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Drum wrap thickness
It seems that the problems are more with certain era Gretsch's than anything else. They may even be oversize to begin with BEFORE wrapping.
10 years agoDoes anyone know a thing about whitehall
I will concur that Kent made various sub-brand drums. Revere, Champion and a few others that I can't readily recall. They had a shield-shaped badge.
10 years agoSlingerland project
Just keep looking,brother...Patience is a virtue. Please remind us of exactly what you need or could at least tolerate.
10 years agoPlaying "junk"
I sat in with some friends at the St.Pete Tennis Club and all the drummers cymbals were student level,like ZBT's, but because the room was so small an...
10 years agoPremier Lokfast HiHat Stand Problem
I have had those stands apart and usually there is a square nut imbedded in the casting that the pipe slides into. I believe that the screw, threaded...
10 years agoLeedy Bass Drum Pedal
Well, I had a Slingy pedal with a similar spring arrangement and it was a real dog. Very slow return compared to other designs.
10 years agoFlatbase Camco hi hat stand...
So they added the mounts to the Slingies...probably a few 1/4" hols to fill.
10 years agoFlatbase Camco hi hat stand...
Some of those drums may be Slingerland.
10 years agosonor drums - which one?
I had some MIT "fake" Sonors a while back, and they looked similar to those. I have never seen 7/8" pipe mounts on Sonor drums. But I am not a Sonor e...
10 years agoLegend Drumset (?)
That is a typical MIT load. The previous owner scraped off the hyphen. It's actually a Leg-end drum set. Which is a foot.
10 years agoLatest find
I agree-a good quality wood glue will hold that closed. It's a floor tom,not usually under high tension and being held together with a head and rim.
10 years agoTacton Set scored!
That is a handsome set of drums. Very rarely see anything like those over here.
10 years agoIs it or isn't it...
Well,to update...the bakelite lugs are a dead-end so far. I ordered single-point lugs from DFD and a Ludwig strainer, butt and brass snares from Music...
10 years agoWhat are "SHERWOOD" drums?
That is a totally new piece of information to me- so who made "Silvertone" drums in the 30's-50's?
10 years agoWhat are "SHERWOOD" drums?
I have seen Sherwood drums mentioned occasionally, have seen one in person (a concert bass drum) and noticed some on the "bay today. What are Sherwood...
10 years ago