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What's the best way to straighten an Atlas Snare Stand?
I think it's a universal "problem (or not) with Atlas stands. Personally, it's not a problem for me because I play the snare drum tilted away from my...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Quoted post...
17 years agoSpeed King pedal question Monroe and Chicago.??
I have no idea about dealing with those caps. Personally, I have owned several SKs and I have never found the need to remove those bearing caps. Inste...
17 years agomy blue gloss pearl slingerlands
Is that an original wrap? It's beautiful!
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
For a nice vintage bass drum sound, I suggest that you try coated Emperors on both sides -for a 22 X 14 bass drum or larger. Also, you might consider...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Chuck, What MrBlues said is correct. There is no specific one-way to find the "best" head for your snare drum. As with all of us, making that decisi...
17 years ago"quick And Easy"
Yep. It does seem to be true at the moment. I think the main reason is due to the amount of them that were produced. In other words, I think there are...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Chuck, I googled the subject and found this on the Pearl website: "Thickness Drumheads are basically available in three thicknesses: thin, medium,...
17 years agoAnyone playing the Remo "Vintage A" head yet?
Chuck, The bottom head for a snare drum is made to be extra-thin -specifically to enhance the snare sensitivity and compensate for the muting effect...
17 years agoOlympian snare drums
They are one of many labels given to a couple of basic Japanese import kits (known as stencil kits) either made by the Pearl company or by the parent...
17 years agoPowerBeat Drums?
-never heard of them before but I would guess they are probably an imported Asian kit made from generic, low-grade components.
17 years agoI played a gig using a 1940 Ludwig Junior bass drum!
Jim, Well...The SpeedKing is a very "useable" pedal and I'm not sure about the Junior. It does LOOK cool...but I would probably consider it more of a...
17 years agoRail Consolette (W & A )
That's a grteat point about the positioning limitations with some sets of vintage drums. On sets with larger-sized bass drums (22's and up) it would b...
17 years agoPlease help! Need value on Rogers kit???
Hi, Liz. There is no way to appraise your drums for a Buy-It-Now price without first seeing some detailed photos...but, nonetheless, your best bet is...
17 years agoRail Consolette (W & A )
I agree with almost everything Rich K has said. The DW rail consolette is bulky and way over-built (like many Taiwanese-made components these days) ....
17 years ago