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Help Identify this Grestch Finish
I believe it to be factory original Gretsch blue sparkle that has been bleached by the sun and dry heat for about thirty years. Of course, it could b...
12 years agoNo front head on bass
If it works for you and you're happy with it then do it!* You are likely to be honored with the "Lifetime Achievement Award for Drumming" by the Live...
12 years agoPremier 252 DOUBLE pedal???
I'd love to have one. They definitely did make them but I've never seen one except in older photos of UK drummers. The linkage design is most unusua...
12 years agoStrainer I.D.
There's no way to know for sure, but Premier, Sonor, and probably other EU makers all knocked off Leedy snare drums back in the 1930's, as they were c...
12 years agoSlingerland One-Of-A-Kind
The lugs all appear to be Taiwanese knockoffs from Slingerland's Asian stenciled years. They look too wide and rounded. In fact, they actually "look...
12 years agoFS: Leedy Utility (?)
Unless the shells changed over time, the only metal shell Leedy Utility Model I have seen had an "inverted" bead in the middle of the shell.
12 years agoNeed a Zoomatic Thread Tap
My sincere thanks for that invaluable source!
12 years agoNeed a Zoomatic Thread Tap
The Zoomatic uses reverse 10-32" threading. Both the rod and the receiver are probably stripped, at least enough so that the rod 'turns in place' and...
12 years agoIt's the show off your Ludwigs thread...post them if you've got them!
Just a few ...
12 years agotucking a calf head
The "rule of thumb" for sizing unmounted skin to tuck on a flesh hoop: The skin selected must be approximately 4 inches larger in diameter than the d...
12 years agotucking a calf head
Re: Has anyone here had success tucking hides onto metal hoops? Yes. I have many times removed the mylar from a worn modern plastic head in order t...
12 years agoDon Henley/Ludwig LOVE
There are many drummers considered a "drummers' drummer" renowned for their virtuosity, technical skills, and showmanship. I like to think that there...
12 years agoThe one snare I should buy,...
That finish is "Alice Cooper Blue" lacquer!
12 years agothe premier sound
I've owned quite a few vintage Premier kits. Of course, when describing and discussing "sounds" we're in a rather nebulous study hall, all opinions b...
12 years agoI got lucky with this one - Oyster pink Sling
That's one AWESOME drumkit!
12 years ago