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Dixie Drums
"Real"branded Pearl drums used these lugs for a relatively short period of time.I bought some Dixie mounted toms(same color) to augment my Kent BDP's,...
15 years agoEye-catching Beverley concert toms
Beverly lugs are my favorites!Very Deco-are they 12/24 thread or metric?Did these come with Premier mounts?Did Beverly and Premier have a "relationshi...
15 years agoIntroduction - OsakaBop
Nikkan Gakki?I've been drumming for 38 years and never seen that one on a drum set.I have seen it on other things,though (Nippon Gakki). I'd probably...
15 years agoIntroduction - OsakaBop
Oh,man....you've become"Our man in Japan".You may even be the one to solve the ancient mystery of where and by whom comest the stencils.... I tried Ya...
15 years agoBlack Jack Kits
Yep-I'd do it.The pedal and hi hat are worth that.2-screw cymbal mount is common on the better iteration of Black Jack drums.Hoops on these drums were...
15 years agoBlack Jack Kits
I remember seeing Black Jack kits for sale EVERYWHERE-and very different and variable quality levels-from reasonably playable to unbelievable garbage....
15 years agoMission:Export!
The exterior is the long-grained mahogany.Poplar is a whitish wood and soft-easily scratches with a fingernail.My church set is a put-together with a...
15 years agoMission:Export!
Floor tom is now sanded (in-out)and in first coat primer.Benjamin-Moore alkyd penetrating primer in gray.I brush it on with a China bristle brush.Pain...
15 years agoMission:Export!
These drums were sent to me by my son in Florida-found in the trash-outdoors-as usual.They are not vintage drums,BUT they are luan with a maple inner...
15 years agoIdeal bass and Sonor-san drums
Ideal bass will be winging it's way to Oklahoma and it's new home-the island of misfit drums.......
15 years agoDrum Roll Please, Animal. They are "done"!
Well done,laddie!I should take a picture of the 60's generic I stripped and painted for my friends daughter.Blue enamel job-
15 years agoSTAR drums and it's turn to TAMA in 1974
I am fascinated by this particular thread,even though I personally have no Star drums-but the set I posted does have a non-Pearl stencil muffler knob...
15 years agoMy first offering to the group...
Pictures of interior paint(not a great photo)and drum covering with muffler knob and escutcheon plate.
15 years agoIdeal bass and Sonor-san drums
Here are the photos of two drums I've been holding onto for whatever reason.I have all the lugs to another 9X13 Sonor-san,if anyone needs any.The Ide...
15 years agoYamaha 'Road'series tension rods-6MM
Yes-the second from the left T-rod looks correct and the regular rod(short)also looks correct.Lets'make a deal!
15 years ago