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thoughts on cymbal impurities and metal fatigue
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13 years agoPrice Gouging On Shipping
I have had many discussions with ebay about this issue and many (sometimes heated ) discussions with sellers. At this point , I am an ebay buyer. I ha...
13 years agothoughts on cymbal impurities and metal fatigue
Really good comments, all of them. One thing that has become a universal guiding hand in todays world is the concept of consistency and it's handmaid...
13 years agothoughts on cymbal impurities and metal fatigue
A drumming acquaintance from many years ago contacted me recently, looking for some very specific cymbals. I thought I might have some, near to what h...
13 years agoHelp me categorize 60's (German?) drums
I know this is an old thread but I just came across it, searching for something else. These are definitely Tromsa drums from the late 70's or even 80'...
13 years agoSonor Teardrop Reconstructive Surgery-HELP!
you can buy clamp ends, that go on a length of waterpipe---usually 3/4". one end is fixed(threaded on) and the other end can slip along the pipe,catch...
13 years agoNeed help to id this bass drum...
Maybe a rewrap----but done a long time ago?-----hence the nails and the yellowing. I'd really like to know the actual size.
13 years agoNeed help to id this bass drum...
I can't see that this is a MIJ drum. There is too much attention to detail and it looks to be nickel plated, which I don't recall seeing before. The p...
13 years agoEarly 60s Sonor
The kit appears to have the Z5503-B double tom mount, first catalogued in Germany in 1967, the same time as the Rot(red) satin flame wrap. The kit was...
13 years agoPuzzled!!!!
The old UFIP stamp had EST.1847 on it. Posting a pic. would help me identify it as a UFIP but it sounds like it might be----Sometimes the UFIP stamp...
13 years agoFirst post - need recommendations on a vintage kit
yes; welcome to the forum. no mention yet of any European brands? In the 1960's there were about 20 active drum mfg. in Europe. Quite a few of them e...
13 years agopremier 2000 wires
check your p.m.'s.
13 years agoBeverley U.K.
I have a wooden Beverley 14 x 6 snare drum made just prior to the sale of the company to Albert Della Porta in 1959. It has a Beverley made shell ----...
13 years agoEarly Super Zyn 20"
The story about the Super Zyns is that in the 1950's, each one had a faint image of Mussollinni's face impressed into it, right out of the mill. . It...
13 years agoNeed help with european vintage drum ID
I think, any drum can be made to sound at least decent.---certainly those Doinas in the video sounded pretty good. I think that was lip-synced but at...
13 years ago