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Nickle vs. chrome
Would this be a 6 lug or 8 lug snare drum? David
17 years agoNickle vs. chrome
Prior to a certain year everything was nickel plated. Those drums are valuable. Then at that transition period when chrome was introduced as an opti...
17 years agoBuddy Rich COW Slingy Question
TommyP is the expert on this and has it pretty detailed as to when, where and how, but at this time he would have been playing the Fibes SFT. (Per Tom...
17 years agoBuddy Rich COW Slingy Question
A 3-ply shell would have reinforcement rings. The 5-ply would not. I'm guessing he wanted the 3-ply version with the chocolate milk interior. Regar...
17 years agoSlingerland Snare - Need Identification and Value
Take a look at the Slingerland Snare Drum Pages That will help with the ID David
17 years agowhat did my boyfriend just buy me?
Any wires will work. Everyone has their personal preference on snare wires. Here is an article in the upper links on Brass Shells. [SIZE=2](I lik...
17 years agoWanted original slapshot snare wire
He B-wick. How is the strainer set up? How is the butt side. There are a few versions of that set-up. I spent a lot of time with a bunch of Pureso...
17 years ago1940's oval Elkhart Indiana Badged drum
I was digging through some parts the other day and ran across these. The slider plate looks like the correct one and slides into the mounting plate (...
17 years agoLudwig information
There are about 50 catalogs of the drum set pages on the web site. Ludwig Drum Sets That should help with your research David
17 years agoBass Drum Layout from BR, GK etc...
This post got me thinking since I have scanned 100's of pages... Here is a 1937 catalog showing them for sale... [IMG]http://www.vintagedrumguide.co...
17 years agoDallas/London President drums
Mike Ellis has a nice European time line and a few articles on the topic on the main web site. The US market is not strong for these types of drums....
17 years agoHoshino
Interesting drum for sure and you should PM one of our members here. canoraboy. He is the most knowledgeable person that I have met in regards to th...
17 years agoCustom colored/tinted wraps !!! For real.
Just a reference post to circle back to a post that Andy made about this finish option.. So if people are searching they can find the information....
17 years agoWhat Slingerland snare is this? Value?
Did you research the Slingerland History section? That will date the drum. Yes, this is not something that comes up monthly on Ebay, but probably 3...
17 years agoBass Drum Layout from BR, GK etc...
If I read this correctly, you are trying to determine who originated the painted front heads that many of the top drummers used during their careers?...
17 years ago