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1970 Pearl Phenolic Concert Tom Kit.
That's an awesome kit - love it! Completely overlooked and under-reated these days. Nice work.
13 years agoEarly Gretsch Rockets/Re-Rings 500GBP
What do we think of this interesting little fellow? (It isn't mine by the way) Date/Value/Rarity/Desirability? http://www.gumtree.com/p/for-sale/vin...
13 years agoPlease ID these drums - Krupa
So nobody on this forum knows for sure then.
13 years agoTips for tuning MIJ drums properly?
It takes a lot of knowledge and experience, but cheap Asian drums CAN be made to sound and look a lot better. Make sure all to do these little modific...
13 years agoPlease ID these drums - Krupa
My first thought was Gretsch Rockets too but I couldn't make the leap. Anyone know for sure? ALSO These are Ludwig Imperial lugs on Krupa's set her...
13 years agoPlease ID these drums - Krupa
Hello Please forgive me if I'm overlooking something obvious here but does anyone recognise which brand of drums Krupa is using here? The top tom tom...
13 years agoWanted Pre-war RK shells
I know, I know, but need to help someone out in UK... For project so no megabuck mint examples needed.
13 years agoJohn Grey Autocrats
Not quite right - 'not very good quality' would be a mistake, it was still a high quality product, not student level. It is just that the earlier, thi...
13 years agoJohn Grey Autocrats
From mono-plane...
13 years agoJohn Grey Autocrats
That is a very late Autocrat, just before the re-branding to RM. Consequently it has later RM fittings and NOT typical Autocrat ones. The rectangular...
13 years agoCan Anyone Identify These Drums?
Actually, the tuna-can style 14" x 8" 'third' tom shown here was part of premier's downfall. The size was universally despised, especially since somet...
13 years agoOlympic Snare
it is made of an alloy (whatever they could melt) not alu, brass or steel it is from 1960's and is model 1005 http://ukdrums.weebly.com/olympic-1937...
13 years agoStaggered Lugs
you are very welcome see almost every vintage uk drum here: http://ukdrums.weebly.com
13 years agoStaggered Lugs
dallas were the first to use staggered lugs. the reasons are quite convoluted although shallow toms can demand demand offset lugs, the simplest solut...
13 years agoVintage AJAX piccolo snare
hello B&H serial numbers don't contain specific date information but they do run chronologically so can be used to help dating. all the Hawkes & Son...
13 years ago