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Nickel hardware
I've had amazing results with nickel plate by using Billet Chrome and Aluminum Polishes. In restoring vintage automotive for over 25 years it was only...
13 years agoThanks Vintage Drum Forum... I'm Done!
Vintage Drum Members, All of your replies to my 1937 Ludwig postings have made this project worth the time and effort I put into it. I have yet to bec...
13 years agoThanks Vintage Drum Forum... I'm Done!
Thanks Gonzo, GG and Kevins, Started the process by removing all hardware and bringing it to my shop at Porsche for mild (diluted muriatic) acid bat...
13 years agoThanks Vintage Drum Forum... I'm Done!
I thought about it for days, and giving up this snare for a few hundred bucks in it's unrestored state just wasn't an option so I opted to make it my...
13 years ago1937 Shell Woods
Thanks to all! After studying vintage wood identification websites I was fairly convinced that this shell was maple (due to the lighter color as oppos...
13 years ago1937 Shell Woods
Thanks, I'm having a helluva time because all of the '37 snare brochures are stating mahogany. Here's photos... http://www.flickr.com/photos/66449279@...
13 years ago1937 Shell Woods
Hi VDF pals, Not having the ability to identify types of wood at a glance, I have been unable to qualify the wood used to make the shell of a 1937 L...
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
It's all good Vintagemore! I do appreciate your input and yes, it does have two small holes in plain sight behind the strainer. So I've decided, due t...
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
Actually Vintagemore, you didn't ask me if there were any holes behind the strainer in any of your posts, and I didn't mention anywhere that I had pos...
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
With much discussion over this topic in the last few days, I have decided to sell this snare. Would any of the respected members of Vintage Drum Forum...
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
Now that I'm having a blast researching the history of this new-found mystery, I thought I'd ask one last question about this snare's construction. I...
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
Hope I'm able to give you a clear photo vintagemore as this camera is also vintage. ...but I'll try again! [IMG]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6083/60...
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
Thanks to everyone who posts something about this old snare. It's been hangin' around with me for 30+ years and has been a better conversation piece t...
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
Lol drumhack! He'd shoot me if I told!
13 years agoA gift from a famous drummer...
Thanks eamesuser, that is so close to this snare. The strainer knob is plastic and non-descriptive which leads me to believe that it was a retrofit as...
13 years ago