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What drummer are you?
Seeing as I made mention of it earlier in the thread... Here's a couple of pics from last nights Orbison show.. The kit is perfect for this show with...
11 years agoPearl Guys parts needed. Have any?
Yes the rubber bit can perish, split, and that's usually the last you will see of it... But the hardware store fix does work... The type used on tubul...
11 years agoPearl Guys parts needed. Have any?
It is not the rubber that is threaded... It is the inner metal insert that is threaded ... the rubber is just is glued around that.. Contact cement ho...
11 years ago3 Slingy player snare drums that sound great!
Nice Trifecta... I like the brass shell Slingerlands too.. Cheers John
11 years agoSlingerland guys-what goes here?
It should have a screw down chrome floor spike and the lock nut... Here's a pic.. Cheers John
11 years agoPearl Guys parts needed. Have any?
Years ago I made a couple of those when I could not find any.. Punched a hole through the bottoms of some "hardware store" rubber feet for the spikes...
11 years agoCrappy Cases
From rastus...
11 years agoSlingy Cocktail Drum?
Ok ... looks you are probably correct... I have only seen the standard vertical seam on the cocktail kits... Is your's a larger size perchance?. 23 1...
11 years agoNeed quick advice
Yes I think light grey or light beige is a good choice.. I'd like to see what you do... I have Johns template that he was kind enough to email me. My...
11 years agoWhat drummer are you?
Justin.. "Orbie" is one lucky guy to have had that privilege.. Roy lived a seemingly clean but tragic life and attracted great respect from his peers...
11 years agoSlingy Cocktail Drum?
I sort of suspected the 2 shells by looking at the variation in wrap.. could not see that from the internal pics though... I think now, that somebody...
11 years agoWhat drummer are you?
I worked extensively pro & semi pro through the mid 60's, to late 80's.. Then odd fill ins and jams only through to mid 90's... Hung up the sticks mid...
11 years agoSlingy Cocktail Drum?
I have not seen that chrome strip midway around the shell before, but the shell & components look legit... Cheers John
11 years agoVintage MIJ Child Drumset
That one looks like it cleaned up pretty well... That is a made by "Star" kit.. minus the badge.. Cheers John
11 years agoCrappy Cases
Don't know if this link has been posted here previously... But here are some of the worst of the corroded kits that I've seen.. courtesy of Gator case...
11 years ago