Learn something new every day

Thanx for the Insight

I Usually don’t get lotta people to go off

nice. To see it works and as for my spell check haha ha fun bet I’m a better drummer

Jaghog....There are a lot of people who are better drummers than me after many years of not playing in a band. You might very well be better than I am now and even back when I was in my playing prime in and around Chicago. But, I'm very happy to be a much better person than you could ever be as evidenced by your forum posts.

Lack of posterity

you can dish it out but can’t take it

mr glass jaw or is it mrs excuse me …

Say through all this you know I’m just a tease sorry if you take it to heart just having fun no harm if we met over a beer we’d laugh it off

I’m done you get the last word !

Here's that last word.........actually three words...I forgive you.

Leedy this was not directed at you at all I’m really sorry it was for the other guy I did not see your name

geez I am too old

I think it is time to retire from here

I’m such a joke

Sorry every one I’m trying to stickup for the site and open mouth insert size 12

Sorry leedy bop

My mistake I’ll be part of the silent majority here now

No the other guy geez what did I do

Thanks for the apology. When I perceive baiting aimed my way, I do one of two things: (1). laugh it off and ignore the perpetrator, or; (2). Give it back with a full dose of disrespect for that person. I am also very willing to reach a nonaggression agreement with the other person. Please enjoy whatever you choose to do with your spare time.

I am here, and avidly collecting and beating the hell out of vintage tubs. Perhaps I can lend some insight from a slightly younger perspective (I am only 40). Every local artist I have talked with uses vintage drums in the studio. I have been playing for 20 years, for 5 of those I used a newer Gretsch set, everything else has been vintage (1968 and older). I now have a nice handful of sets, the newest being mid-70's and every one of them is ready for the stage and get used as often as I can. I get lots of comments.

I don't post frequently because I have a little kid, house projects, and life steadily get in the way. Its not a lack of interest, I don't post a lot on social media either. I feel this style of forum is significantly better for mental health than Facebook...and I hope it sticks around. However I feel like the younger potential collectors are hung up on Facebook where people will use EVERY method possible to make their stuff sound ultra exclusive, or squeeze the last cent out of the sale. I am also seeing a ton of people pushing junk as though it were gold...and it makes it difficult for newer collectors or people interested in vintage gear. #1 reason people use new drums is they have no idea what is real about vintage drums. #2 reason is honestly a $600 new drum set has a huge tuning range and sounds great.

Personally I see the value of vintage drums continuing to rise. However....and I do mean this in a big way...they are still affordable. I paid $350 for a 1968 white marine pearl Ludwig Super Classic set that was pulled out of a barn. I cleaned them myself (the bass drum had dirt in it). The sky blue Pearl's I have were a trade from free bits of sets I built (so they were free to me). Good deals exist, and lately I have found myself passing on smokin deals to friends and others looking to get into the vintage drum world.

I love posting to VDF and drum forum

I log in several times daily to both

but I have noticed quite often that I am the last one to post a comment for several days and sometimes even longer.

sometimes I start feeling like a thread killer and end up deleting my post completely

I have collected an enormous amount of drums and love participating

but often it's just me and them crickets.

so I log in to one of the drum oriented Facebook pages which are sometimes more lively

but Facebook has its own big bunch of negative aspects also for example being able to like something without any actual commentary to promote exchanges. not to mention the constant bombardment of spam and phishing activities.

I will not leave you abandoned on this one Kenwood and you will not be allowed to kill this post! Glad to know you are checking in regularly. I would still like to encourage you to make a public museum of your vast collection.