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DW is Vintage?
Cool article. You cannot help loving that light blue finish Camco used in that era. The strainer on that DW brass snare definitely looks like a Camc...
9 years agoExtending the olive branch…
Humbling post vintage drum bug. Good reminder to say mea culpa to anyone I may have offended on this forum or elsewhere in vintage drum land.
9 years agoDW is Vintage?
I recall the pedals being around for quite a while, but I'm amazed any sets go back that far. Sure seems like those must be classics already. Has anyb...
9 years agoDW is Vintage?
How long has DW been producing drums? It seems they must have started in business 40 years ago. Does anyone have a vintage DW set? Man am I getting ol...
9 years agoSpot the issues with this PowerTone!
Lots of unusual stuff in that snare drum. Bass drum has wrong claws that you can see on one side. On other pictures in the sale, wrong mount for the c...
9 years agoSpot the issues with this PowerTone!
You can extend the detective work with the bass drum. There are some very subtle items there too.
9 years agoRogers Tower and Luxor drum shell questions
Does look like a 3-ply shell and a 5-ply ring. Transition piece more than likely. As to the tone control, unless you regularly make use of them, I'd j...
9 years agoTrade Stewart KIT in mint condition
Stewart kits are pretty cool. I had a blue onyx version way back in the 90's. Got it for short back then at a Daddy's Junky Music store. I was really...
9 years agoRogers mid 60's Drum kit in Steel Grey Ripple 20/12/14 with Hardware
Looks a lot like one of the sets you displayed before Ploughman. It's a great looking finish. Congrats to whomever the lucky buyer was! Nice kit and...
9 years agoHard to find info on this- any help?
When I saw the original post of the set-up, I was assuming Paiste cymbals, also being of German manufacturing. One comment is that the manufacturing i...
9 years agoSpot the issues with this PowerTone!
Sharp eyes on that one Mark! Hoops were the obvious one, but picking up on springless lugs was a good catch. Ploughman. Wrap is clean, but does look...
9 years agoRogers Question...
Love the details Ploughman. ARCHxANGEL; you should be able to locate a floor tom for that setup fairly quickly. There seems to have been reasonably...
9 years ago1960 Ludwig "DOWNBEAT" WMP
Wow, that is a treasure. And, accurate right down to the cowbell! That's vintage drums as good as it gets. Of the various WMP finishes used in that er...
9 years ago1960's Slingerland Drum Set w/ Niles Badge
New PM sent.
9 years ago1960's Slingerland Drum Set w/ Niles Badge
Since Jeff is out, PM sent.
9 years ago