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BD tone control
In my experience a standard Rogers tone control used in toms and snares would prove to be inefficient in providing enough muffling on your bass drums....
2 years agoSonor Teardrop Vintage Snare Drum-specific heads ?
Sonor fitted that line of production with early Evans plastic heads with plastic counter hoops and a virtually non-existent 'shoulder' commonly found...
2 years agoSonor Teardrop Snare Hoops?
Your problem is not unique, but rather a 'feature' of that vintage line of Sonor snare drums. Frustrating, to say the least. I have in the past done a...
2 years agoSnares on a C17th military drum
The few antique rope tension drums I have experience with utilized long strips of twisted rawhide strands extending across the bottom head for snares....
2 years agoSonor Screw
Vintage teardrop lugs of that vintage did not have screws that fastened into the lug from the interior of the shell. The lugs were cast in one piece w...
2 years agoTrying to Identify "swing" Snare
Could be wrong but my guess is vintage Giannini from Switzerland.
2 years agoVelcro adhesive inside a 3-ply maple Ludwig ?
It won't affect your inner shell in any meaningful way. I say do it and don't worry about it.
2 years agoNew Dynomatic Tom Arm
That thing is hideous! Would never put something that looks like that on a vintage Rogers kit. Like almost all "modern" hardware it's just more stampe...
4 years agoSquare-head Tension Rods for Vintage Sonor
There was a Japanese brand many years ago (a subdivision of Pearl, I believe) which made drums with compatible tension rods which I had to cut down to...
4 years agoPremier 6021 Vs. 2000
As to the question of "more valuable", the Model 2000, if in excellent condition, is probably more valuable to the collector as Premier's top of the l...
4 years agoRB Gretsch Snare Lightning Throw
It would be helpful if you would upload a good photo of the throw off side and butt side of your snare drum, as the model styles varied somewhat by ye...
4 years agoCan you help ID a mystery loop clamp style bracket?
Definitely not MIJ. Appears to be US vintage Walberg & Auge manufactured shell mount L-arm holder (or other accessory holder) which was utilized year...
4 years agoRogers Clutch Question
If memory serves there should be no problem. Both wing screws shared 1/4-20" threads. However, there is always the possibility of damaged parts or st...
4 years agoSonor D444-Steel or Brass shell
Looks like a steel shell. Having owned a steel model, I would certainly not dismiss it just because it's not brass. The steel model is quite a powerf...
4 years agoOld style Ludwig internal dampener vs. baseball bat type
Unfortunately the mounting holes are incompatible. In addition, the mounting holes of the knob adjustment dampeners made in the later years of Ludwig...
5 years ago