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Restoring Ludwig Baseball Bat Felt Mufflers

The rivets are called semi-tubular hollow rivets and they take a special tool to form the end of the rivet. It is a punch with the shape to form the e...

4 years ago
Can anyone identify this strainer?

Looks like the main part is a Ludwig P83 and the slider from a Slingerland Rapid strainer.

4 years ago
Another eBay Bargain

From Rob the drummer...

4 years ago
Another eBay Bargain

From kdg...

4 years ago
Slingerland snare drum on eBay!

The grain on the interior is usually a giveaway that it's a ply shell. There are different ways to cut veneer from a log but the maple used in most dr...

4 years ago
Can you help ID a mystery loop clamp style bracket?

It's a shell mounted cymbal arm holder or gullwing spur bracket. It could be a MIJ copy.

4 years ago
HAROLD "Doc" WEST... 1951 tom mounting

From DownTownFarmer...

4 years ago
HAROLD "Doc" WEST... 1951 tom mounting

Airbrushed and retouched picture that obscures the actual mounting system. If you look closely it appears to have had some rather crude air brushing...

4 years ago
Help Identify my 2 Slingerland Snares

That maple interior drum appears to have a natural finish, not the chocolate paint. The paint is flat and you can't see the grain through it.

4 years ago
Repro Radio King 3 Point Strainer??

More discussion and pictures of the Ludwig and Ludwig that this strainer was copied from. It was a Ludwig and Ludwig design. There was also a versio...

4 years ago
Repro Radio King 3 Point Strainer??

There is a discussion on DFO about this strainer and I outlined a simple adapter plate that would allow you to mount it with all three screws. Otherwi...

4 years ago
Repro Radio King 3 Point Strainer??

From idrum4fun...

4 years ago
Repro Radio King 3 Point Strainer??

That is actually almost an exact repro of the 30s Ludwig and Ludwig three point strainer. The hole spacing of the top two ears is the same as the Slin...

4 years ago
Helping identifying vintage premier kit

Looks like late 50's to early 60's. They would be thin three ply Finnish Birch shells with solid Beech re-rings. Those will require Pre-Internationa...

4 years ago