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Destroying Round Badge Gretsch
That was terrific! thank you Patrick
14 years agoSlingerland Quality?
From calfskin...
14 years agoIs NOVUS polish good?
Hi, Rather than buy online and pay the usual list price etc, I went to a windshield repair shop. (Apple Glass in this case) and asked if they had any...
14 years agoCopper Slingerland
Hi, There are some very informative discussions of these rare birds on this forum. If you search just the word copper and limit it to search only tit...
14 years agoNew to collecting - list of stuff I'm looking at tomorrow
The camco/tama pedals are sweeties. Price is very good, even if you only can salvage one working pedal from the two, you will be ahead of the game....
14 years agoHello & Frankenstein Snare ?
Hi, Pretty sure that is not a Rogers "Skinny" Satellite throw. They were much more spartan. Here is a pic drawn from a recent sale I believe. I tri...
14 years agoSpeed King *&*$)%#!!!
Thanks all, A lot of great info in this thread. I think I will revisit some SK carcasses that I never could throw out. cheers, Patrick
14 years agoMounted Tom Tone
Hi, In my one tom experiment the Pearl mount did "open up" the 13" ride tom a bit. But it remains sonically dryer than it's 14" floor tom neighbour -...
14 years agoWooding Chrystalite Question
Hi, I believe they are relatively rare, made by Meazzi of Italy. Reviews at the time were positive. I would definitely take a look at them. (But that...
14 years agoWhat color are my drums? Please help
Hi again, Might help to pop the hoops off for a pic or two. The original stain may be easier to make out where daylight hasn't hit. On my kit that...
14 years agoWhat color are my drums? Please help
Awfully hard to tell for sure. My rosewood finish is almost that dark and not very close to AZBill's walnut finish. I am leaning toward rosewood, bu...
14 years agoOlympic snare restoration
Hey Jcymbal, That is really inspiring me to revisit my old Oly. You have done some nice work on an elegant drum. In response to some of the comment...
14 years agoMounted Tom Tone
Hi, I have always stood back from the rims/iss solutions. Happy with my tom tones. Until.... Well I put the Pearl Iso footies on my floor toms and...
14 years agoDo you guys gig your vintage drums?
I rarely buy new drums and the old drums I bought, I bought them to play gigs. I couldn't possibly leave a great sounding kit at home and gig on a jun...
14 years agoShoe's or No shoe's
Shoes always. I used to play barefoot and I know I didn't do my feet any good. I do most of my playing live and long ago discovered that there was...
14 years ago