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Slingy & Slingy
Great looking kit and snare JR. I can see why you're keeping them. I've got a love affair with Radio Kings myself. I've got a late '50s Gene Krupa...
11 years agoVintage Slingerland drums
You could try Irfan View. It's freeware and from a safe site. You can resample pictures down to the nth degree. Just a suggestion, but that's what...
11 years agoVintage Slingerland drums
mstrommen, You must've done something wrong when uploading the pictures. Hit reply, scroll down to 'Manage Attachments', browse for the file, then u...
11 years agoAnyone using K's?
I don't know; I think $500 for all three cymbals is a good deal. These are outstanding cymbals, and unless they've been abused, the fact that they a...
11 years agodo not trust VADrum / 2manydrums / Tom Mintz
I got taken by him to the tune of $50. In the WTB I asked for a tom mount for my '65 Super Classics. He sent me some kind of MIJ rail parts. I sent...
11 years ago'68 Supra
I bought a '68 402 that had a P-85 on it. It didn't look right with the keystone badge and the 'modern' lettering on the P-85 on the same drum. It w...
11 years agoRogers 'Daisy' Heads
Thanks for the reply. I'm sure my friend will find this info very helpful.
11 years agoRogers 'Daisy' Heads
A friend of mine has been offered some Rogers Daisy calfskin heads. Were these good? I don't use calfskin, so I know nothing about them. Anything a...
11 years agoPearl Drum Set Covered In White Leather
Julia, this is a entry level kit. Fix it up and sell it. Don't get rid of any of your other kits, especially the Premiers.
11 years agoAnyone using K's?
I use mostly K's on my modern kit, and am very satisfied with them. If you hear anyone talking about EAKs, they're referring to K's made in the early...
11 years agoLudwig & Ludwig Stipelgold Restoration
Maybe the blue paint was applied before the drum was vintage or collectible. Even so, you have to wonder what kind of idiot would do this to a drum....
11 years agovintage set worth it??
A definite yes. Better grab 'em before someone else does. With the right tuning and heads, you can get those to sound great. You've easily got way m...
11 years agoVintageDrums .com
Perhaps you're using the wrong address; it's www.vintagedrumforum.com, not VintageDrums.com. Good luck.
11 years agoBass drum spurs
Maple is a lighter wood than Hickory. If you want a light stick, best to stick with Maple.
11 years ago1960s John Grey Autocrat Snare
Hope it works out. If not, and it were my drum, I'd look into having an authentic reproduction made. I don't know of anybody in the UK that does tha...
11 years ago