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A. Zildjian hand hammering
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14 years agoHow do you keep track of your cymbals?
Zenstat, sorry I was posting at the same time you were so didn't see your answer. Excellent idea on using the weight as the ID!! - but I don't want to...
14 years agoHow do you keep track of your cymbals?
Masking tape - but over time masking tape can leave stains - or maybe it just protects from tarnish so when it is taken off it leaves a visible stripe...
14 years agoA. Zildjian hand hammering
OK. So if significant lathing is done, it can remove traces of the hammering marks. Which makes it harder to see the hammering, right? And that would...
14 years agoHow do you keep track of your cymbals?
I have a pretty decent collection of drums and cymbals; enough that its hard to keep track of the ones I don't leave out to play. Its easy to attach a...
14 years agoA. Zildjian hand hammering
Interesting. From this it looks like hammering was done before lathing. Is that right?
14 years agoRogers Powertone Help
Ah, if they are rewrapped then I agree that they're worth quite a bit less. I'm assuming the finish isn't messed up - if he spends 10 minutes with a r...
14 years agoRogers Powertone Help
Wait - I thought you weren't a Rogers guy either Mister T I don't see how the extra toms kill the deal - its an early 70's script-badge Rogers 22-12-...
14 years agoRogers Powertone Help
It looks like you have an early 70's Rogers concert tom set, 22, 12,13,16 (guessing on the sizes - you should measure each drum head to be sure) with...
14 years agoRogers Powertone Help
The two large toms are not Rogers. They are recent Made in Japan or Taiwan - see the lugs. And they've been painted. Your picture of the other toms is...
14 years agoLudwig T-Rods - Longer Version
Clubdate drums used long T-rods. I don't know the length offhand, but I would guess more than 5.5".
14 years agoGretsch Microsensitive Strainer Arm question
There were two different sizes, depending on the age of the strainer. They make both sizes in the repro; too bad it sounds like you ordered the wrong...
14 years agoslingerland 1979
Welcome! Are you sure you're doing the metric conversion correctly? If so they might be a special order either from a buyer or a dealer. That wasn't u...
14 years agoWTB: Ludwig Vistalite Gaskets
I have some of these. What's a fair price for them - anyone know what others charge for them?
14 years agoZimgar
Interesting. I have a 50's Zimgar conga that would be pre-Pearl. Do you have any links or know anything more about "Brooklyn Music" - that's new to me...
14 years ago