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Putting snare beds in a brass shell
Scott - 2 suggestions... 1. A Rogers Dynasonic set-up with a clockface strainer & butt plate, frame and snares underneath. Dynasonics do not have sna...
11 years ago'Project Kit' Basics
LOL - I wonder if all drummers basements look like ours! [IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n632/PurdieShuffle/basement.jpg[/IMG] That photo w...
11 years agoROGERS DYNASONIC WIRES Bridge makes a difference?
Yarp... if they're Puresounds, it will say so. Just to be sure... send me the drum for inspection! My eyes ain't what they used to be, so it might a...
11 years agoAnniversary or starlight sparkle wrap?
The 'burgundy sparkle' label was my mistake. I didn't know what else to call it at the time. It -is- starlight sparkle! I wrote to Wm. F. Ludwig III a...
11 years agoROGERS DYNASONIC WIRES Bridge makes a difference?
> Just remember ONLY, ONLY, >O N L Y< Genuine Rogers Dyna-Sonic wires, or Puresound Dyna-Sonic wires will work on this drum. Dyna's have no snare bed...
11 years ago'Project Kit' Basics
> there is a real sense of accomplishment when I finnish a drum, even with all the flaws in it. stevie - That feeling, is what it's all about! Can't...
11 years agoROGERS DYNASONIC WIRES Bridge makes a difference?
If you can find a frame on ebay, Puresound makes replacement wires specifically for the Dynasonic: http://www.interstatemusic.com/35204-Puresound-PD1...
11 years agoAnniversary or starlight sparkle wrap?
Keith - none that I was able to ascertain. I was looking for piece of starlight sparkle to re-do a faded floor tom in a 59' Ludwig kit I had. Couldn't...
11 years ago'Project Kit' Basics
funkypoodle - 'May I call you ''funky''! LOL (*Don't be so formal, John is fine, it's the name my mom gave me. You gotta hear some of the names I get...
11 years agoWhat model of drum is this?
Those are 80's/90's Ludwig 'Rockers' with deep 'Power toms' which are not in fashion these days. Black & White badges identify them as 'Rockers.' You...
11 years agoSprayed some shells today
From jccabinets...
11 years agoLudwig Kit I.D.
No derail intended... I just want respond to Mike. I only use one of the 12"s (I play the kit 1-up, 1-down) because that second tom always sits where...
11 years agoSprayed some shells today
Jeff - The Jazzfest arrived! And guess what's under the silver sparkle wrap????? Mahogany! Excited After you add the veneer, all shells will match p...
11 years agoLudwig Kit I.D.
Yeah, I agree, the 20" is a 'curve ball' in that set-up, but the dbl. (same size) rack toms was a feature of the -early- Hollywood kits' set-up. John
11 years agoCheck This Corps Out!!!
Tim - Damn amazing stuff! Those cats are playing modern jazz out there! They sound more like a quality symphony orchestra than a drum & bugle corp.!...
11 years ago