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Strawberry Sand Paper Paint Job
And here are the rest of the photos up to completion. This snare has such a crack to it, more than I'd expect from an 8" deep shell. But then again it...
9 years agoLudwig Blue Strata for Red Strata Floor Tom
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9 years agoConverting marching bass drum
3M makes a good adhesive remover that I always use. Let it sit a few minutes and you can scrape that right off. I have a 24" Slingerland that I just a...
9 years agoStrawberry Sand Paper Paint Job
First I just have to say - the reason for calling this Strawberry Sand Paper is from the post on another forum. One person said it looked like sand pa...
9 years agoEastern New York drums?
I think some ( not all ) do ask more than what they are worth. I'd personally pay $100 for that snare in that shape ( maybe a little more ) but $120 m...
9 years agoEastern New York drums?
Never seen lugs that look like that either. Seen similar, but those are new to me. Look almost Leedy esq. Beautiful drum.
9 years agoLudwig keystone badges! 80's era
I have one actually. Took it off a 26" bass drum some months back. Sold the shell, but the buyer didn't care about the badge. Chicago era, good condit...
9 years agoMajestic Deluxe Snare - #2
So as mentioned in the #1 post, I recently acquired these and haven't seen the throw off before. On #1, the butt plate is common. On this one, it's on...
9 years agoMajestic Deluxe Snare - #1
So this is snare #1 ( making a separate post for the other ) got these in a recent lot and haven't seen this particular throw before. The adjustable b...
9 years agoEastern New York drums?
Proof there are many more MIJ names unknown to many of us. Great find.
9 years agoStripping Paint
I had some " Strypeeze " sitting around. Works good, just can't let it sit too long as I don't want to possibly damage the wrap. But the paint isn't s...
9 years agoStripping Paint
Got this shell in the other week and finally got around to start stripping the paint off. Had the stripper out anyway for a kit I'm working on for a c...
9 years agoWhat shell is this?
Yea, the wrap came off the MIJ Kent shell I had in the mix. And no threads missed.
9 years agoFake Supraphonic
Welcome to the forum. Sorry you've encountered this situation. Truthfully providing photos will get the best results. I'm personally not nearly as wel...
9 years agoBuilding a '60s MIJ BOP kit
So I took a few photos of what holds the bass drum up in the rear, as well as how the pedal attaches to it. I painted it black to " hide " it a bit mo...
9 years ago