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Thrift store snare
Whoo! Good grab, especially if it came with the Puresound wires. MIJ; The lugs look a little different from the Star ones, so I'll guess Pearl.
10 years agoMy student model Radio Kings
I know I'm a couple of months late to the party, but I figured you'd like my most recent acquisition. Pre-serial Niles in red sparkle, stamped "Augus...
10 years agoWhere are all the Duco finishes?
From Drum Doug...
10 years agoDrum wrap query
Assuming it's the sparkle upholstery fabric, I used it on my CB700/Maxwin dumpster rescue kit. I think it's a useful alternative for rescue kits. I g...
10 years agoAcrolite Love- Fest!
From DownTownFarmer...
10 years agoAcrolite Love- Fest!
Here's my baby. Top hoop is something I bought at at a salvage store. Got a scratch or two in the anodized finish; badge is scratched up, too. I boug...
10 years agoAcrolite Love- Fest!
I have but one, and no photo handy, but it's unquestionably my desert island snare. Funny thing is, when I was first shopping for one, a guy had a Su...
10 years agowhich do i want more? Hmmm....
Excellent. Zildjian A is my kinda bronze.
10 years agowhich do i want more? Hmmm....
Someone wants to buy you a $500 goodie. Hmm. The original choices were project drum kit and compact semi-auto pistol, but it looks like the choices h...
10 years agoRIP George Romansic, Seattle drummer
Thanks, guys. If "no one is ever really gone until all those hearts whom they have touched are gone" then George is going to be around for some time.
10 years ago70's (?) slingerland snare
I'd readily and cheerfully pay double that for that drum. Good score! BTW, you'll almost surely need to do some bearing edge restoration along with t...
10 years agoWhat other instruments do you play?
Only been playing drums a little over 2 years. Before that it was bass, guitar, and keyboards. Santa brought me a Hohner Golden Melody harmonica for...
10 years agodrumstick tip shape affects the rebound?
Make sure you test drive Vic Firth's American Jazz series. The AJ4's are similar to their 7A diameter, and the AJ3's are similar to 5A. But they have...
10 years agoRIP George Romansic, Seattle drummer
I knew George because my ex was in Danger Bunny. Really sweet guy, great post-punk style drummer. As this article points out, one of those behind th...
10 years agoWMP WFL snare drum rehab
Looks like you have a WFL Barrett Deems. A few years later, they ended the Barrett Deems endorsement, and changed the model name of this snare to Jaz...
10 years ago