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What kind of wrap is this?
I'm going to guess the 3 drums are Star's of some type-60's vintage.The snare is a 90's Pearl Export.The cymbals look interesting.
13 years agoDrum ID
I vote for "Ernie" as the official name for all unbranded Pearl MIT's from the late 70's to the early 90's.I can see it now:That's an Ernie- WHUDDAYA...
13 years agodrums/drummers
Burger Kin No-THAT'S the number of drummers in L.A.And the actual number of drummers has decreased,because the S+P has lowered our rating. China has c...
13 years agoClub date update
I put wood hoops on the 89 Rockstars I practice on,and they were narrower than the steel hoops,so I made little black felt gaskets that follow the ins...
13 years agoWhat kind of wrap is this?
Be carefull-I have seen contact/shelf paper with that pattern.It has no reflective properties-dull and usually wrinkly....
13 years agoLudwig Spray Paint Nightmare Kit
I have to concur with Purdie on this one.Maple/Poplar/Mahogany is the best in my book.The absolute BEST sounding bass drum I ever owned was a single t...
13 years agoAnyone EVER See This Wrap? Crazy Cool!
These are the same as the red sparkle drums posted by JCCabinets-I bet with some skill you could replicate this finish on a regular silver sparkle flo...
13 years agoLudwig Spray Paint Nightmare Kit
Those Ludwigs are going to look and sound excellent!They always appreciate being brought back from the dead....
13 years agoIs this a fake Ludwig on eBay?
Wow-someone went to a great deal of trouble building a fake Ludwig snare drum.I'd have been hard pressed to tell it wasn't except for the Acrolite lug...
13 years agoTempo drum???
That's a very cool color,and it has it's original snare.I'd be all over that business,and a really good bass pedal and HH stand included!
13 years agoMissing badge?
Sorry if I came off a bit snippy......I'd like to pose a question to the professionals here.The red sparkle drums pictured don't match any Star or Pe...
13 years agoMissing badge?
Alright you guys-if that's a Star snare,why does it have the exact same throw and exact same ridges as my circa 1970 Pearl snare with a badge and diam...
13 years agoDrum ID
I see the nail holes for the Pearl badges- Contrary to many folks here,I like these era drums,moreso the next earlier models with the hex-rod mounts.I...
13 years agoAnother MIJ find - Bollero
Beautiful Pearl built set w/"battleship"lugs.That double mount was not made for very long-switched to the set up with two seperate hex holes in the ba...
13 years agoPearl Snare project
Definitely spring on the outside.I'd be reinforcing that area with a piece of another 14"shell.
13 years ago