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Gretsch Floating Action - 95 USD - pretty nice, too...
I rebuilt a FA for a pro a while back and bought a second in case I needed parts, or whatever. This is the rebuild as finished. New bearings, hardw...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Oh, man. Someone who is as good at rationalizing as I am! LoLoLoLo
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Yes. I would say a little at a time. It sounds like I'd have as much or more into the heads and wires than into the drum itself. Deep breath, back u...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
I'll call Stern once the snare arrives for information and $. I have a strange feeling the heads will costs nearly as much as the drum itself! If I...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Good question. It's right in the 55 - 57 range. re: Aquarians. Ditto. I have them on a couple and they're warm and musical.
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Well, just searched the site for more info on goat v calf v synthetic. This is WAY complicated. It looks like there is a preference for calf, but gi...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Thanks for pointing me in the right direction, Joe. I have used Earth Tone heads on a couple of different snare and like them pretty well. But I see...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Thanks, Joe -- I'm looking forward to it - and yes, it's a good home. I have a real thing for vintage gear.... which explains why my favorite sound s...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Ummm. Well, that was me. Seems like a great deal to me! Here's a question though -- once it arrives, I plan to clean, polish, and detail. But what wo...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
I SHOULD be a cheap so and so!! I seem to be ending up with a collection of really interesting vintage hardware and a few snare drums. Whattayagonna...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
This sure has my attention. I'm getting ready to leave for work and planned to put a bid in... Judging from Mr. Dude's post, this is exactly the ki...
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
You just answered my question with "looks legit to me." Thanks!
12 years agoLeedy / Slingeland snare i.d. help?
Spotted this on ebay. Vintage snares seem to be finding their way into the house somehow, and this one has me curious. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISA...
12 years agoLeather softener?
I've never been able to get the Gibraltar straps to work right. But that was one earlier pedals I was playing around with. I checked into the nylon w...
12 years agoLeather softener?
Well, more or less. I did get it to work last night - just folded, held, and screwed it in. Fortunately the hole size is small enough and the leather...
12 years ago