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Leedy
Ed - you put us in an awkward position. How can anyone guess-timate the value of any kit sight unseen? If it's in real nice shape, you could offer an...
13 years agoMolefoam on bass drum batter
Tons! A lot of the questions you ask have been asked time and again and responded to, time and again. There has to be 'a few' fairly recent threads in...
13 years agoDo You Or Don't you when you play??
No way, Jose'. I go to fingers when I need speed, gloves are too clumsy and cut off my 'touch' with the stick. Light grip, good control at the fulcru...
13 years agoGretsch Round badge
From EDL...
13 years agoGretsch Round badge
As far as I know, it's just the drums I'm buying. If he throws an old pie in the box or some parts, I'll consider it icing on the cake! For now, I'm t...
13 years agoGotta love the 1920s Universal
Raw and trashy is the way they're supposed to sound! That's sweet one. Nice find. Enjoy, John
13 years agobambamdrums
Check out the VDF members list! (Link in bar up above!) It's set-up alphabetically so it'll be easy to find out if he's registered here under that nam...
13 years agoLeedy Frank Capp in Red Satin Flame
Dan - how about a little history! Did you just acquire them? Have you had them a long time? Great kit. Love the finish. How do they sound? John
13 years agoGretsch Round badge
Here are some more shots of the drums that the seller sent to me. The wrap is not going to be hard to remove from the bass and rack tom. Looks like th...
13 years agoBadges - to clean or not to clean?
I'm a badge polisher. I like the badge to look as good as the rest of the drum. John
13 years agoI finally found a Gretsch Max Roach Model!!
Sweet drum with tons of mojo, Freak. Congrats on a truly great (rare) find. 10 years? Man, I thought I was patient! You have the patience of the Budd...
13 years agoGretsch Round badge
>Sweet John!!! I have a kit in the works myself.... 12/14/20 with snare. Was a total basket case but the shells are cherry!!! I have collected alm...
13 years agoGretsch Round badge
Big Shout-out to Ludwigdrummer91! The deal has been struck... these old babies are now mine and I should have them in a week. I'll kick off a new thr...
13 years agocan i borrow $2,000
> Is the floor tom a classice 14"? Nope, it's a 16"... use the snare drum for size comparison. Even if it had the harder to find 14" floor, it still...
13 years agoBlue oyster...do they tend to experience yellowing?
There are basically three ways a wrap can age on a drum: 1. It will yellow over time. 2. It'll take on a greenish cast. 3. The colors will stay the sa...
13 years ago