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New era snare wires, made in England
I'm certainly not the final word, but the term "New Era" was used by Premier Drum Co. on much of their hardware and snare wires beginning after the Fi...
9 years agoLeedy Commander Snare 6 1/2" x 14"
Searching for a vintage Leedy Commander Snare Drum. Brass shell, 16 open bracket style lugs. Anyone with whole drum or partial one welcome to PM me....
9 years agoPlease help identifying
I rule out completely this kit being either Premier or Olympic. The spur mount casting shown appears to be 60's UK Ajax - although it could be a casti...
9 years agoLudwig Super Sensitive Snare Drum Muffler Help
All I've seen from that period fit the muffler with the knob on the top.
9 years agoMade in England?
I believe they are Edgware brand drums, a division of Boosey & Hawkes. http://www.drumarchive.com/Edgware/
9 years agovideo about spartacus
They sound excellent and look ultra-cool! Great work!
9 years agoNice Aussie vintage Drouyns
Drouyn needs to go back in business and start up exactly where they left off! Stunning kits!
9 years agoLudwig Spurlok hi-hat Question
Judging only by your written description, it would appear you have an issue with a worn hi-hat clutch. Older ones played hard for many years can deve...
9 years agoVintage Zanki 14" Hi-Hats-Rare Collectable Italy
Not so much "rare", but uncommon in many locales. The best of them are the equal if not better than fine old Avedis Zildjians. Sold a pair like yours...
9 years agoopinions on substitute hoops for 12" teardrop tom.
Not recommended. You will encounter a big problem with the eyelet holes in the hoop being too small to accept the larger 1/4-20" Sonor vintage tensio...
9 years agoDeri Floor Tom Hoop
Here are some sources that may be of help: http://www.stdrums.de/index.html http://www.hidehitters.com/ http://www.vintagedrumjunkies.com/ http://...
9 years agoAmati - Czechoslovakian drums
I owned an 80's Amati 6 1/2" x 14" chromed steel snare. Quality of construction was excellent. It seemed to lack well defined snare beds, but undoub...
9 years agoInformation about Gigster snare drum
Here's a link to a Gigster Catalog: http://www.drumarchive.com/dallas/ Click on the picture and you will download a .zip file of the catalog.
9 years agodid I do the right thing????
I believe your behavior was improper. The woman very likely is merely ignorant; possibly stupid, and she may have been "jabbering" away loudly as an a...
9 years agoSonor Swinger Series - Owners Beware!
Turkey swingers' club suspects face up to 177 years in jail http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/aug/03/turkey-swingers-club-suspects-face-177-yea...
9 years ago