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Shipping costs is affecting the vintage market?
Even smaller stuff.. I wanted 1/2doz Zyl cymbal rivets.. I can buy 100 from US for about 15 bucks but add 30 bucks on the fee bay freight calculator.....
10 years agoShipping costs is affecting the vintage market?
Can only get worse in OZ.. As result of retailers whinging for years down here of being disadvantaged .. there is now serious discussion on an import...
10 years agoWhen You Were Younger
1966... First kit.. MIJ badged "Jason" made by Star.. When I bought these I knew nothing at all about drums and therefore had no idea that they were a...
10 years agoWhen You Were Younger
From PopsOldSkins...
10 years agoDo drums age after 20-25 years?
From vintagemore2000...
10 years agoDo drums age after 20-25 years?
No doubt that the timber dries out which must certainly affect the tone, I reckon it mellows the tone somewhat but that's just me.. Read an article so...
10 years agoBest Drum Mounting System Developed.
Does not look much different than the "Purecussion" RIMS.. which I have used on Pearl Export Toms... and they do sound better than the stock toms syst...
10 years agoWhat modern kit would you choose ?
I'd go for a custom kit.. 12,14,16,18,24... probably Silver Sparkle.. Roundover edges and traditional lugs (not these later lightweight tube lugs).....
10 years agoJust received my Sonor Hilite
If there is 1/8" of movement is there any metal to metal thing going on?. Sonor were absolutely crazy in RD with Isolation technology in the 90's.. W...
10 years agoSlingerland Chrome Over Wood?
Don't know what percentage is shipping but seems a couple of hundred overpriced to me... They look a bit scuffed and you would have a job to get them...
10 years ago1970/71 Slingerland Sparkling Purple Pearl
Good luck with your sale... that's one of the cleanest Slingerland kits I've seen on here.... enough to change my mind on purple kits also.. Nice pic...
10 years agoTo add felt to lug springs or not.
70's have it... I just did a 60's snare received without it.. Cut some strips from one of those thick 3mm polishing cloths.. I believe that a metal sh...
10 years ago60s Ludwig BDP Foundling kit 5-6 serial numbers, Ex condition
Foundling Kit= Orphan Kit.. Cheers John
10 years agoStrictly personal
Well, I enjoy this forum heaps and ain't going nowhere... But do agree we can all do without the ongoing "Soap Opera" stuff... I can only imagine wha...
10 years agoWhat can you 'sensibly' do for poor bearing edges
If you are careful enough you can do it yourself... Levelling is easy, 4 sheets of sand paper fixed to a flat surface and you use a twisting circular...
10 years ago