She says thanks and Happy Birthday! I told her double sixes and she said "OOHHHH" in her best soon to be 46 year old New York accent attempt !
Mike
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Yea,sure, now you did it TommyP! Now I'll likely have to call Bev to set up an appointment just to stop in to see my bud. "I knew him when he....." is how the stories will begin from here on out!John, you know I'm BS ing you. Kiss. You deserve and have earned all of the accolades you've received regarding this kit/thread. Enjoy!
Mick - 'Cream rises to the top, farm-boy!' Kiss
If you want to come by to hang out, just have your people call my people and have them set up a meeting... I'm swamped with interview requests. :D
John
Posted on 9 years ago
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Getting the thread back on track...
I glued up the felt liners on the tom holders. No more metal to shell contact! see photo
I used a ton of clothes pins doing it! It was the only way to hold the felt in place while the glue dried. Looks like a Chinese laundry version of an Indian head dress! LOL
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John
Posted on 9 years ago
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Is there enough adjustment/play in the support rings so that they will still fit the toms without being too tight with the added inner dimension of the felt? I think its a great idea.
Mike
Posted on 9 years ago
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Glenn.
Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Not a guru just havin fun with some old dusty drums.
Posted on 9 years ago
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What did you use for the glue?
Posted on 9 years ago
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Mike - No problema. The felt adds about 1/16" thickness to the ring. The drum doesn't know it's there. :p The straps go on and off by loosening or tightening a screw and bolt. There is about 1" of play when the bolt is off the strap. The drum shells are now protected and the toms still sound good even with the straps on!
Multijd - Gorilla Snot. I 'think' that's what it's called. It's some powerful brown goop that I apply with a toothpick sparingly. The stuff really holds.
Glenn, thanks man, you helped to make it possible buddy! :D
John
Posted on 9 years ago
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Sticky.....all right.!
Is this the sticky stuff you used for the felt?
BLAEMIRE DRUMS
Thanks to Mr. Jerry Jenkins
Thanks to Mr. Jerry Jenkins
Posted on 9 years ago
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In case you need some W&A stands:eBay item number:231459694532
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Posted on 9 years ago
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I'm investing a little $ in some photo-lights and a backdrop. I want the photos to be as good as I can make them.
I think that's a great idea! And yeah you can use the gear for pics of kits to come too...
You likely don't need this advice(!), but I recently discovered that kits/drums look more natural with a bit of distance between camera and drums, and then zoom in a bit. Same as for a face really - you don't want to get too close or you start getting that fish-eye aberration. In the case of drums it distorts the natural shape of the shells. You probably want to bounce the light too, to avoid excessive kicks off the hardware.
Like I say you probably know all this but thought I'd post it for general consumption. Man I'm looking forward to these pics!
Mitch
Posted on 9 years ago
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