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MIJ Wrap Finishes-Let's Rank 'Em-Popular To Rare
From Trilok_Gurtu...
6 years agoKeyholed Scimitars. What to do???
Yeah - round it out (repair) and/ or use a grombal. I will add this though - I used that exact cymbal on a CD I recorded in 1994, and listening to i...
6 years agoSnare Manufacturer "VIBRATION"
Sorry Dave Drums - my mailbix is full, can't get messages until I find time to clean it out. At the time, there were three major drum manufacturers...
6 years agoSnare Manufacturer "VIBRATION"
Yeah, that's a Chrysler all the way! I hope you have not use steel wool on that snare. It will scratch up and indeed make it dull. Green bottle of T...
6 years agoVintage Pearl Snare
Pearl did not stop making the re-rings until 67 or 68. So, I would depend more heavily on the dating of the badge, while filtering through this shell...
7 years agonew MIJ snares
Loving those! When it comes to how they sound - IMHO the thicker the shell the better. I have a Star made thick shell (Luan of course) and I can't...
7 years agoI can't resist a nice sparkling pearl MIJ kit
So what is the FT? Thin or thick? Rings or not? I believe the tom is Hoshino.
7 years agoHoshino Drum Spurs
I used to say that Hoshino is the 3rd of the big three in vintage MIJ. Perhaps AMC would be a better analogy? I see they tried to model the Rogers lug...
7 years agoNew Tama Flat Base Hardware Pack-Very close to the 60's Ludwig-$100 less than DW too!
From clubdate64...
7 years agoHey MIJ fans - you need one of these
If you consider yourself an MIJ fan and do not have one of these - you should snag this up. These are GREAT sounding snares - with an adjustable butt...
7 years agoVintage Stencil Drum Book
If I were very wealthy - in money and time, I would very much like to be the one who finally does this topic justice. The extent of expense it would e...
7 years agoGretsch / Ming Prototype Carbon Fiber Snare Drum
More pics for you all......
7 years agoGretsch / Ming Prototype Carbon Fiber Snare Drum
This certainly is a rare drum - not vintage, but surely only a limited number of these exist. 6.5 x 14 Ming Carbon Fiber shelled Gretsch Prototype sn...
7 years agoVintage drums - need some advice
Yes, that Yammy is the best by far. Not the sound you are looking for though. I would sell the Pearl Export to raise money for the vintage woody. Howe...
7 years agoSnare that matches Pearl Battleship Lugs
From ardrummer...
7 years ago