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FS: 18" Zildjian Thin Crash
My funky kitchen scale has this at about 1320 grams. Steve
12 years agoFS: 18" Zildjian Thin Crash
I'm trying to get some funds together for a new ride cymbal so I'm offering up this lovely 18" Zildjian Thin Crash. Very nice shape and sounds great....
12 years agois this a solid 1 ply maple shell 26" bass?
If we're talking about 1920 or older you won't see 1/32" or thinner veneer on drum shells. That's a modern thing. I've seen many Leedy solid maple a...
12 years agois this a solid 1 ply maple shell 26" bass?
That is positively a one ply maple shell with an oak re-ring. This first picture of the last post clearly shows the medullary rays of the maple passi...
12 years ago1 ply solid shell basses and toms
My 1914 Leedy 14x28 bass drum is solid mahogany. Noble & Cooley make modern single ply sets but they're $$$. I used to have a 5x14 Noble & Cooley si...
12 years agoMy First Slingerland Purchase!
There is a way to adapt the newer tom holding parts without messing up the shells. A search here would find that info. I never did that though. Wha...
12 years agoFS: Ludwig or Leedy 1920's era Levon style snare
Spoken for pending funds. Thanks! Steve
12 years agoFS: Ludwig or Leedy 1920's era Levon style snare
pictures here: Steve
12 years agoFS: Ludwig or Leedy 1920's era Levon style snare
Hi everyone, This is one of two snares I bought to make up a Levon Helm style set with the idea I'd keep the one I liked best. This is a 15x5 solid...
12 years agoMy First Slingerland Purchase!
The bass drum is correct. In all the catalogs I've seen from that time the double rack tom configuration is 12,12,16,20 so I'm not sure if 12,13,16,2...
12 years agoMy First Slingerland Purchase!
+1 on 3 ply shells. I have basically this exact setup but mine are from about 1968. Mahogany outer ply followed by poplar and maple. I thought that...
12 years agoI'm a baaadd girl.
Did you see the category it's listed in; Pre 1980 acoustic guitar!! Strange stuff. Steve
12 years agoOversized shell-suggestions for heads?
That's what I did. I used a dremel with a little cutting wheel. Worked really well and I felt I had better control over that than if I had used a ha...
12 years agoOversized shell-suggestions for heads?
I have several really old drums that a modern head won't begin to fit. Someone here suggested taking the head and cutting its metal rim in 4 equally...
12 years agoReally old Leedy bass drum with a story
Thanks everyone. It was fun to clean it up and I'm a major fan of things with an interesting history. I like the 40's china cymbal story! Here's wh...
12 years ago