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1938 Metal Shell Slingerland Radio King snare drum
What a great job on a great drum, Mark! Looks super, and sounds even better! What a voice! It's gotta weigh a ton.
9 years agoVintage Ludwig Timbales
PiattiRose - PM me if you think I might be able to help you in any way. I would love to pay forward as a way of thanking Cuco here for all the help a...
9 years agoSuper Classic Barn Find,...
I'm searching every barn within 5 clicks of my place (and in Iowa, that's a LOT of barns!) and all I'm going to find are cats and manure. But you giv...
10 years agoProject Leedy - finally complete
Top drawer rescue, Gerard. And kudos again, Mr. Cooper, for the monumental assist. We all know how a single missing part can stall a vintage resto in...
10 years agoLudwig Keystone badge Chrome Timbales
I restored a 1966 set of these a couple years ago, but never thought about the pre-66 aluminum rims you mention and picture (great image, by the way),...
10 years agoawkward ludwig m400 70s
Thornbeck - good question. In talking to different folks with different strokes while working on removing chrome from a Supra, a motorcycle restoratio...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
Oh Yeah. Love it. I may be combing the 'For Sale' section and beyond when it comes time to put the final bow on it waaay down the road. What a great...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
Oh I love that idea! Can you shoot a pic of it for me? Thanks for the thumbs up!
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
In case you're wondering - this is the set up I had to rig to eliminate all reflections while shooting the images....took me forever to get it right...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
And here is the shell as it sits today....the hairlines you see in the shell are actually reflections of the grain in the paper I'm using on the photo...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
I kept going in increments of 200 grit from 600 through 1,000, alternating directions each change of grit. Then i put it on the wheel. This was crucia...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
As far as getting right into the crotch of the bead, I used little 3 inch pop-sickle sticks. Just wrapped the paper around one two or three times and...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
Once that hurdle was cleared, I could start working it. First step - dual action orbital sander to take the anodized surface down to the same aluminu...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
Hey I was happy to see this get bumped - here's some updates...I know how images tell the story better so I'll flood you with some. To start, I've be...
10 years agoSuccess! Removing chrome from Supraphonic
Thanks for the bump - I'll shoot a picture or two tomorrow and update on the progress. Been a little side tracked with my only daughter graduating hi...
10 years ago