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Premeir Dominion ACE snare drum
Ah just tock a closer look and see you are using tie on snares.bad luck.Dion
18 years agoPremeir Dominion ACE snare drum
Forgot to askare the levers solid.Or adjustable with a little thumb screw which is the earlier design.Dion
18 years agoPremeir Dominion ACE snare drum
The drum is the later dominion ace with what premier called their new shining brackets[lugs].these were introduced in 1937 and were fitted till 1939 o...
18 years agotucking a calf head
Small World aint it.I dont know how much I add on,I just place the hoop on the head and cut round what looks like about right plus 50% more. it all de...
18 years agotucking a calf head
Well done,getting it on the drum at first attempt is good going,I use clothes pegs to hold 1st tucks in place if they wo'nt stay in place.Next time tr...
18 years agoIdentify this old brass tube lug snare
I think it's a Duplex copy of the Ludwig 2 piece shell snare,even to the snare beds formed by pressing.Even Premier over here had a go at the soldered...
19 years agoVictor J. LaPace Company cymbal
There was one of these cymbals on English ebay a month ago,I was out bid[out gigging].Same markings, no holes,I think it was a 15in.never heard of the...
19 years agoLikely age or more info please
Unfortunatly over here in England this sort of snare remainded in production and use untill the second world war.I have a late 30s Windsor Catalogue [...
19 years agoSnare identification 2
Having seen the picture yo've posted on here,I can say that they are not premier lugs on your Imperial,they are very nice lugs,I've got nothing agains...
19 years agoSnare identification 2
Yes looked your Imperial up in V.D.The lugs are very like Premiers but the Premier Dominion Shining Brackets as Premier called these lugs when they ca...
19 years agoSnare identification 2
The snare is a premier,I've the same drum with the latter dominion lugs,same paint.The stainer on mine is a simple tango type rivetted to the top hoop...
19 years ago