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Vintage Slingerland Snare Identification
From Rageman...
10 years agoAny wood filler tips?
From Creighton...
10 years agoAny wood filler tips?
Late to the doweling party, but I'll make a different suggestion and that is to use QuikWood, which is a stick epoxy (like Magic Putty). Slice some o...
10 years agoWhat was your best score?
I haven't yet gotten any "beyond belief" deals, but I think the $80 I paid for the Duco '59 WFL Barrett Deems that's now in the Gallery and Restoratio...
10 years agoDuco Deems meets the airbrush
From Gerard Ball...
10 years agoLudwig Fleetfoot pedals.
I've examined the Martin Fleetfoot, the Gretsch Floating Action, the Camco 5000 and owned one of the earliest (bare aluminum) DW5000's, and they are s...
10 years agoLudwig pre serial number Keystone badge supra phonic snare drum correct tension rods
Good lord you won the lottery with that one. An Acrolite for that price would have been a steal, and that's a student model, and common as hydrogen....
10 years agoHelp I've just knocked my snare drum
It sounds like it didn't take a harder blow than it would under a powerful rim shot. Get us as close a photo of the ring separation as you can and we...
10 years agoDuco Deems meets the airbrush
Gerard: forgot to mention that automotive detailing clay worked well for reducing overspray. Be careful and test it under a lug before you go to town...
10 years agoDuco Deems meets the airbrush
From DownTownFarmer...
10 years agoHelp I've just knocked my snare drum
As someone who has had to pound lug and strainer indentations out of every metal snare drum he's ever owned, I can say that snare drums can take a fre...
10 years agoDuco Deems meets the airbrush
I used a lazy susan (hand powered) to rotate the shell. A motorized turntable would have made the job easier, I think, but I didn't have one and I did...
10 years agoRogers Drums
Congratulations, welcome, and yes, MORE PIX. Rogers is a small part of my vintage kit; my hi-hat stand is a Rogers Supreme. I have yet to find a hi...
10 years agoDo you practice drums while driving?
I drive an automatic, so when I was first playing, I would play an 8th note ride on the padded left window sill to work on speed and endurance. These...
10 years agoOther friendly forums about drumming?
See, this is an example of the friendliness of this place! So much eagerness to share information. Re: DFO, I will give them another try. Re: George...
10 years ago