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Yet another Jazzette question
One other slight "curiosity" about that natural maple "Jazzette" is the serial numbers. The new owner lists the drums in order (12/14/18) and then lis...
17 years agoWhat is the Slingerland sound?
Interesting. Again the terms used in describing a sound are often confusing (at least to me they are!) because I would have described Gretsch as "high...
17 years ago1963 Ludwig BOP Snare Drum
fantastic looking drum!Mind Blowi
17 years agoYet another Jazzette question
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17 years agoWhat is the Slingerland sound?
Thanks for the responses. I guess I should now ask more about the comparative sounds. For instance, how do you think the Slingerland sound would compa...
17 years agoYet another Jazzette question
Okay, so I see there's yet another Jazzette out there! It's a NATURAL MAPLE finish one! BUT...Here's the rub: It's a 14 X 18 bass drum -not a 12 X 18....
17 years agoWhat is the Slingerland sound?
Good idea! I like it!Burger Kin
17 years agoHelp identifying a couple of old cymbals? Pretty please?
Funny thing about that....Back in the "old" days, the use of a cymbal wasn't specified. In essence, they ALL were crash/rides! There weren't a lot of...
17 years agoWhat is the Slingerland sound?
Jim, Yeah! That would be cool...but, it's like you mentioned...It probably all boils down to a few things with most of the vintage drums (modern drum...
17 years agodrilling cymbals
This may be slightly off-topic...but related, anyway... I have always loved the sound of a nice sizzle cymbal, but I have never found one that's alre...
17 years agoWfl Ludwig Snare
No possible way it could be an "original" P-85...because the P-85 wasn't even in existence in 1955-59. It is very likely that someone replaced the...
17 years agoLudwig Snare - why so valuable?
Hi, Scot. You know, it's very true that a finish can make ALL the difference insofar as value of a vintage drum. Some people who collect these things...
17 years agoFuture Vintage Drum Collectibles...
I think a lot of the "weird" drums will prosper in the future...Peavey RadialPro...Arbiter AT maples....so called "Free-Floating" drums...etc.. In es...
17 years agoWhat is the Slingerland sound?
Some vintage drums were more similar than they were different. Gretsch drums always sounded kind of different to me. But what was the sound that made...
17 years agofixing bubbled-up inner ply
So then the inner ply is the only ply that is bubbled and the remaining middle and outer plies are intact? I'm guessing in the dark here, but I assum...
17 years ago