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Pleasantly surprised by vintage 15" Rude hi hats!!!
I agree they are more "civil" sounding than I would have expected. Nice...
7 years agoAnother Good Deal Gone Bad
Last fall I went to pick up an MIT set. About 45 minute drive. The pictures on C/L include all the stands. I get there-no stands. He tells me "I threw...
7 years agoHey MIJ fans - you need one of these
I own 3 of these drums w/o the butt-side adjuster. I love them all, but especially the 8-lug 5 1/2 X 14 "Dixie". My favorite...
7 years agoTama Swingstar
Please post pictures...they could be new or old...
7 years agoThread count 60’s Rogers t-handles??
Are the T-rods not 12/24? The only vintage American rods that aren't are the single-tension rods that thread into another hoop clamp. As far as I know...
7 years agoSlingerland “Sonotube” in the recycle bin. :(
Bought a set of those sight unseen.I sent the hardware to JCCabinets to install on WOODEN drums.Then burned the shells.
7 years agoApollo star finder
Those are the "hen's teeth" of the MIJ's. AND the cymbal stand. Sheesh...:)
7 years agoRogers Brook Mays Snare
That Rogers snare has the same lugs as the "Thoroughbred Music" house brand "Tamco" drums did. Must have been generic MIT drums.
7 years agoPremier 252 Bass Drum Pedal - any schemes or manuals?
I have 5 or 6 of those pedals and have never disassembled one that far-never needed to. That looks like a roll pin driven in to hold an internal part...
7 years agoHas anybody heard of Logo drums?
Looks to be a mid-70's Hoshino build.
7 years agoPremier 1970's Royal Purple
Those drums should not be hard to identify. Premier only used those Beverley lugs for a short time. In the 1975 catalog it's called the "Powerhouse" #...
7 years agoQuestion ?
From Jim...
7 years agoSnare that matches Pearl Battleship Lugs
I have a DIXIE branded drum that is exactly the same as your Ultratone. The heavy chrome steel shells are much better than the later thin-wall ones. I...
7 years agoWhat is this?
It's a comma...
7 years agoLudwig Special Issue '84 on ebay
I cannot in good concience dismiss these drums as fakes. I am not a Ludwig expert, did not work there during this or any period. The ink stamp looks l...
7 years ago