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Pure example of stupidity & ignorance
From steveund...
13 years agoLudwig POP Las Vegas model
GREAT looking drum! I LOVE that wrap and wish they'd reproduce it and the 60s Blue Oyster Pearl like they do the black! Bill
13 years agoSlingerland stick saver hoop
PM sent. Bill
13 years agoVintage Frankenkit
That's about right on the time-frame. Didn't "Kustom" own them for that time-period? That's why there was a factory in Chanute, the way I understand...
13 years agoHey everyone!
For clarification purposes, I was alluding to the four-letter word that does start with "F" but is the normal word used for gas-passing...
13 years agoHey everyone!
Tommy, Looks like early 80s Pearl Exports to me, and they have obviously been VERY WELL taken care of! Welcome to the forum! You're a little younger...
13 years ago1970s Slingerland "Denim" covering...
From mchair303...
13 years ago1964 Ludwig Club Date
Kellyj -- your's is a 22" BD though, isn't it? The one I've seen and the ones in the catalog are 20" BDs. I've seen what you're talking about done t...
13 years agoFor 60's Gretsch WMP wrap crack
They no doubt could fix you up. Don't have a clue what they might charge though. No cutting involved -- just peeling up the seem. Sometimes the wra...
13 years agoVintage Frankenkit
First of all... Chanute... I live 30 miles south of there. I'm not aware of any "remnants" of the factory, but I think they only made the drums the...
13 years agoFor 60's Gretsch WMP wrap crack
Are the cracks on the seem the only ones? Can you carefully pry up the rest of the seem without breaking the wrap or making the cracks longer? I've r...
13 years ago1970s Slingerland "Denim" covering...
Any idea how many they made? And, did I mess up by not following through on this set?
13 years ago1964 Ludwig Club Date
In the 1964 Ludwig catalog both pictures of the Club Date set show a "disappearing" cymbal mount to the right (from the player's perspective) of the r...
13 years ago1970s Slingerland "Denim" covering...
Be patient with me on this one... it's a LONG story. A little over a year ago I ran a CL add in my area looking for vintage drums. Late one night I...
13 years agoThis really Bugs Me
I've run into this type of thing a LOT. Then when I tried to offer a fair price the seller generally would get offended and think I was "low-balling"...
13 years ago