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Did Camco drums ever not have vent holes?
As a heads up on grommet type, early to mid era Oaklawn had chrome grommets. By the late 60s Oaklawn, then Chanute and LA eras all had brass grommets.
5 years agoWanting to buy Ludwig or similar in LA or SF
I'm making one of my rarer trips from Sydney, Australia to the US west coast, starting on 1 September in San Francisco and returning from Los Angeles...
6 years agoCamco No. 99 Super muffler needed
The Vintage Camco group on FB is your best bet. A heads up - there are 3 different hole configurations on the mufflers dependent on manufacture era. M...
8 years agoShell I.D.?? George Way?
I was thinking perhaps early DW. I had an '82 snare a while back which I sold on so don't have any internal shots for you to compare with. But that sq...
8 years agoCamco BD Spurs & Mounts
The Zickos ones are the same as Camco (in fact, they were Camco).
9 years agoSydney drum show 2016
Next gig I have is with my Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood Experience at Camelot Lounge in Marrickville on Sunday, Sept 25. Not exactly a gig where the dr...
9 years agoSydney drum show 2016
I got the drums already drilled for the Rogers mount but missing the actual hardware. It's not uncommon to see 60s Camcos with Rogers hardware. And,...
9 years agoSydney drum show 2016
The one with the 18" X 12" inside. I also used to own the large maple finish oval Camco badged beast.
9 years agoSydney drum show 2016
I was there but only just noticed this thread. Sorry I couldn't have IDed myself. The 3D Moire Camco bop kit is mine.
9 years agoCamco Value
I think I'd be a bit more bullish than $1250 too...and if you're doing ebay make sure you open it up to international. There are people outside the...
9 years agoCamco snare restoration
I think we've already had this conversation over on the FB Vintage Camco group but very early Camco (I'd guess 62/63) before they put USA on the badge...
9 years agoCamco gurus....
Hard to say with the stoppers on them. They used that type of straight leg with a sharpened end for 18" bass drums mainly but I've exceptions where th...
10 years agoCamco 1960's
Also just dropped you an email about the book I'm trying to get done.
10 years agoThe Tama/Camco drum pedal
Also have two bought way back in the mid-80s. Still use them when not using my even older Camco pedal with an Ippolito chain drive.
10 years agoCamco original wrap
Just this saw this DW in a shop today. Close but clearly no cigar....nice finish though.
10 years ago