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What happened to the finish - Slingy red sparkle
A common problem with Kent silver sparkle wrap. It turns white speckled. I've also seen it happen on blue sparkle MIJ's
10 years agoDoes any know the name/years of this wrap
Arctic White...
10 years agoFor your perusal and enjoyment. A must for Pearl guys!
What a great story and what a great set of drums. Thanks for sharing.Burger Kin
10 years agoGretsch 1976 wraps
Hey, not for nuthin... grodeestok...but is that you playing w/ Travis Tritt and Marty Stewart? On David Letterman?
10 years agocan anybody tell if these are Gretsch?
They probably are Star- which is sort of cool on it's own!
10 years ago24" BD batter head ...
My main practice set is my 82 Superstar set w/ a 24" bass. I came to me with a PS 3 batter. It is very...rigid- does that make sense? A lot of rebound...
10 years agoANOTHER Vintage Slingerland Marching BD...
I think shipping a 26" bass drum to Massachusetts would be cost-prohibitive...Burger Kin
10 years agoHelp! Who knows what are those?
Don't Miazzi drums have odd rims? The toms have rims with a long transition from the lug hole.
10 years agoNorma four piece with weird but cool faded wrap
I agree that the wood is showing through the wrap. You can see the grain- So what would happen if you removed the wrap,painted the wood silver-blue an...
10 years agoWeird slingy
Must be a "Phantom"...
10 years agoHow Do You Restore A Speed King
Thought I'd add a little to this excellent post. I worked on a badly abused 70's Speed King today- the user had broken off the beater retaining screw...
10 years agoMounting 70s Slinger Toms Closer
Super Set-o-Matic tom mount.
10 years agoTama guys – how do you feel about late 70's Imperialstars?
Well it's funny you posted this because they are next on my "most wanted" list. I'd like to find a 13/16/24 beater to recover, possibly in BDP. I spen...
10 years agoSnare ID
That is either Liberace's drummer or Honey Boo-Boo's snare.
10 years agogretsch square pewter badge?
The pictured badge has no U.S.A. on it- like Big R Rogers w/o U.S.A. or Slingerland w/o U.S.A. Do Renown's say U.S.A.? ARE they U.S.A.? It's a murky m...
10 years ago