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Another MIJ find
It really depends on what you want out of a drum set. $100 bucks for 5 drums is almost always going to be a pretty good deal. At $200, for those, I...
13 years agoSomething you've never seen before...
Alright, this is something I've been wanting to share with the forum for a very long time, nearly 4 years, if I remember correctly. I picked up this...
14 years ago70's Star Drums
Potsy, the snare you picked up from ebay was made by Pearl. The Pearl Soundking copy lugs are slightly different than the Star Soundking copies. The...
14 years ago1969ish Pearl stencil COS snare
Thanks for the comments, er, condolences. O-bop, I have another Pearl snare, a early-mid 70s COS with the Gladstone style strainer. It sounds awesom...
14 years agoAbused Mystery MIJ Snare
Based on a few characteristics, and process of elimination, my somewhat educated guess is that this is an early Pearl made drum. I've seen those larg...
14 years ago1969ish Pearl stencil COS snare
And after pics:
14 years ago1969ish Pearl stencil COS snare
Oh, and a few before pics:
14 years ago1969ish Pearl stencil COS snare
There are several threads on here demonstrating that, with a little elbow grease and some new heads, an old MIJ drum can sound very good, if not great...
14 years agocalf skin Radio King floor tom head
16" calf skin Radio King floor tom head for sale. In excellent condition. Could possibly date as far back as the 1930s. Asking ............., shipp...
14 years agoCamco hi-hat stand
Just F.Y.I., this is my first attempt at selling on this site. Old Camco hi-hat stand, I dont know what year/era. Works wonderfully. Missing origin...
14 years agoVintage Apollo Drums- NEED HELP
When you have some pics, please start a thread in the non-USA section.
14 years agoStar One Touch Tone Control
Well, your snare may not have had a One Touch on it to begin with. Are you wanting to keep it original or are you wanting to add one for playability...
14 years agoStar Factory Lug Dampers?
Brian, in my experience, none of the old stencil drums had factory installed muffling for the lug springs. Does the drum seem like it was well played...
14 years ago60/70 pearl/ star
I can never figure out those bass drum lugs and BD t-rods, but looking at the lugs on the rack tom, I think they look like the Pearl Slingerland copy...
14 years agopossible ludwig lugs on these *** drums?
Please don't trash these drum shells. Yes, take the Ludwig lugs off and use them for another project or whatever, but the shells can be made into stu...
14 years ago