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Vintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
Those 11 7/8" heads do not always fit. Some of it has to do with a slight bit of out of round, some of it has to do with imperfections (poor finishing...
13 years agoCymbals, parts, calfskin
From RogerSling...
13 years agoVox Telstar Trixon Eliptical Bass drum head
[QUOTE=Retrosonic;160862]Hold on a second here.... Are you SURE about the Eliptical Bass drum being part of a "Telstar" set? My understanding was th...
13 years agoidentification help needed
solved. courtesy of Gilnar's Amati pictures----it is an Amati.
13 years agotiredofdrummerjokes
What's the difference between a drum machine and a drummer? A drum machine can keep time and won't steal your girlfriend.
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
I'm guessing that the tom hoop is a five hole? I have a set of those and they will only accept the 12" heads that are made for pre '67 Premier. I th...
13 years agoCymbals, parts, calfskin
what is the weight on the Ajaha?
13 years agoAmati - Czechoslovakian drums
From blairndrums...
13 years agoVox Telstar Trixon Eliptical Bass drum head
[QUOTE It's missing the bottom hoop on the floor tom and snare. Your snare drum doesn't have any wires? Trixon used very specialized wires made...
13 years agoVox Telstar Trixon Eliptical Bass drum head
Vox was distributed in the U.S.A. by The Thomas Organ Co., so when Trixon became financially involved with a Thomas Organ subsidiary(Rippen Pianos of...
13 years agoidentification help needed
I received a snare drum in a group of items and its maker is a mystery. Now , I know that pictures are always required for such a situation but I can'...
13 years agoidentification help needed
I received a snare drum in a group of items and its maker is a mystery. Now , I know that pictures are always required for such a situation but I can'...
13 years agoKick drum heads
The cost of real chroming is far too high anymore , to warrant such extravagance and there are extreme environmental restrictions on its application...
13 years agoNew Trixon Snares
I think they are actually made in China.The cost of labour in Japan is far too high now ,for them to be kicking out drums of that nature at that kind...
13 years agothoughts on cymbal impurities and metal fatigue
I have 2 cymbals that I bought new in the 60's. one is a 10" Paiste Ludwig splash and the other is a 14" (actually 150mm) UFIP. I did not play the Pai...
13 years ago