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Vintage W&A Kit Restoration
Holy smokes John! Great score and killer job this far. That is really unbelievable. There was a thread sometime ago on the forum regarding W&A drum...
10 years agoPlaying and Singing... I ain't got it. :(
Practice is key. Keep in mind that you will probably focus more on singing than drumming so the drumming becomes a bit of an autopilot scenario. Your...
10 years agoVintage drum restoration VENT
Happy Thanksgiving! I am sure that painting the interior of shells was due to playing kits single headed in the 70's and wanting them to look cool. O...
10 years agoGot my first Slingerlands. Quality question for the experts.
I would have to agree with KO's well stated post. There was some really shoddy work produced on occasion from big name manufacturers, especially in th...
10 years agoBobby Colomby's Stage Kit
Very cool thread. I always thought if Bobby playing the Premier kit with Swivo hardware and the well worn reso heads. By the way, the two microphone...
10 years agoPearl wood / fiberglass in red oyster
From billnvick...
10 years agoPearl wood / fiberglass in red oyster
I think I would pass as well. Shipping will be significant as those are heavy drums even without the bottom hoops. I had a kit like that in silver sa...
10 years agoWire wool for chrome?
The only place to consider using steel wool on a drum kit is potentially cleaning the threads on really nasty tension rods. Otherwise, no way. Head on...
10 years agoTrying to gauge interest in a new product
Interesting. I will offer my 2 cents on the finish. First of all I love a stained finish and yours always look good. That said, the Speedfire kits w...
10 years agoTrying to gauge interest in a new product
I doubt there is very little in the drum manufacturing world that would make anyone a millionaire, however, nothing wrong with becoming a hundredaire...
10 years agoNew Restoration Project - Advice please!
Looks pretty great from here! Makes me want to try some veneer.
10 years agoLooking for Olympic USA information...
My first kit was a US Olympic. As I recall they were listed in the standard Premier catalog but, of course, I may be wrong.
10 years agoWhat drummer are you?
Formerly a professional touring drummer that still tours nationally and internationally but I've opted for the technical and management side of things...
10 years agoTricky Trixon Project
I would suggest plugs and then a trip to Michael's (craft shop) as they have all kinds of colorful foil, Mylar, PVC mirror material and other items th...
10 years agosaved!
Robyn, What a killer find. Premier drums from that era and earlier were top shelf. Very well made drums with arguably the best chrome plating in the b...
10 years ago