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Old Luan drum shells
I would be surprised if your Luan shells sound as good as other drums on ALL shells. Each type of wood has a resonance and each sample of that wood va...
12 years agoVintage vs Modern Wraps
The Deutsche Celluloid wraps referenced in Trix on Trixon were about as good as it gets . They were just the right thickness to be fairly pliable, ye...
12 years agogigpig
Does anybody have any experience with these? They look really novel and potentially good-----kind of like an upgrade on the old Procussion Rims kit.-...
12 years agoHelp with a vintage cymbal
The cymbal looks like it is made of stamped brass and therefore the resulting work of a manufactory rather than a foundry. Probably geared towards sch...
12 years agoHelp with a vintage cymbal
looks like a swiss cheese cymbal to me.
12 years agoMystery snare - what is it?
The Imperial lug that Sonor used up to the mid-30's was a shorter blockier version. When Ludwig copied it in 1936 , their version was originally a lon...
12 years agoBeverley England snare
That actually caught me by surprise too. The original Beverley and Olympic throwoffs were not like that. I suspect it is a replacement.
12 years agoBeverley England snare
Beverley drums of this vintage were made in the Premier factory. With the exception of the lugs, they are basically identical drums to Olympics of the...
12 years agoname these parts
I'm interested in buying the tom mount and the tom legs if you are selling them. The 3 tom legs are Rose Morris or at least were used on Rose Morris...
12 years ago18th Century Kettledrum
There really isn't much new under the sun is there. From a technical point of view, it would be interesting to hear the difference betwen a silver dr...
12 years ago18th Century Kettledrum
There really isn't much new under the sun is there. From a technical point of view, it would be interesting to hear the difference betwen a silver dr...
12 years ago1965 WMP Trixon Telstars...Recover or Not?
There is sometimes ,salting between the lug bolts and the lug threads on Trixon. It does make the bolts hard to remove without , either stripping the...
12 years agoDrum Prices
This thread is much less about the effect on vintage drum prices ,than it is about the U.S. election results. For what it is worth , from the other si...
12 years agoGood cello bow for bowing cymbals?
From Purdie Shuffle...
12 years agoGood cello bow for bowing cymbals?
Find a luthier or stringed instrument shop, near to you and ask about derelict bows in his/her possession. Most well appointed premises will have buck...
12 years ago