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Vintage Apollo Drums- NEED HELP
Those lugs are Pearl "Battleship"lugs-pretty common,from around 1970.The tom mount is also a Pearl design,common for quite a few years.You see all tho...
14 years agoWow! Stencil kit values on the rise?
Someday the dream MIJ/MIT will fall into my lap-but it's the opposite of the doublestroke kids'.9 ply grey interior 24/13/16 in BDP.Pearl "hexrod" or...
14 years agoWow! Stencil kit values on the rise?
If someone listed an 82 Yugo for $9500-is it WORTH $9500?I know,as an experienced drummer,what MIJ/MIT's are worth-to ME.NOT $700.Does it include $500...
14 years agoHelp me identify
This is all good news!Good quality drums,good quality hardware.And a good adventure-set the snare aside and search for or construct the missing snare...
14 years agoAria Jazz Size Kit
These are not typical for MIJ's.Looks like it's got cast rims (uncommon)an 8-lug snare (uncommon)and possibly horizontal wood plies (uncommon).These n...
14 years agoajax bass drum spurs
You could make these much sturdier by concocting a memory lock to augment the adjustment screw,so it wasn't really carrying the weight of the drum.The...
14 years agoHelp me identify
You need to investigate this set-the snare is a parallel strainer drum-NOT crappy.They ,I believe are all of east/central european origin.Ralf is the...
14 years agoajax bass drum spurs
Danmar #938 clamp-on spurs.
14 years agoPicked up some Majestic Drums tonight!
You shouldn't have any trouble finding some "aged"WMP for the floor tom,and as long as it's not the infamous 7 hole rim,that should be easy,too.Nice s...
14 years agoOlder drums vs. newer drums, esp. newer Chinese "boutique" kits
Everyone-I repeat-EVERYONE is doing this.Watering down the brand name with Sinodrums to bring in the almighty dollar.Watch and see how long it takes C...
14 years agoDrouyn Drums
Heeeeeey....D-AN-DY.....Drouyn and Drouyn....D and D....HAHAHAHAYes Sir
14 years agoOlder drums vs. newer drums, esp. newer Chinese "boutique" kits
Well,I'm going to have to agree with you on this one.I was offered a 2008 "Gretsch"Catalina Maple set at a ridiculous low price w/all hardware (Mapex)...
14 years agoHelp with New MIJ, Resto Projects
I'm going to say the black drums are Hoshino.Look at the lug insert.If it's a piece totally on the inside which slides in from the back,it's Hoshino.T...
14 years agoDream cymbals-what?????
I have visited a few local music stores lately and tried out some Dream "Bliss"cymbals.What are they good for?Please tell me the vibe/groove these are...
14 years agoZildjian ZBT 14" Pair of Hi Hats Cymbals
ZBT's are GROSS.So are Sabian B8's.Paiste Alpha's are nicer.Or X20's.What are you replacing?No matter how refined your technique is,(IMHO)you just can...
14 years ago