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Surprising Dynasonic Outcome
The two best days of owning a wooden boat are the day you buy it and the day you sell it...;)
3 years ago3-D printing for knobs?
There is a 3d printing technology that uses powdered metal and a laser to perform what is called Direct Metal Laser Sintering. There are no consumer g...
3 years agoB/O round badge Acrolite tension rods?
Those are the rods they used on some of the Rockers series of drums. I have some that came on an acrolite but they weren't original. I'm pretty sure t...
3 years agoIdentifying Ludwig Standard ply woods
From K.O....
3 years agoLudwig Concert Tom Bottom Hoop Restoration
Having seen them, I probably would use a scotchbrite pad and give them a brushed finish and then clear coat them.
3 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
From slingerfan...
3 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
From janlaban...
3 years agoIdentifying Ludwig Standard ply woods
That would be mahogany/poplar/mahogany for sure. Ludwig used whatever they had on hand or could get when their usual stuff was unavailable. They also...
3 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
That's a new one. It appears that the metal under the plating is brass. They used brass every now and then and the fact that the chrome is not bliste...
3 years agoLatest Star (Royal Star) drum shells: also early Tama drums?
These current Bubinga Star shells looks very similar, albeit with much higher quality woods. [IMG]https://www.drumcenternh.com/media/catalog/product...
3 years agoUneven lug spacing on Slingerland snare
Bad hoops can cause the same symptom, but yours does appear to be the shell. I would take all of the lugs off and measure from each lug to see if...
3 years agoLudwig Concert Tom Bottom Hoop Restoration
They are made from anodized aluminum. Steel wool will scratch them. I would use a polish like Flitz or Simichrome. Pictures of the actual pieces in q...
3 years agoSome old non-descript Ludwigs
If those are the four ply shells, then they are the same shells they used in the Super Classics and they were nice sounding, relatively thin maple/pop...
3 years agoLatest Star (Royal Star) drum shells: also early Tama drums?
This was discussed at length over at dfo a while back. The shells are Luan with a birch interior ply. You can clearly see the luan outer ply peaking o...
3 years agoWhitworth Thread Tension Rods
Whitworth threaded fasteners were still being used in the UK into the 70's. Most Premier stuff from that period have Whitworth fasteners. The exceptio...
4 years ago