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Info on a NIJ please.
Bonzo, could you post a few more pics of the rack tom that came with the set? Are all the lugs the same on that drum? (Look very carefully, they mig...
15 years agoInfo on a NIJ please.
Ah, MIJ White Marine Pearl (WMP) - you gotta love it! Well, first of all, I think the 3 piece set is a Star made set, at least is seems like it at fi...
15 years agoLido Supreme bass drum - Awesome Wrap!
I saw this on ebay and thought I would post the pics here. A complete Royal Star set with off-set teardrops, the nice dual tension snare set-up, and...
15 years agoHow's your Supraphonic?
Well Eric, I'll trade you my B/O for your Keystone. I live near you.
15 years agoAll mahogany?
What about sealing the interior by rubbing some kind of oil? I read on the Pearl drum forum that a couple of coats of teak oil would work. Any thoug...
15 years agoTapping swivel nuts - question
Thanks Mikey. I was a pretty hesitant to try the tapping method exactly because I know the inserts are not made out of the most substantial metal. I...
15 years agoAll mahogany?
John, did you lacquer the interior of your Apollo snare? Do you recommend any certain brand of lacquer? Does it really take 3-4 coats? Sorry for al...
15 years agoWorst bearing edge ever?
This is definitely a 3 ply shell. It is thin. So that is sort of the real problem here, determining how well, or how effectively, the edge can be re...
15 years agoWorst bearing edge ever?
I pulled this out of an outside garage that looked like an urban barn. It's a 20" Star made BD with a Pearl hex mount (badly) installed. Not sure if...
15 years agoTapping swivel nuts - question
I appologize if this has been discussed before, but I did a search and didn't come up with anything. Someone suggested that I could 'tap out' the met...
15 years agoStar Drums Restoration.....begin!
Great job on cleaning up the hardware! Maybe the gold paint actually helped preserve the chrome? Either way, looks very nice from the pictures. Per...
15 years agoHoshino help
I have to agree with what O-bop, Jonni, and Mikey said. I dont think these are either worth very much or are very interesting as a 'vintage' set. Th...
15 years agoDuke Kit Details
+3!!! I've never been into Satin Flame finishes, either, but this set looks amazing! That's the nicest strainer/butt set-up I've seen on a MIJ snare...
15 years agoGetting the yellow out of White Marine Pearl
I couldn't agree more. A new drum set with a shiny new WMP wrap could be had very easily. Also, bare vintage shells that need to be re-wrapped could...
15 years agoCan you help me identify My Drums?
I think your drums may have been made by Hoshino. Go to this thread and compare your lugs, cymbal mount, and floor tom leg mounts to the pics of the...
15 years ago