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Rogers snare conversion
In one word - don't do it.....(three words actually). D
18 years agorogers drum kit
Seventies lacquered finishes - Ludwig, Gretsch from memory, Camco, pretty sure Slingerland. Am not a Rogers guy as such. The thought just occurred to...
18 years agoBadges
On the Gon Bops, try and track down a mob called Pj Percussion in Denmark (bizarre, I know) but I know they were very tight with Gon Bop back in the d...
18 years agorogers drum kit
As this thread seems to have turned into a Rogers free-for-all I'm curious to know why when every other U.S. drum manufacturer was doing lacquered nat...
18 years agoThe attraction of "Vintage" -ANYTHING
I think I have the "vintage anything" bug. I have never owned a new drum kit in my life except for my first entry level Japanese stencil kit (a Rivier...
18 years agocamco chrome over maple LA snare
And a little postscript - just checked one of the old L.A. catalogues online (1973) and there is no mention of a chrome over wood snare as an availabl...
18 years agocamco chrome over maple LA snare
I've got an L.A. maple Camco snare (14" x 6") and it's cracking - frankly, as is every other Camco wood snare I've ever played. Not aware of this bein...
18 years agoAsba Snare
Asba were a French company who went down in 1981. I remember mainly as having quite a few "wacky" ideas like shells cut in half with alligator clips o...
18 years agoRogers owners...what are your head preferences?
This is one of those "how long is a piece of string" (or, in this case, thread) ones. What's your main style? Only Rogers I ever had ended up with one...
18 years agoOaklawn Camco set
Good luck with it. Only (last minute) comment is that all wraps will affect the drums' resonance compared to a straight lacquer job. Glass glitters I...
18 years ago1967 Camco's
Nice - ah yes the 12 and 12. What the hell were they thinking? One day you need to drop me a line about the enigmatic TRS guy - what is his story? I s...
18 years agoWhen is Camco not Camco - PJ Percussion
I have seen one in the wild (several actually) and, yes, they are Keller shells (or at least they looked like Keller shells - and the guy who told me...
18 years agoVintage Ludwig I won on ebay..need some opinions..
Looks like the real deal from here but difficult without seeing the shells inside. But if you're gonna have a recovered, Jack Lawton seems to be the g...
18 years agoJunior Drum Set vs. Floor tom Conversion
You can never start them too early.....look at Buddy Rich.
18 years agoWhat Glue to use for Recovering
This is not a definitive answer but at least has a more generic non-3M brand angle that might help you (me being based in Sweden and all). For wrap...
18 years ago