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The Thrill is Gone...
I'm realising when I'm playing with a big band a lot of the stuff I get to play is highly blues influenced, I know that sounds like a cliche. And peop...
10 years agoSnare drum made from Dutch vintage leftovers
Very cool you made it your own from vintage parts, you should get a patent on it!
10 years ago1940s radio king
Thanks for the help everyone. With pics. At last! Job done
10 years ago1940's Radio King Questions
I read somewhere, either in the official slingerland pages on this forum or mark coopers slingerland page, that during a certain time in the 40s that...
10 years ago1940s radio king
[Attachment: 84927] pic of inside
10 years ago1940s radio king
More pics.[Attachment: 84925] I haven't done a proper clean of this drum, don't fancy taking it apart. I did soak the tension rods overnight in coca c...
10 years agoAdvice on purchasing an RK snare from the 40's
Yes great, I can see how the metal ones might not sound right, I'm keeping the original ones that came with mine but I've never used them cos there be...
10 years ago1940s radio king
My 1940s radio king. It seems to be all original, it came with the original metal tab wires which I'm keeping, It's got puresound extended wires on no...
10 years agoAdvice on purchasing an RK snare from the 40's
Vm2000, do you mean just the metal tab( original) wires choke the drum, or are you also saying that the replacement ( pure sound) special extended wi...
10 years agoShelley Manne Leedy COB Snares?
Great sound, all of them. I like the sound of your cymbals, there oldschool warm but still have good brightness to them, and I reckon that snare is ev...
10 years agoSlingerland questions
I recently discovered the link ( is that the right word) for all those slingerland catalogues, where you can read each page .It is a very interesting...
10 years agoJust received a dented skin.
Well I've just rang Newcastle drum shop and I think there sending me a replacement.
10 years agoJust received a dented skin.
I tell you what I hope the American vintage that's due at the end of the month isnt damaged- I've only been waiting about 3 months for that to come. T...
10 years agoJust received a dented skin.
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10 years agoJust received a dented skin.
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10 years ago