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Problem with snare buzz...not sympathetic buzzing.
From drumhack...
11 years agoSky Blue Jenkins-Martin drums
You're really getting a handle on colors! The kit is stunning in blue. I have to get one of your kits, but it'll be the green shells for sure when I d...
11 years agoRogers WMP Cleveland era 22-16-13 resto.............
Oh man, sorry to hear that. The ones I have are from Cleveland era Rogers drums with Beavertail lugs. I was hoping to be able to help out with this gr...
11 years agoRogers WMP Cleveland era 22-16-13 resto.............
Glenn - let me check my stash... if I'm not mistaken, I have a bag full of Rogers lug screws and washers. I 'think' they're already painted grey! If I...
11 years agoBlack is the new Black- Jenkins-Martin drums
Congratulations on another fiberglass beauty! You and Jerry do some amazing work together in that shop. Yes sir! Black is the new black! Here is a...
11 years agoRogers WMP Cleveland era 22-16-13 resto.............
Looking sublime! Slow and steady wins the day. Nice work saving these drums. WMP - just Classic... John
11 years ago'68 Supra
It's not a ''Supra!" It's a converted super-sensitive! Your drum is not 'original.' It was originally a super-sensitive (why the holes are where the...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
Scott - Yes! The molds work from inside/out. There is an old film from The Ludwig company where they show the molding process. I'll see if I can track...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
From tnsquint...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
Scott - I'd have to measure to be sure, but... it seems to me the best way to accomplish the larger outside diameter of a stained or painted shell wou...
11 years agoPicked this up at my local antique store
> Anyone willing to throw-out an educated guess on value for this little gem? $100. to $125. These old-timers are more for display, than to play. As...
11 years agoFiguring out wrap vs lacquer in the old times
> I have no idea but were those finishes cheaper at the time than wrapped finishes? In the past, the big American drum companies purchased a lot of s...
11 years agoAnniversary or starlight sparkle wrap?
Keith - Ask Precision about their computer generated wraps... who knows, maybe? John
11 years ago'Project Kit' Basics
Glenn - you shouldn't have any regrets about the investment. That Rogers kit is well worth all the effort you're putting into restoring it. Even if yo...
11 years agoPutting snare beds in a brass shell
Scott - regardless of which across-the-drum snare system you use, what you'll end up with is a really sensitive concert drum. Snare drums with those s...
11 years ago