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4th of July well wishes from Canada!
Thanx DrWatts and I hope all our drum-brothers from the 'Great White North' had a terrific Canada Day! John
13 years agoSeller Feedback
Thanks, Ploughman. A pleasure doing business with you as well. Smooth transaction, good communication. As good as it gets... John
13 years agoNo front head on bass
Thanks for kind compliment, Salty, but don't believe everything you read! I'm wrong about as often as I'm right. :p Caveat Emptor! - buyer beware! ;)...
13 years agoNo front head on bass
To each his own. If it sounds good to you, more power to you. I wouldn't do it. To my ears, a bass drum should sound like a human heart beat. If you'v...
13 years agoMid 60's Jazz Fest Shell
From tdennis...
13 years agoI'm about ready to try my first wrap job...any suggestions?
I cut the wrap 1/8th" below the bearing edge. I angle the blade down and out at about a 45 degree angle and go around the drum using the outer bearing...
13 years agoI'm about ready to try my first wrap job...any suggestions?
Do a careful layout -before- using any glue. Place the piece of wrap on the drum leaving an equal overlap on both bearing edges. The ends/overlap will...
13 years agoWhat to do?
From drumfactory...
13 years agoWhat to do?
From mlayton...
13 years agoSlingerland Radio King WMP project kit........
Looking good there, Glenn. Can't wait to see these up and running. Nice work, man. I love seeing old drums brought back to life. John
13 years agodrumsandsome.com
I called Andrea at Precision and ordered the wrap. She sent me this email: From: "Precision Drum Company, Inc." To: John Velez Subject: Re: Pre-cu...
13 years agoShow us your re-finished and re-wrapped drums
First is a club date rescue: Before: [IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n632/PurdieShuffle/Before.jpg[/IMG] After: [IMG]http://i1143.photobu...
13 years agodrumsandsome.com
Mike - thanks for the lead, but drummaker has the 'Ludwig' color burgundy which is different from the Merlot. It turns out that Gretsch is currently u...
13 years agodrumsandsome.com
From tnsquint...
13 years agodrumsandsome.com
Yes, it helps tremendously, Mike. Just the kind of feedback I was looking for. Glad I asked -before- spending money! John
13 years ago