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MIJ drum restoration on The Repair Shop

I only became familiar with Arbiter drums after Ivor Arbiter started inventing new tuning systems. I had no idea the company was making their own bran...

8 months ago
MIJ drum restoration on The Repair Shop

BY gosh! I guess you're right! I've never seen one of those and I thought I knew about Arbiter! Live and learn, I guess! 

8 months ago
MIJ drum restoration on The Repair Shop

No, the snare is not an Arbiter.  All the drums appear to be of Asian extraction...like you say, Pearl, Star, etc.

8 months ago
1969-70 gretsch rb & ssb gold plated snare drums

Jeez! I don't know how you keep finding these rare drums, man! 

1 year ago
Gretsch Gladstone Lugs

That's good advice. Either of those sources should be able to help you.

1 year ago
Please help identify MIJ snare

A VERY general guess would be that it is a stencil drum made in the Pearl factory and potentially sold through a mail-order catalog. It has the typica...

1 year ago
1966? Or 1967?

Thanks for the response. Okay let's take it a step further...   Same scenario, but this time, you have a '68-'69 kit. There are some differences...

1 year ago
1966? Or 1967?

Thanks for the response.   But, let's add to the hypothetical....   Okay...

1 year ago
1966? Or 1967?

Hello. Welcome back! I had almost given up the ghost! I thought about joining the other discussion forum again, but then I read through a few threads...

1 year ago
Snare identification

I've never seen one like it. My guess is that it is am early 20th century, local-to-Scandinavia brand of drum that might possibly have been used in...

1 year ago
Snare identification

I've never seen one like it. My guess is that it is am early 20th century, local-to-Scandinavia brand of drum that might possibly have been used in...

1 year ago
DFO down?

I've been trying to respond to this thread for over a minute! What the... I know nothing about website operations, so maybe this suggestion is comple...

1 year ago
Web Site Speed - Issues

I'll try to scrape up some cash but it will have to be after the holiday season. But, man...to be honest, I don't even know how many of us are even le...

1 year ago
Web Site Speed - Issues

Yes it took me over a minute to get this far. Everything is super slow.

1 year ago