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When You Were Younger
From clubdate64...
10 years agoDrum Identification
The lugs, butt, and strainer all look like Ludwig Downbeat to me. Hoops and shell, not so much.
10 years agoSlingerland Set O-Matic tension screws?
Take the screw, the drum, or just the mount down to the hardware store and match it. I'm with longjohn; I like the drum key screws just fine.
10 years agoWorking on Bearing Edges- 60's Ludwig & Slingerland
Jeff has already said what I would about cutting the edges, except that I do the outside roundover at 1/8" and use the inside 45 cut to center the edg...
10 years agoSuper Classic Barn Find,...
From Drumsmack...
10 years agoBass drum light
I've thought of doing this. Why don't you want to run the wires through the vent hole?
10 years agoBest Drum Mounting System Developed.
From geckobeats...
10 years agoPossible to repair these cymbal stands?
The fastener you are looking for is called a roll pin, and my local hardware store carries them. A good full-line hardware store should have them. Yo...
10 years agoSuper Classic Barn Find,...
Stunning restoration. Did you do all of the work yourself?
10 years agoLudwig head scratcher
Needs bigger photos! :-) Mostly I'm curious about the snare. Is it a Jazz Festival, or Pioneer, or what?
10 years agoNew Snare Day and Some Questions
Cool drum! Shell construction and hardware (minus the P-85 strainer, of course) look just like my '58 Barrett Deems. That clear finish is not origin...
10 years agoBooks by drummers
[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Life-Double-Time-Confessions-American/dp/0811823210"]Life in Double Time: Confessions of an American Drummer: Mike Lankfor...
10 years agoWhat can you 'sensibly' do for poor bearing edges
From Olddrumgeek...
10 years agoStrictly personal
I'm kind of bewildered; I have no recollection of seeing any of the sorts of accusations or rebuttals that seem to have led to this big controversy (a...
10 years agoTo add felt to lug springs or not.
None of my streamline lugged Slingerlands had them. I add strips of closed-cell foam packing sheet. Won't pick up moisture like felt or cotton.
10 years ago