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Rogers Holiday Snare
NOT that I admit doing so in the past, but a small round rat tail file will enlarge the hole to fit beavertails..... Need to file toward the shell to...
14 years agoWTB Drum Tuning Keys
Have a Duplex key if you want. Can't swear it is vintage, but got it with a Rogers set I restored. And seeing as how a just had a small flood in the...
14 years agoWhat do you think of using steel wool to "clean up" old stands, lugs etc.?
Try using crumbled AL foil instead. Cleans quite nicely without any scratches I can detect. Dip in water or chrome cleaner to help clean as well.
14 years agoBuilding a Basement Drum/Practice Room
Best to think of this as a boat hull. Any small non sealed hole means sound leakage. And only thing that really stops sound tranmission is MASS. Fo...
14 years agoRogers 80's kit......worth restoring?
The hardware on the non-USA badged drum looks the same but the lug mount screw spacing is different. So you cannot buy them for parts to restore a US...
14 years agoFoot Loose
Practice with a kung foo slipper - very light weight. Like to have Chuck Talors for gigs - not always sure what is on the floor.
14 years agoIs this drum playable?
Will it make noise when you hit it? Playable then, though I don't think death metal is going to be its forte. This is a student snare from late 50's...
14 years agoDrouyn drums - history of
I'm visiting Brisbane at the moment and connected with another drummer friend of a cousin. He mentioned that the Drum Cartel in town has some Drouyn...
14 years ago22 Piece Drum Kit $8,900
Not sure I would trust the seller when he lies a blatantly as this: [COLOR="Red"]Stage comes with (33) legs that attach for quick set-up and tear dow...
14 years agoWhat's your "go-to" kit/snare of late?
Kits are Sonor teardrop Red Pearl 4 piece, or restored Rogers Red Onyx 5 piece. Favorite snare is Ahead 6" black chrome over brass. Cuts through any...
14 years agoIsland Music Era Snare
The Island era lugs also have enlongated holes when the tension screws inserts came through the casing.
14 years agoE-Bay spammer listings
This morning I reported a spammer with over 71,000 similiar listings. Seems to me ebay should have some sort of red flag when thousands of listing ge...
14 years agoDallas Arbitor president
Too many http:// in your address. http://www.drumarchive.com/dallas/
14 years agoDid I get a deal or not?
Looks like a fair price to me. You should emjoy playing this guy.
14 years agoRogers Drums
Unless the drums you are looking at foil badges that say R360 or R380, which were made during the era years you mentioned. They were Yahama shells ma...
14 years ago