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Help with a 1960's Japanese (Pearl-Style) Snare Strainer
Grant, did you do anything else to the snare drum by any chance? Change out the muffler, perhaps? Snare wires? *EDIT: Wait, I'm a bit confused......
15 years agoHelp with a 1960's Japanese (Pearl-Style) Snare Strainer
The Riviera snare has the matching wrap and badge to the Pearl rack tom, so I think it's probably the original snare to the set, making it a Pearl, no...
15 years agoHelp with a 1960's Japanese (Pearl-Style) Snare Strainer
Well, unfortunately, these MIJ strainers are not great pieces of hardware, but I can offer a couple of ideas that might help. First of all, since the...
15 years agoPearl Lugs, 68-70
Fruity conference? That's pretty funny! I seem to remember a certain championship game a few years ago between USC and OU. What was the score of th...
15 years agoPearl Lugs, 68-70
John, how dare you malign the beautiful and regal Burnt Orange!!! If you have no luck selling those in Norman, you should post them on the Stillwater...
15 years agoIs a Dixie a Stencil?
Yes, most Dixie drums that we see are MIJ stencil drums from the late 60s early 70s and appear to be made by Pearl. However, there is some evidence t...
15 years agoHow Old is a vintage drummer?
I turn 31 tomorrow... Love my 60s Supra and my menagerie of 60s/70s MIJ drums.
15 years ago40's 50's kent snare
Mcdrummer, pm sent.
15 years ago40's 50's kent snare
What if the snare switch arm has broken off, and is lost, as is the case with many of these? Is there any good newer replacement? I currently have a...
15 years agoJapanese drum set restoration
Nicely done! Looking good! So you have an old Ludwig batter head on the snare and a Aquarina American Vintage snare side, is that correct? What hea...
15 years agoTrying to get this kit going
May I throw in my 2 cents here? First of all, PLEASE DONT PART OUT THESE DRUMS!!! These are great looking drums with a desirable wrap and they will...
15 years agoJapanese Drums - Organization of names and badges
There's a lot of info about the various badge names on this thread on the DFO site. http://www.drumforum.org/index.php?/topic/12820-sorting-the-stenc...
15 years agoJapanese Drums - Organization of names and badges
David, I'll help out in any way I can. Just let me know.
15 years agoI have this disease...
John, is the blue Kent 14" tom a floor tom or a marching snare? What's your take on it? Is it a mess? Are there bearing edges? If you would, post...
15 years agoVintage Gracy Drums
Here are a couple pics of my Norma snare (another project in waiting.) I think the lugs are the same as on the Gracy snare, but cant be positive with...
15 years ago