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Pre-Serial Ludwig Duco Club Date
That duco finish has always been appealing. Kudos to Manny for selling back the snare so all pieces are held together!
10 years agoRefinished 60s Gretsch RB kit
Great find to begin with and stunning job in the restoration Randy! Amazing that you found such beautiful shells under the WMP. Must be an early kit g...
10 years ago1930's W&A - Big Blue
Very impressive all around John. A significant effort and a fantastic outcome. Seems to me you ought to try to hook up with someone doing period films...
10 years agowhat is this Rogers snare?
First guess in the absence of complete set of pictures showing the butt plate, vent hole, detail of tone control, etc., is that someone made up a shel...
10 years agoNew Wrap on a not perfect shell
From Dan Boucher...
10 years agoNew Wrap on a not perfect shell
If you are re-wrapping, why wouldn't you use a bit of wood filler to level of fthe areas in question, sanding it level to the surrounding portions of...
10 years agoclassicdrums
Given that it hasn't been exposed to sunlight, I default to the idea that the wraps are partically affected by the adhesive used to bond them to the s...
10 years agoWhats Mr Erskine up to?
Gilnar posts some interesting history. I've never heard better sounding drums under Buddy Rich's sticks than those used in live performances during hi...
10 years agoRogers Left-handed Set-ups
Another nice document Gary N. And Wayne, you get the Merriam-Webster award for vocabulary usage - ephemera. Cool! Two avenues of learning on VFD. Mind...
10 years agoMy Day Has Come….
Nice catch and very handy that it has floor tom legs of a comfortable length. That will make it much easier to get a good position for that drum. Good...
10 years agoRogers Left-handed Set-ups
Very cool find Gary!
10 years agoRogers Left-handed Set-ups
In the picture showing Stan Krell with the black diamond pearl B&B lugged set, the tom mount is a little higher than the mount for the cymbal rod, whi...
10 years agoGretsch 14" Floor tom score
I would have guessed tangerine. Cool color when it isn't faded. If you do re-wrap, I vote for jet black. Same material today as in yesteryear. Always...
10 years agoRogers Dynasonic Snare - Questions
I've got square head on 93xx 7-line and blip head on wooden shell 118xx and blip head on 5-line 119xx. I have been assuming the 7-line is 66/67 and th...
10 years ago68 Slingerland Grey Agate Pearl
From vintagemore2000...
10 years ago