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Deri snaredrum reassembly
Deri drums go back a long way(1930's). This one likely dates from the 50's. The drum came to me for very little but aside from a good cleaning and a...
12 years agovintage ajax b&h drum
That's kind of a nice looking snare drum-----but the brand is completely unknown here.Try to find anything about them. I think that picture came from...
12 years agoID question to Premier guru
From amosguy...
12 years agovintage ajax b&h drum
wasn't sure on those. I had what appeared to be a Tama stencil kit , about 2 years ago-----4 drums and a Pearl snare----- and all the drums except the...
12 years agovintage ajax b&h drum
So this is an add on damper from Tama, probably. Those are interesting dampers because ,when they work well , they combine the features of an adjustab...
12 years ago1956/57 Trixon w.m.p. parallel snare drum.
From OddBall...
12 years agovintage ajax b&h drum
This is likely the Pipper. I have an almost identical drum----dates from sometime around '60 or before. What is that chrome thing hanging off the the...
12 years ago1956/57 Trixon w.m.p. parallel snare drum.
From Father-42...
12 years ago1956/57 Trixon w.m.p. parallel snare drum.
From Ralf...
12 years agoNylon washers for tension lugs
No doubt, over time rods can slip a bit but , if that is the primary cause of an out of tune drum, then why do drums go out of tune overnight? You ca...
12 years agoLeather softener?
Go to a decent butcher and get some lamb backfat, or the fat around the kidneys. Render it on low heat until the light fat has melted ,leaving the hea...
12 years ago1956/57 Trixon w.m.p. parallel snare drum.
More pictures showing some other features. Until about 1963 Trixon fitted their snare drums with a leaf spring type adjustable muffler and a quick on...
12 years ago1956/57 Trixon w.m.p. parallel snare drum.
For almost 20 years Trixon made essentially only one snare drum,modified only by differences in depth and slight changes in dimensions and shell desig...
12 years agoPatina Removal in grooves - best way
Apparently , if you play them well-----get in the GROOVE so to speak; they don't get dirty, they just get better.
12 years agoThe oldest drum company???
That is the case, unless there are some little ones floating around( I would really doubt that , given the current economic pressures). I for some rea...
12 years ago