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Vintage Gretsch chrome - the worst! Sonor Horst Link’s - I don’t get it! Colored heads? - C’mon! Gigantic 15 pc drum sets with 20 cymbals? - do you ha...
5 years agoWhere are all the 602 crashes?
I have a beautiful set of pre serial Paiste 602 hi hats, and a nice medium ride. I have been hunting a 16 or 17 crash forever! Where are they all?
5 years agoLudwig 1968 Burgundy Sparkle Drum Kit
From DrumBob...
5 years agoWhy Play Vintage?
My modern DW Collector’s Exotics are great drums. They sound and look good, they always bring compliments on both when I play them out, and they’re bu...
5 years agoI'm moving!!
I moved last year, closer to work. Was traveling an hour each way and the 100 hours/week in the summer was grueling with that drive on top of that! I...
5 years agoDown beats
So are you blaming the dealers who export kits by the hundreds? I know those guys! I run into them at the shows and they tell me I’m asking too much f...
5 years agoDown beats
They’re out there, just at the $2000+ price point! I got lucky finding the Burgundy Sparkle set I stumbled upon. They sound fantastic! Perhaps that is...
5 years agoRemoving paint without damaging wrap?
Wet sanding works well but is very time consuming. Working about a 6”x6” area at a time, 400 grit until you see wrap, then 600 until the paint is most...
5 years agoProject Jazz Fest shell
Found a great ‘58 WFL shell. Thanks for the PM’s!
5 years agoProject Jazz Fest shell
Looking for a project Jazz Fest shell, needing wrap or paint. Edges good preferably. No extra holes maybe? PM me. Thx
5 years agoDented Rogers Shell
Yes, as long as there are no tears in the metal, it is repairable. I have done several on a jig I have made. PM me for details if you are interested,...
5 years agoLeedy Shelly Manne snare wires
I recently picked up a nice Shelly Manne wood shell snare drum in Blue Satin Flame Pearl. Fantastic drum in need of a cleaning, BTW - the foaming bubb...
5 years agoWhat's wrong with this CL ad?
I could make a list!
5 years agoI Have Never "Gotten" Gretsch Drums
I have restored and brought back to life many snare drums and drum kits dating back to the ‘20’s(the drums that is, not me!). Several stand out. One o...
5 years agoMy Christmas Present
I think you’ll be pleased with these. Despite the mods, I would be interested to hear what you have to say about the sound after you get them where yo...
5 years ago