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Vintage W&A Kit Restoration
Mikey - That's the trade-off between using calf and modern heads. Plastic is temperature and moisture stable, calf is the opposite. It reacts to chang...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
LOL - You're at the top of the list... :p John
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
From jccabinets...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Thanks. What I was happy about was that I was able to use the Radio King logo from the old head! The skin looks lop-sided on the shell because I want...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Quick 'How-to' about the tacked calf head. I had to carefully remove the old torn head and rusty tacks. A tack puller came in real handy for that job...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
I tacked the tom! (see photo) I had a torn at the edge 22" calf-skin Radio King head in the stash that I cut down and used on the 14" tom. The head wa...
10 years agoCleaning Vistalites
Post up some shots for us after you detail them! John
10 years agoCleaning Vistalites
NOVUS 3, 2, 1, in that order. John
10 years agoBlaemire kit on eBay - $20K - Really?!!
As Jinx has said, when it finally gets down to the $1500 range he'll find some buyers. Jinxy - Thinking about you brother.... John
10 years agoShow Us Your Downbeat
As the O.P. I can't believe how long lived this thread is! Started it back in February!!! Takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin' :p John
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Major hitch! I opened the tube that the calf head rounds came in and it's -clear- calfskin! Not white. I ordered the wrong calf skins. I just got off...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
> I want a challenge. LOL - I'm mailing you a challenge all for yourself today. All packed and ready to ship. Turn of the century Leedy-Light bass dr...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Mike found that drum and emailed photos to me, I asked him to post it. Thanks Mike! The snare drum is a 1940's 7"x14" version of my snare and it's in...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Greg - All, This is a photo of the weird hardware set-up on these drums. I've never encountered a lug and T-rod system like this on any other drums....
10 years agoMystery brand floor tom...Help please!
I bet you stump the panel with that one! I have no freakin' clue what that drum is and I've been around all kinds of drums for 50+ years! I'll be wa...
10 years ago