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Vintage Gracy Drums
John, where did you get that info about Gracy drums getting shells from Star??? I thought the Gracy stuff was supposed to be earlier, maybe not made...
15 years agoWhat would you pay?
Not sure I agree, guys... The pink marine pearl set looks to have the Pearl Sling copy lugs and the floor tom leg mounts look like the Pearl shape al...
15 years agoMIJ Badges
Well, I also think the whole stencil drum badge thing is pretty interesting. The badges help identify the maker and date the drums as well, but it do...
15 years agohelp indentify these drums
Giger.t, as far as I can tell, the lugs on the snare on page 1 are MIJ copies of the early (50s) Radio King lugs. The actual Radio King lugs didn't h...
15 years agohelp indentify these drums
Given the information from the website below, and the fact that both of these snare drums are clearly Pearl made (you can tell by the lugs) doesn't it...
15 years agoSaturn Snare - Info
Looks clean as a whistle. What kind of heads did you put on it?
15 years agoWorst bearing edge ever?
John, here's a pic of the ring. 1" 8 ply maple, I believe. Just cut about a week ago from the nice guys at Allegra Drum Co.
15 years agoWorst bearing edge ever?
Thought I'd post a quick update on what I've dubbed the 'Trainwreck Restoration.' I didn't particularly want to strip the wrap, I didn't want to deal...
15 years agoMIJ Deep shell
Wow, those must be pretty rare. Never seen one up for sale or featured on the forums. Thanks for posting those links, John.
15 years agohelp indentify these drums
Here ya go: Item number: 330428546439 http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-60s-BLACK-DIAMOND-PEARL-KENT-4-DRUM-SET-W-SNARE-/330428546439?cmd=ViewItem&pt=Vint...
15 years agohelp indentify these drums
Found it! These are the MIJ made Kent drums. Check out the Kent completed listings on ebay and you'll see a BDP set just like these with the badges....
15 years agoMIJ Deep shell
I know Star made a marching snare, and apparently there are some 12" marching snares (for kids, I guess) but I've never seen a 6.5 MIJ snare, not unti...
15 years ago1960s Kent drum parts
Oh come on, I was just razzing you. No harm meant. Good luck selling the parts. I'm sure someone will need them.
15 years agoKent snare drum questions
Well, first of all, I should say that I know just almost nothing about Gretsch drums (other than they are cool and expensive.) The Kent/Gretsch conne...
15 years agoKent snare drum questions
Sorry, the drum wont be here for a week or so. Just wondering if some of the Kent guys had any words of wisdom. Dont worry, once it gets in I will s...
15 years ago