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Old Calf skins, worth keeping?

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From Purdie Shuffle

Welcome to the Old Lady Club! :pJohn

You wont catch me in a pink dress,....eva !i

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 6 years ago
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From Purdie Shuffle

Welcome to the Old Lady Club! :pJohn

Dude already cleaned parts about a week ago. That's precisely one reason why there's an Old Lady's Club to begin with; or to end with. Let's settle on end with.

Cool1Car Driving2

Posted on 6 years ago
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A full photo of the kit is all I have left to do. Included will be a bio of the last owner. Will post in gallery for all to see.

Don't worry no steel wool touched the kit. The legs of the hi-hat stand and the snare were the only things showing any rust and I tried the wd40 and aluminum foil trick and it worked on removing the rust without leaving any scratches that were noticeable.

I did notice that the base of the snare stand is original but someone had replaced the upper section of the stand where it cradles the drum with a newer piece. So that is too bad. Hi-hat is all original. BD pedal is original. floor tom is original.

Cymbals are not original, but are 20" type 1 trans stamp Avedis late 40s, 18" Avedis type 2 stamp, late 50s, Hi-hat made up of one 15" Avedis type 1 late 40s and one K stamp from same time period. The K one is interesting and I posted on the cymbal forum about it (last week) with pics if you are interested.

Posted on 6 years ago
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Looking forward to seeing more pics and getting more history of the kit. Thanks your efforts and for sharing.

Here I am playing my kit.

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Posted on 6 years ago
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From Hobbs

Play the real kit.Just the fact that you've taken the time to detail it (hopefully properly; could have left that to the new owner) shows that you care about it. That 1st photo with the music laid out shows you're trying to learn the basics - more than most take the time to do.How many were discouraged from continuing to play by a crappy drum/kit? You're lucky enough to have found a great kit to begin with. Unless you're playing along to Megadeath you're 500% fine. Heads are meant to be replaced. Absurd you've been listening to these old ladies telling you what you shouldn't be doing with this kit. Remove/replace ALL batter-side heads (the ones you're hitting), save them, and practice away.Kit looks stunning, by the way.

Skins, This is bad advice.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 6 years ago
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From skins_in_the_game

A full photo of the kit is all I have left to do. Included will be a bio of the last owner. Will post in gallery for all to see. Don't worry no steel wool touched the kit. The legs of the hi-hat stand and the snare were the only things showing any rust and I tried the wd40 and aluminum foil trick and it worked on removing the rust without leaving any scratches that were noticeable. I did notice that the base of the snare stand is original but someone had replaced the upper section of the stand where it cradles the drum with a newer piece. So that is too bad. Hi-hat is all original. BD pedal is original. floor tom is original. Cymbals are not original, but are 20" type 1 trans stamp Avedis late 40s, 18" Avedis type 2 stamp, late 50s, Hi-hat made up of one 15" Avedis type 1 late 40s and one K stamp from same time period. The K one is interesting and I posted on the cymbal forum about it (last week) with pics if you are interested.

I really am having a hard time making sense of the stamping but I think you have kit 30, it`s in the toms. What else was gonna say, oh did you get the sizes ? Of all the kits out there, you got the BD head. You got the skins. I think the snare is supposed to be white interior. 20 grand is way low to ask for the only one. I wasn't kidding when I said a hundred grand. If it drops to 80, so what.....

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 6 years ago
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Most of the time the BD head gets swapped out because the one with the original buyers initials don`t fit the new owner. All one has to do is put a black dot with their initials on it, But if you`re Earth,Wind and Fire, that don`t work. That`s the first one I have seen.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 6 years ago
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None of these are yours. and, None of these are family. This is what you`ll see out there at 20 and 37 thousand dollars. They all got markings like yours. different badges, hoops, and whatever. I don't see nothing but a kit that came as is with yours. All there, including BD head. Well, what`d you say you need a 41 snare stand top piece ? You wont have trouble finding that.

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It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

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Posted on 6 years ago
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Another snare on a kit I found is white interior with 4107 inside.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 6 years ago
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I am new to the vintage drum scene, where would you suggest I start searching for an old snare drum stand?

I know some people have the same swing sensation drums, just not the same wrap. So they might have a stand they would sell.

Posted on 6 years ago
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