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Radio King re-born

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Hi,

Just wanted to post a couple of photos of my single-ply RK after a complete strip down and rebuild. All parts have been cleaned and the shell stripped and polished. While the Duco shell is somewhat chipped in places, the parts that are in tact have come up really nicely. I always think its interesting to see the parts of the shell have have been covered, such as under lugs etc. where the colour hasn't faded and you get to see the original vitality of the paint. In this case, those parts are a beautiful deep blue.

I confess that there was a moment during the clean up that I thought about stripping all of the paint off and leaving the shell natural maple. The few examples that I've seen on here look really good but I decided that I wanted to keep it original. Glad now that I did and hope you like it as much as I do!

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"If 'A' equals 'success' in life then 'A' equals 'X' plus 'Y' plus 'Z' where work equals 'X', 'Y' is play and 'Z' is keeping your mouth shut" - Albert Einstein.


1920s 14"x5" Ludwig Super Sensitive Dual Snare
1957 6 1/2" x15" Slingerland WMP Concert King
1938 8"x15" Leedy Broadway Standard
1947-53 14x6.5" NOB Ludwig & Ludwig Universal
...plus a bunch of mismatched Slingerlands that collectively make a pleasing noise.
Posted on 9 years ago
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It looks 1st class glad you left the paint alone.

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 9 years ago
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Looks fabulous!

1964 Ludwig Champagne Super Classic
1970 Ludwig Blue Oyster Super Classic
1977 Rogers Big R Londoner 5 ebony
1972/1978 Rogers Powertone/Big R mix ebony
60's Ludwig Supersensitive
Pearl B4514 COB snare ( the SC snare)
Pearl Firecracker
PJL WMP maple snare
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Sabians, Paistes, Zildjians, Zyns, UFIPs, MIJs etc
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Posted on 9 years ago
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Yes indeed great looking drum. And another vote of approval for keeping the original duco finish. That one is still in very nice shape. Nice work and enjoy that bad boy!

Glenn.

Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 9 years ago
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Wow incredible! Good call on the finish.

Mitch

Posted on 9 years ago
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I hate duco finishes and still think you made the correct decision to keep it. Nice job!


Thank you!
Jeff C

"Enjoy every sandwich" Warren Zevon
Posted on 9 years ago
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looks great Gerard. I'll be stripping the Leedy this week and I hope I can get it looking as good your RK. I gigged it in Saturday (along with my calf headed '20s Ludwig bass drum) and it sounded great.

Andrew

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Great looking drum with tons of vintage mojo !

Posted on 9 years ago
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Thanks for all the kind comments. I'm really pleased with the shine I managed to get on the paint - probably says more about the quality of the original lacquer than my ability to clean it. I use a German car paint restorer product called Mer (scratch remover and polish) and the two together seem to do the trick. I use the scratch remover on all the nickel parts as well to remove most of the 'haze' that often seems to accumulate over the years.

jccabinets - It's funny about Duco drums, they really seem to polarise opinion, you either love them or hate them. I confess that until I owned one I never realised how nice they are. To me, they ooze warmth and nostalgia and that two-tone look is pure Art Deco. It's a win-win; you get a great looking drum that sounds fab too.

Andrew - Really looking forward to seeing your completed Leedy, I bet your audience was blown away by the sound of that snare.

GĂ©rard

"If 'A' equals 'success' in life then 'A' equals 'X' plus 'Y' plus 'Z' where work equals 'X', 'Y' is play and 'Z' is keeping your mouth shut" - Albert Einstein.


1920s 14"x5" Ludwig Super Sensitive Dual Snare
1957 6 1/2" x15" Slingerland WMP Concert King
1938 8"x15" Leedy Broadway Standard
1947-53 14x6.5" NOB Ludwig & Ludwig Universal
...plus a bunch of mismatched Slingerlands that collectively make a pleasing noise.
Posted on 9 years ago
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You did good! It's a real original beauty. :D

John

Too many great drums to list here!

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Posted on 9 years ago
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