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Vintage W&A Kit Restoration
I started on the snare. The nickel on the die-cast brass hoops is almost completely gone. After clean-up and polishing they still look dull grey, but...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Here's the photo of Papa Jo playing on a WMP version of my kit: Note the lugs and tuning T's on the floor tom... same hardware, same model kit. I'd lo...
10 years ago2 Days 3 Snares
Curtis is on a tear! :p Sweet drums! I especially like the SBP. John
10 years agoRogers WMP Cleveland era 22-16-13 resto.............
You're a good guy. You did me a huge favor and it was my pleasure to give you the drum as a sincere thank you for your kindness. :D Enjoy them both f...
10 years agoPlaying and Singing... I ain't got it. :(
You'd think that drummers would be a bit more coordinated than most, but it just isn't true, for me anyway. I can't dance to save my life and I can't...
10 years agoRogers WMP Cleveland era 22-16-13 resto.............
Glenn - What finger-prints? That drum looks cleaner and shinier than when I sent it to you. The elbow grease shows! You did a nice detailing job on it...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Glenn - Shooting for Delaware! I'm learning new stuff every minute! The W&A badge on the snare drum is from the early 50's!!!!! I can't believe this...
10 years agoStolen Gear ??
human - (If) they caught the guy on tape and he can be identified from the video, it becomes a legal case. The club should be the ones to report the r...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Mike - Walburg & Auge started out as a music store in Worchester, Mass. Mostly hardware at first, hi-hats and stands etc. sometime in the teens they s...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
> did W&A use Gretsch shells back then? There was a mention in an article I read online that W&A used Gretsch shells. There is no mention about how...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
> looking forward to the resto I won't let you down! I'm psyched for this one. I'm going to start with the snare drum tomorrow. The shells are 3-ply...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
> man, if those tubs could talk. Me and Bev were talking about just that! In its day, this was a top line kit. Because there are so many drums in the...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
From teverson-sr...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Here are shots I took as we brought them in from the cold: see below I forgot to mention that I also received two boxes full of antique drum hardwar...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Howdy All, I am the new and very happy owner of a late 20's/early 30's Walburg & Auge' drum kit! It needs a ton of work, but by the time I get throug...
10 years ago