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Gretsch Round Badge for Bass Drum

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hi,

i'm looking for a Gretsch Round Badge for Bass Drum, preferably with grommet.

thanks!

Posted on 14 years ago
#1
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Im looking for the same thing,but be prepared to pay well over 100 for it,but watch for the fakes,apparently they,re out there...Im not paying that price,not ever.I can live with a Gretsch hole:)

Hit like you mean it!!
Posted on 14 years ago
#2

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Posted on 14 years ago
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From drumbum3131

I'd advise both of you to buy a beat up Gretsch tom for cheap. Then take the badge off and put it on your bass drum. :)

thanks for the advice, but unfortunately the badges for toms and bass drums are not the same (as well as for snare drums). :)

Posted on 14 years ago
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From drumbum3131

I'd advise both of you to buy a beat up Gretsch tom for cheap. Then take the badge off and put it on your bass drum.

Two problems with that idea......one was stated in the post above....the other is that finding a Gretsch round badge anything for cheap is near impossible these days. Even the drums that are seriously beat go for stooopid money.

Posted on 14 years ago
#5
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So...there were 3 round badge sizes then? Tom, bass, and snare?

I just picked up a round badge kit and I wanted to get a badge for my bass drum as well. I've seen the eBay prices ($150...sheesh!). So, none of them are interchangeable?

1970 Ludwig Downbeat
1965 Ludwig Hollywood
1970 Ludwig Jazzette
Posted on 14 years ago
#6
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One badge, three different sizes of holes punched through them. The bass drum badges are often missing, as the friction-fit grommet did not always hold over time. Tom badges seem to be next likely to be missing.

You can always pick up a badge from a snare (they are fairly plentiful) and enlarge the hole for use on a bass drum.

Please don't get one from a tom that was tacked on and has a small hole. Those are hard to find and you cannot make the hole smaller once you have enlarged it.

I have a few snare badges available if you are interested.

Collecting information about the following for ongoing research projects:
Gretsch drums with serial numbers,
Ludwig Keystone and B/O badge drums with serial numbers and date stamps,
Ludwig Standards from 1968-73, and
Ludwigs with paper labels from 1971-72
www.GretschDrumDatingGuide.com
Posted on 14 years ago
#7
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Ive got a 1951 3 ply conga with a round badge. Make me an offer

Posted on 14 years ago
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