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Ralf

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Pitting. I think...

Agree with mountainhick: leave it as it is. In this case you'll definitely make it look much more worse if you wonna get rid of it by mechanical treat...

14 years ago
Felt for lugs

@Texray1: The second one. I put one and a half rounds of felt around and it just stays there. The buzzing develops 'cause the spring sits normally ver...

14 years ago
Felt for lugs

All the lugs in my vintage Star drums contain a felt-curled spring. I did it like rolling a cigarette (although no longer smoking since > 21 years): a...

14 years ago
Star Drum Badge

Pleasure, Brian! And : no Sir, the fellows I know from here don't feel like complete strangers to me.;) Let me tell you a little story: I've been sea...

14 years ago
Star Drum Badge

Hi Brian, In Germany there is right now an auction for such a snare drum with a respective badge: http://cgi.ebay.de/SNARE-STAR-Grossvater-TAMA-Made-...

14 years ago
Noooo... Not happy

Sorry to hear, but as my pre-writers stated: that's the way it goes today. You still have the option to ask the new seller, that you are willing to gi...

14 years ago
Sonor "pancake"

If O-lugs is not correct ... and everything works fine (easy tunable etc.) AND still the genuine snares (with the brand 'sonor' on it and in good cond...

14 years ago
Keith Thibodeaux on a Vintage Slingerland Kit

So sweeeeeeet - and not that bad for a 'wrong' stick position! Ralf

14 years ago
One Piece Star Wrap Around Tom Mount

You may find clarity concerning genuine Star parts here (60s or early 70s era): http://www.tamadrum.co.jp/anniversary/ Ralf

14 years ago
Star Marching Snare Drum?

Mysterious drum. No, it's not a STAR/ MIJ drum - I think this drum is much older than 60s (= when Star started to produce drums under their brand name...

14 years ago
One Piece Star Wrap Around Tom Mount

Mikey777 surely should be able to help you out of this dilemma. Ralf

14 years ago
Anyone Got a Wing Screw 4 THIS MIJ Mnt??

If it's really from Star/Tama, then a 8 mm thread should be the correct one. (Just try it out, but without using too much strength ;-) ). Ralf

14 years ago
help needed...very old premier snare

Guess capt.wierd stated it correctly. I found this catalogue - although your snare's 'pan cake' type isn't exactly pictured (see page 9 in the 1937 is...

14 years ago
"Kent" Holiday Snare Drum

Great idea ... and well done!Cool1 Ralf

14 years ago
Premier is alive and well!

Simply great to learn that this brand with such a big history intends to continue worldwide (in Germany as well). I hope that they find the proper bal...

14 years ago