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Prices, Ebay, and the Vintage Drum Market
Have you tried researching this on your own? Every economic factor has improved. The vectors for all negative economic trends were going up, but for t...
12 years agoPrices, Ebay, and the Vintage Drum Market
No. No it doesn't suck everywhere. And the US situation is getting much much better. It got really bad, it is no longer that bad and has been improvin...
12 years agoPrices, Ebay, and the Vintage Drum Market
We had the largest drop in employment starting in early '08 with the economy completely tanked by the later part of '08 and into '09. No matter how yo...
12 years agoCamco drums are rare,... but how rare?
From kookadams...
12 years agoCutting a round over bearing edge
It's actually quite easy if you have access to a table router. A hand router does work, but not nearly as even.
12 years agoCutting a round over bearing edge
Don't know what you consider a "vintage bearing edge", but Gretsch 3-ply toms do not have any inside routing, just outside, and the bass drums had jus...
12 years agoCutting a round over bearing edge
I was thinking no. But now I'm thinking that it will work perfectly if you go ahead an rout, then set the shell on a sand paper sheet on flat surface...
12 years ago.99 no reserve ebay auctions are ending TONIGHT!!
That was a strange outcome! I did try to lowball, I ended up with only 8 lugs...dang. And three lugs went for more than eight lugs? Dang, I don't want...
12 years agoInterior shell treatment?
I've seen many 60s to 70s Slingerlands with no finish and a lightly sprayed clear finish. Through those years, many kits were used without the resonan...
12 years agoWich Bassdrum is this?:-)
I think that it belongs to Charley.
12 years agoDoes the Barryabko pic finally answer the question of Ringos snare?
I love it! I see gmaki is as much a geek as I am.
12 years agoMore Gretsch questions
When did Gretsch switch the diamond plate script? Notice the pic on the left has it along the edge, the right pic has it centered nearer to the hole....
12 years agoTuning Vintage Drums To Notes
Yeah. Mike curato made a dumb statement...on a vintage drum forum nonetheless. His drums are mediocre, and a lot of people don't care for them.
12 years agoTuning Vintage Drums To Notes
From fishaa...
12 years agoTuning Vintage Drums To Notes
From hack4...
12 years ago