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Looking for 1920s examples, painted Bass Drum Heads
I forgot to say that I notice that on the originals there is a certain amount of washes applied to the back of the heads mainly over the sky and water...
15 years agoLooking for 1920s examples, painted Bass Drum Heads
The paints used in the 20s/30s were oils,the techniques were a combination of stippling and brush strokes,if you just used brush strokes it looks cra...
15 years ago1920's Barry Bass Drum Nickel Wingnuts
Nice Drum,I have a 26x10, You could try a repair or enginering shop that does Brazing,have them fill the hole with braze then drill and retap.Or even...
15 years agoodd leedy drum i need help identifying
Just pop the top head off,should be a date stamp inside something like 4003 first 2 are year, second 2 are the month,usually toms are 11", 13",16"some...
16 years agoZyn Cymbals
Thats the oneCool1
16 years agoZyn Cymbals
Yes I remember now [almost]about that testing of the metal,perhaps we've been over all this already,or maybe I just read it on a forum somewhere??.
16 years agoZyn Cymbals
The early Zyns of which I speak look very different in colour as the later Zyns,about the same colour as my 20s/30s Ks and have that same soft warm fe...
16 years agoZyn Cymbals
The history of Zyn is quite a strange one,After WW11 the importing of Zildjians stopped into the United Kingdom[import restrictions]things were tight....
16 years agoIdentifying English? bass drum.
matching beverley snare on ebay uk at moment.you dont see one for years, than two come along together.Dion:)
16 years agoIdentifying English? bass drum.
Hi,the lugs I'm sure are Beveley,I have some that on a couple of Beverley bongos, Dion
16 years agoThe Way To Start 2009!
Its called the "collar" Mike, Regards Dion
16 years ago1927 Ludwig Professional - Updated Pics
I have the same drum,same size,mahogany one piece shell,Metal work on mine is Ludwig pretend Gold plate, apart from the rims which are now Ludwig sing...
16 years agocalf skin heads
I have been using the Evans J1 for sometime now on my 20s Ludwigs and other vintage snares,the stick response is really nice and very sensitive for ro...
17 years agoLudwig and Ludwig snare drum photos
All you have to do is damp the head before putting it back on,not too much just untill it get floopy and loose,try on to get the flesh hoop too wet,pu...
17 years agoLeedy tom mounts
Looking for Leedy tom mount,1939/40,The one that fits the Leedy arch trap rail.The flat rail that goes half way round the bass drum.Any fittings would...
17 years ago