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Restoring Shine to Nickel Plated Pieces
Nickel oxidizes over time. It's kind of like what happens with the old family teapot. Therefore, I have been told that polishes which are used to clea...
17 years agoEBAY - Red Wrap Ludwigs
OH.....MY....GOD. That is one of the single-most "Frankensteined" kits I have ever seen! Not only is it NOT an original Ludwig wrap...it APPEARS to b...
17 years agoFair Price for a Transition Badged Galaxy Snare?
Mike, You should at least consider switching the heads to coated DIPLOMATS. Why? I'll tell you....Burger Kin ...It's because the Diplomat weight (7.5...
17 years agoFair Price for a Transition Badged Galaxy Snare?
Wow! That's a beautiful set! What a gorgeous wrap that multi-color Galaxy was, huh? It blows my mind how some of those old finishes never caught on......
17 years agoTrixon Speedfire
Dan From what I have read and from the pictures I have seen, the Speedfire's bass drum was just a problematic design -sonically speaking. I think tha...
17 years agoFair Price for a Transition Badged Galaxy Snare?
Mike, Yes, it would change my estimate -but only insofar as the scenario involving someone who is a specific collector of some aspect of that drum -l...
17 years agoFair Price for a Transition Badged Galaxy Snare?
Mike, The "problem" (which really isn't a problem) with transition badge drums is that they are more difficult to match to other drums...due to the f...
17 years agoFair Price for a Transition Badged Galaxy Snare?
Jazzfests usually go for around $350 -depending on the wrap. The Galaxy finish is rare, but it looks as if that example has faded and lost it's color....
17 years agoSilver spkl Clubdate Exc condition
Sorry...I didn't see your post until now. I think the Clubdates were cool drums! They had less hardware than the Classics, so even though all the Clu...
17 years ago$7,500 Gretsch??
That seems like a lot to me, too.
17 years agoAug 23, 2007 - Pedals.. and More Pedals
Great stuff! Welcome back online. Whatever the pedal is that's in the fifth row of the third column...THAT'S just like the one I have. It's made out...
17 years agoCanister throne
You and me both, brother! If I find TWO, I'll let you know! ;)
17 years ago70s Ludwig Kit
VERY good deal! Congrats!
17 years ago70s Ludwig Kit
It looks like a Big Beat kit minus the 13" tom tom. I presume the diameter dimensions are 12/(13)/16/22 The finish is either walnut cortex or mahoga...
17 years agoWhat is this? Help!!!!!
Well...I'll take a couple of guesses... Guess #1: It looks like it could have been made by Ludwig because of that black bakelite grommet. I have some...
17 years ago