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Did Camco drums ever not have vent holes?
As a heads up on grommet type, early to mid era Oaklawn had chrome grommets. By the late 60s Oaklawn, then Chanute and LA eras all had brass grommets.
4 years agoWanting to buy Ludwig or similar in LA or SF
I'm making one of my rarer trips from Sydney, Australia to the US west coast, starting on 1 September in San Francisco and returning from Los Angeles...
5 years agoCamco No. 99 Super muffler needed
The Vintage Camco group on FB is your best bet. A heads up - there are 3 different hole configurations on the mufflers dependent on manufacture era. M...
7 years agoShell I.D.?? George Way?
I was thinking perhaps early DW. I had an '82 snare a while back which I sold on so don't have any internal shots for you to compare with. But that sq...
7 years agoCamco BD Spurs & Mounts
The Zickos ones are the same as Camco (in fact, they were Camco).
8 years agoSydney drum show 2016
Next gig I have is with my Nancy Sinatra/Lee Hazlewood Experience at Camelot Lounge in Marrickville on Sunday, Sept 25. Not exactly a gig where the dr...
8 years agoSydney drum show 2016
I got the drums already drilled for the Rogers mount but missing the actual hardware. It's not uncommon to see 60s Camcos with Rogers hardware. And,...
8 years agoSydney drum show 2016
The one with the 18" X 12" inside. I also used to own the large maple finish oval Camco badged beast.
8 years agoSydney drum show 2016
I was there but only just noticed this thread. Sorry I couldn't have IDed myself. The 3D Moire Camco bop kit is mine.
8 years agoCamco Value
I think I'd be a bit more bullish than $1250 too...and if you're doing ebay make sure you open it up to international. There are people outside the...
9 years agoCamco snare restoration
I think we've already had this conversation over on the FB Vintage Camco group but very early Camco (I'd guess 62/63) before they put USA on the badge...
9 years agoCamco gurus....
Hard to say with the stoppers on them. They used that type of straight leg with a sharpened end for 18" bass drums mainly but I've exceptions where th...
9 years agoCamco 1960's
Also just dropped you an email about the book I'm trying to get done.
9 years agoThe Tama/Camco drum pedal
Also have two bought way back in the mid-80s. Still use them when not using my even older Camco pedal with an Ippolito chain drive.
9 years agoCamco original wrap
Just this saw this DW in a shop today. Close but clearly no cigar....nice finish though.
9 years ago