hi there,
i am restoring a round badge gretsch set from the 60ies.
while taking apart the drums i noticed that there is no felt inside the lugs.
now should i leave it like it is or should i put some dampening inside (cotton balls or felt pieces).
i feel that i should leave it like it is.
any suggestions?
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Flick the lug with your finger...if you hear a "boiiiiinnnng", put some felt...[/COLOR]
hi there,i am restoring a round badge gretsch set from the 60ies.while taking apart the drums i noticed that there is no felt inside the lugs.now should i leave it like it is or should i put some dampening inside (cotton balls or felt pieces).i feel that i should leave it like it is.any suggestions?
I recently saw that here too. I never checked for the "boinging" I just went out to Fabricland and bought some felt and sat around and put it in all my lugs.
I'm restoring a 61 (it was bought new in 61) Gretsch 3ply and just in the cleaning repairing stage now. My first kit restore project.
How's it going and what did you get?
[COLOR="DarkRed"]The "boiiiing" test is only because, some old lugs (old Rogers Beavertails or old Slingy SoundKings, for example)...were so damn hefty and thick-walled that there was NO WAY the vibration off of the shell was gonna transfer thru those lugs to make anything rattle.
On the other hand, cheaper, lighter, thin-walled lugs are reputed for having this problem. I have only renovated one Gretsch kit, but have come across some orphans in my day, and some of those old Gretsch lugs were pretty darn hearty....[/COLOR]
[COLOR="DarkRed"]The "boiiiing" test is only because, some old lugs (old Rogers Beavertails or old Slingy SoundKings, for example)...were so damn hefty and thick-walled that there was NO WAY the vibration off of the shell was gonna transfer thru those lugs to make anything rattle.On the other hand, cheaper, lighter, thin-walled lugs are reputed for having this problem. I have only renovated one Gretsch kit, but have come across some orphans in my day, and some of those old Gretsch lugs were pretty darn hearty....[/COLOR]
Yes - I have hearty lugs - now - with little felt pieces in them........it shouldn't hurt I guess. It was kind of fun putting all those things in there. It's only a 4pc kit though - I'd maybe feel different if I was "felting" Bozzio's kit.
ah, ok.
well the lugs are definately more heftier than my gretsch late 80ies ones.
actually i decided to leave thge felt out... i mean it was never there in the first place.
you know maybe the springs contribute to the "great gretsch sound" :)
Flick the lug with your finger...
you dont want to know what my eyes wanted to read first .... :))
ah, ok.you know maybe the springs contribute to the "great gretsch sound" :)
I was talking to Max Roach at Birdland one night (not recently of course) and he said just that......LOL..............
kidding.............ya - you never know what the accumulative affect of little things like that contribute to a "certain sound."
