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What is the best way to price my drums?
One of the best ways to research current market values for drums is by using the Search feature on ebay. Don't just look at the prices people are aski...
12 years ago1979 Black Beauty SS
stedi - Follow this link: http://www.boltdepot.com/Metric_set_screws_Allen_Cup_point_Class_14.9_steel_black_oil_finish.aspx John
12 years agoWhat the heck do I have???
jaminjoe - Welcome to the forums! Dude, that looks like a cherry condition set of Ludwig Classic Maple drums! (If what I see through the vent hole in...
12 years ago1979 Black Beauty SS
> a tiny bit of over tensioning will start to choke the drum= Super Sensitive! Get it? lol She's a real beauty stedi, congrats on a great buy. It's a...
12 years ago69 BDP Clubdate Pictures
Museum piece condition. Love the BDP. John
12 years ago13" Floor Tom.
Never heard of one with legs, but... you can buy an 80's 14"x13" Ludwig tom and add leg mounts to it. Wrap to match. John
12 years agoHow bad is this & how do I repair it?
-Snug- never over-tighten lug screws. You'll push the washer into the plies, crushing them and you'll get a deep mark on your wrap from the edges of t...
12 years agoStarting First Marcher to Jazzfest Conversion
Nice job detailing the procedure Mr. Bill! I would only add that; to prevent blow-out on the inside of the shell when you're drilling holes, I use ei...
12 years agoClub Date time capsule on my local CL
He shoots... he scores! Excited Now enjoy! John
12 years agointroductio
Welcome to the forums! Here's a useful link: http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/faq.php?faq=vb_faq#faq_vb_board_usage Lots of guys over 55 here so you...
12 years agoSnapped my Speed King
From ob613...
12 years agoSnapped my Speed King
Wow! Pedal go BOOM! I've been playing Speed Kings for nigh on 50 years and I have never seen a crossbar snap like that. The bearings must have locke...
12 years agoProblem with heads fitting?
Eric- painted vintage drums are the ones that sometimes, not always, but more often than not, will give you problems with heads fitting if you wrap th...
12 years agoFAIR market price on lugs?
I'm psychic! Have to get to the track, no, scratch that, I'll play Lotto! LOL John
12 years agoFAIR market price on lugs?
blair - pm Fer428, (Glenn) he's in the middle of restoring some Cleaveland Rogers (bare) shells and I know he's looking for Rogers lugs and hardware....
12 years ago