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SONOR vintage drum key
Completely remarkable, Arno. ---a little higher up the ladder than , not bad. And to think that at one time there were tub fulls of them.
11 years agoWhatever Happened To The Ghost Pedal???
I have a couple of Ghost pedals; one is almost new and the other is so used , that the footboard is almost smooth. I have always liked them. They are...
11 years agoNew old stock A.Zildjian-Trixon cymbals.
thanks to both of you.-----i found the small size discrepancies surprising.i thought that A. Zildjian was a greatly controlled production by the 60's....
11 years agoWhat is this Slingerland Floor Tom?
This type of wrap appears to have been made by one company. The drum companies, that I know for sure , that used it, were; Gretsch,Slingerland,Sonor,T...
11 years agoWhen does it become a "players" drum?
pretty much nails it but it also depends on individual factors, such as personal preference and the quality of a restoration. with effort, a restorati...
11 years agoTromsa "Custom" Summerprojekt finished!!!
that is true. maybe some of yours are the S-hoops that have been around for a while now. they have the open flared , type of flange.
11 years agoRe-tucking old calf skin heads
I hold the head in place artificially until it dries. There used to be tools for this because the "glue" in the heads is unreliable , whether on new o...
11 years agoTromsa "Custom" Summerprojekt finished!!!
pretty drums. were there no Tromsa lugs on them at all?
11 years agoFinally found the right snare head!
I've used vintage A's a bit but always on wood. They are supposed to be the original 7 +3 mil of the 1950's heads and they do have a quality all thei...
11 years agoCymbals and snare stolen in Seattle!!
From Drums008...
11 years agoWhen does it become a "players" drum?
+1 on that. there is a nervous quotient about some drums that get in the way of playing them and enjoying them. put em on a pedestal and send picture...
11 years agoSONOR vintage drum key
Here is a group of tempered steel/ plastic encased German drum keys made from 1960 onwards. Tromsa, Trixon( with red and white loop cord), Trixon( wi...
11 years agoSONOR vintage drum key
When that key was made it was a simple tool, made to turn a screw. A mis-stamp like that was irrelevant to it's function and it would have been tossed...
11 years agoCymbals and snare stolen in Seattle!!
From Drums008...
11 years agoSONOR vintage drum key
From OddBall...
11 years ago