex Snare
Wow, crazy; I have the exact same drum in 5x14 size (also in Minneapolis). Had it for many years. I always assumed it was a Duplex, despite no badge o...
10 years agoDixie orange sparkle score! 18 inch bass drum !
How's this for a match; it's same period, 14" and in great shape. Let me know if you're interested...
10 years agoLooking For Red Silk Premier Olympic Floor Tom!
I have a very nice pre-international (i.e. metric) 16" Olympic in Red Silk. Finish is very good except for one small split near the seam (maybe 2" lon...
10 years agoVintage Premier parts
How long are the T-rods with the claws (if they're still around)?
11 years agoPremier 2000 repaired
Wow, those look fantastic. Those pieces are pretty well known to break, and CAD files can be (depending on the program) read by many mills... Think he...
11 years agoslotted tension rods
Are these still available? PM me and I'll give you my email address (don't like to throw it out to the world...) Thanks.
11 years agoSorento (MIJ-Star) 4pc set
Drums are gone...
11 years agoAdvice on an ambitous (crazy?) timbale/snare project
I'd say the lug-bolts are consistent with Slingerland. Interesting, I've never seen their timbales with the large lugs. So they most likely really are...
11 years agoAdvice on an ambitous (crazy?) timbale/snare project
These are kind of a mystery. Part of a package deal where the guy just cleaned out the basement to get rid of everything drum-related; Represented to...
11 years agoSource for snare basket insulator tubing
First time I tried to open that link, it didn't work; it was only later (at work) I got it opened... Hmmm, interesting product-line. Please let us kno...
11 years agoSorento (MIJ-Star) 4pc set
Price reduced on these virtually-museum quality delights... How about $150? Anybody? Buehler?
11 years agoSource for snare basket insulator tubing
When I first wrote this post, I kinda assumed somebody would answer back: "I get it from XXX and it's $3/foot..." Didn't really think it was unobtaini...
11 years agoHillbilly repairs on a wrecked bass drum
Yes, one could put a layer of wood over it all; not sure what that would add besides looking prettier though. The amount of the shell that isn't wood...
11 years agoHillbilly repairs on a wrecked bass drum
We start with a thin 3ply MIJ luan Renown bass drum that someone must've leaned on too hard. One spur, complete the 1.5" washer around it, plunged rig...
11 years ago