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Pre searial number keystone badge
I soaked the badge in paint stripper for 3-4 minutes and the paint slid right off. Turns out, it wasnt a preserial badge. the paint had covered up the...
16 years agoRe-Wrap your drums in "RED SPARKLE" Over the old!
Re-Wrap your drums in "RED SPARKLE" Over the old! Best $59 you'll ever spend! Awesome color! Easy to do. What is this? Contact paper? Does anyone k...
16 years agoRestoring my 1966 Luddy Marching snare Pics
From Jaye...
16 years agoRestoring my 1966 Luddy Marching snare Pics
I started restoring my old Luddy marching snare last night. I thought it was a pre serial # Badge, because it had been painted over so thick I couldn'...
16 years agocleaning original 1970 ludwig drum heads
Bartenders friend and a little liqued ditergent and a good scrub brush. Bartender's Friend is right next to the bonami and comet at the store. It is...
16 years agoWhats a cymbal junkie to do?
I went back to that pawn shop saturday and tied to tade them some zildjian zbts and sabian b 8's all shiney and stuff. the guy would deal at all. he s...
16 years agoPolishing Vintage Cymbals
From Beatnikjazz...
16 years agoPolishing Vintage Cymbals
I never did get a polisher. I got side tracked at a pawn shop that has a pearl export kit with a pile o zildjian's. a new beat hi hats, fast crash, t...
16 years agoBuying Grommets
I thought about sliding the grommet on a bolt that just fits inside the gormmet, Put a nut on it, then either cut through it with a metal chop saw, wh...
16 years agoPolishing Vintage Cymbals
groove juice works pretty Good. id like to know if one of them drill polishers works too. I think ill run out and get one and experiment on a cheap cy...
16 years agoBuying Grommets
Buy long or short grommets here http://www.drummaker.net/1-800-NEW-DRUM/www.drummaker.com/FMPro?-token=14153862&-db=DM_Products.fp5&-format=jumpbrow...
16 years agoWhat is the best way to stick a blue/olive badge back on?
I just found this. They have long and short gromets/eyelets, as well as screw on ones. http://www.drummaker.net/1-800-NEW-DRUM/www.drummaker.com/FMP...
16 years agoPre searial number keystone badge
I recently acuired a preserial number Luddy marching snare. I has been painted green with yellow pokadots on it lol. The badge is painted over. Before...
16 years agoSlingerland cymbal stands
I have just about decided that all that is slingerland on thses stands are the bases, bein as how I dont own a slingerland kit, it just dont seam feas...
16 years agoImaging Sizing and Drum Valuation
If you dont have photoshop and want to resize pics quickly. right click on your pic, go to "open with" and select paint. At the top of that window cli...
16 years ago