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Rebuilding a speed king worth doing?
I want a SlingerWig Speempo king pedal!Burger Kin
11 years agoSlingerland Rapid strainer cir. '66
Looking for a 60's Rapid strainer for a Blue Onyx snare I'm working on. It's a nice drum, so not interested in a rusty one.
11 years agoMost iconic or recognizable drum parts II
The black plastic piece that goes on Pearl-style steel BD hoops that you clamp the pedal to. Why didn't they rivet that on or something...
11 years agoWhat are these?
I'd say they were Hoshino made drums. Most likely MIT's
11 years agoWhat's the deal with 60s Star lug mounting screws? Mystery Size?
There are at least 2 thread pitches for most metric screws. My local hardware store has samples on a chain you can screw your test screw into to find...
11 years agoA Lurkers's first restoration
Lucky for us he didn't, or you may never developed your woodworking skills...
11 years agoHow about some Matador drums
You are correct, and I was mistaken. It was/is Dorado by Gretsch. My confusion was that I knew they were Hoshino drums and the color of the badge, lik...
11 years agoSingle flange hoop problem...
No matter how you rotate it, it falls off in the same spot on the drum. More like a head problem, might be slightly sloped instead of flat in that are...
11 years agoSingle flange hoop problem...
On my friend's early 50's Slingy snare with single-flange hoops, the rim tends to slip off the edge of the head hoop during play. It's an Evans G-1. D...
11 years agoWhat colour
Blue-tiful! That set should be our homepage pic.
11 years agoPearl Bass Drum Identification needed
The logo on the mount isn't really a badge as such. That looks to be a standard low-line luan drum, just about the time Exports were introduced. Same...
11 years ago"Rose Pearl" Slingerland Artist model
That is a beautiful drum. Why did they stop making that wrap? Very cool-
11 years agoHelp identifying 70s Rogers kit!!
The bass drum doesn't look right to me. Too deep and no "T" rods. The toms look O.K.
11 years agoRemo "Mark 5" drum head
I'd have thought a coated head on the bottom would sound weird, but it doesn't. It's also pretty loud.
11 years agoSuper Set-o-matic final years?
Anyone know when Slingerland stopped using the Super set-o-matic mount system? I'm looking at a set with oversize mounted toms (like 10x12 and 11x13),...
11 years ago