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1974 Slingerland BR/TDR
prestonprince! Thanks for the inquiry on this nice specimen of Slingerland manufacture... but ... it took a while to find one of these that wasn't co...
18 years agoBuddy Rich Slingerland Kit WMP
Do I detect a tad of sarcasim there Mr. Webber?!... or are you just being funny?! LOL!!! Okay... "Secret Recipe?" Nah... but there a couple of rea...
18 years agoBuddy Rich Slingerland Kit WMP
prestonprince... It's going to be a lot easier to locate a BR/TDR Buddy Rich Model snare w/10 lugs in WMP than the TDR Deluxe Concert King... but the...
18 years agoBuddy Rich Slingerland Kit WMP
Hey P! Wow... your Slingerland kit is complete... because ... YES! ... Buddy played the Rogers Swivo-Matic pedal with all his kits, regardless of ma...
18 years agoBuddy Rich Slingerland Kit WMP
prestonprince... As I submitted my post, yours came in... now THAT'S timing!! Anyway, Slingerland snare drum #153 is the Slingerland "Artist" model...
18 years agoBuddy Rich Slingerland Kit WMP
prestonprince... David, our esteemed Webmaster, has mentioned that I could "probably" tell you what model snare drum Buddy was using at the time to c...
18 years agoRogers Powertone In Question
Hi scovit!... and, YES! It goes without saying that wood is certainly "warmer" than ANY metal or fiberglass varient/model snare drum. Interesting o...
18 years agoRogers Powertone In Question
The Ploughman is correct... the tension rods are original/correct, and for whatever reason, the paper tag/label is missing, and I have seen that happe...
18 years agoRestoring a snare, part 1 for Tommyp
Gary... Very interesting! The "Trunk Paint" looks GREAT... but ... I have never tried or used this product as all my Rogers drums are PRE "Trunk Pai...
18 years agoRogers Brass Dynasonic - brass finsich?
troutstudio... The "Big R" lacquered brass Dynasonics are early to mid 80's manufacture, and they aren't really rare at all... I don't think all that...
18 years agoDating a Leedy/Slingerland kit
Hey Mike! Now that's funny: " I have to apologize to Tommyp... and this is what I ended up with?!" LOL!!! These look like BEAUTIES Mike! I'm sure...
18 years ago1966 Rogers WMP Dynasonic/BR
Here's a pic of my darn near MINT 1966 Rogers Dynasonic in beautiful WMP. This is the exact model Rogers snare drum that so many of us drooled over,...
18 years agoNew England White wrap
mcroft... Actually, Rogers "New England White" is a VERY WHITE wrap... when it's new that is... and therin lies your problem... If you have existing...
18 years agoTommyp, your expertise is needed
backbeatkeeper...! Try this product: http://www.plasti-kote.com/plastikote/auto/template.jsp?searchcode=RES&product=AutoTrunk This product is just...
18 years agoTommyp, your expertise is needed
backbeatkeeper! Nice to hear from you again! Okay, in response to your excellent question: Rogers ( CBS owned at the time ) called that particular...
18 years ago