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Sonny Payne
This clip of Sonny Payne soloing is from 1962. I have never heard a drummer get so many different variations out of a simple buzz roll. (Some people c...
12 years ago50's Slingerland Calf Head and Tone Control
Dude, I've been trying to buy one of your drum parts for ages, we finally connected! lol The tone control will go on an early 50's Radio King kit. It...
12 years agoSanding Radio King BDP
fish - I'd do all the wet-sanding operations and then run the shell in to an auto paint shop for a professional clear-coat. John
12 years agoCustom Built Speed King, anyone?
Bill, My pedal and the cymbals arrived today! I LOVE the pedal! Fast and quiet as a church mouse. My old pedal will go out shortly so you can work yo...
12 years ago50's Slingerland Calf Head and Tone Control
Consider the tone control sold! John
12 years agoOver my head! SuperSensitive snare
I just realized your question went unanswered... > How is it done? To remove the snares; 1. Disengage the strainers. 2. Loosen the tension wheels o...
12 years ago1964 Ludwig Pioneer
68 - Try either; an Evans Hazy 300 or an original Ludwig snare side head. Either one will open up the sound of the drum for you. You've got a batter h...
12 years agoOver my head! SuperSensitive snare
Bill, Just pay for shipping your drum back and forth and I'll be happy to set it up for you for free. Glad to do it for you. They're great snare drum...
12 years agoOver my head! SuperSensitive snare
http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=29519 John
12 years agomcdrummer
POODER!!!!!!!! mac - Crunch the numbers! $175. + shipping for the shell $150. + shipping for a set of die-cast hoops $ 85. + shipping for 16 lugs ....
12 years agoLudwig Black Beauty Question - Also, Hello Everyone!
Welcome to the forums! Look forward to seeing some photos of your kits. John
12 years agoIdea for cleaning up felt beaters
PS - Is the photo of the pedal you did for me? If so... va, va, va voom! Cool1 John
12 years agoIdea for cleaning up felt beaters
Bill, did spraying it with the restoration dye make the ball denser/heavier? You mentioned that it absorbed a lot of the spray stuff, I'm just curious...
12 years agoWho played drums in The Band,
That's one of my favorite tunes from those guys. I got to hear them live at a reunuion tour they did with Robbie Robertson in the late 90's. They were...
12 years agoWho played drums in The Band,
Mike is 100% correct! With the one small exception that Levon would pick up and play a mandolin, (not a guitar) for Rag Mama Rag. John
12 years ago