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Rivet Holes
A. Zildjian normally put 6 rivets in their cymbals. So I have a 50's large stamp A that has 4 rivet holes. I remove...
14 years agoPremier threads what are they?
One thing I noticed on my one Premier vintage tom that I got as a orphan tom with a Olympic 3 pc, was the tension rods are smaller on the finished chr...
14 years agoWho gigs with vintage hardware?
Have a couple super sweet flat based 60's Camco cymbal stands that are my regular giging stands now. So light and stable even with 22'' pies. But I d...
14 years agoHow do you damage your drums?
Oops, I just remembered something stupid that I did to my first kit ever. It was a nice 3 pc Niles badge silver sparkle Slingy, 13, 16, 22. Man I wa...
14 years agoHow do you damage your drums?
Went on a tour with my '89 Tama Granstar Customs and must have dinged it a few times, mainly the bass drum. Probably stage/sound guys. Nothing major,...
14 years agoNeed some honest help here with price
Kind of off topic, but did Ludwig make a 402 in COB? And if so, how come JHB didn't use that instead of the COS? Guess I can check my Cook Ludwig book...
14 years agoPricing Rant/Rave
@ OLugs - WOW!! That would be awesome in the aquamarine wrap. electricit I bet that would be a rare find, I do Premier searches on ebay almost dail...
14 years agoTama cymbal sleeves
Man those were sweet, seems like all I can find these days are those black ones that have the built on wing for tightening. I usually sawzall those of...
14 years ago1967 Ludwig Symphonic Snare WMP
Oops, P-85 only has 2 holes. Ok scratch that idea then...
14 years ago1967 Ludwig Symphonic Snare WMP
It might also have been a 14'' Ray McKinnley with a P-85. I have one also, same depth 6.5" and mine has the Classic throw and those plugged holes look...
14 years agoPricing Rant/Rave
Slightly off topic, but... I think it would super cool to have a Jazette sized kit in 3 ply birch shells like a Premier. electricit After playing my...
14 years agoDrum shop name...
Walking You guys are great! Love the name ideas! electricit
14 years agoOlder Zildjian K Custom line
Cool Pounder, sounds about right. I got my first one in '89 or '90 and it only said CUSTOM also. The one I just picked up must be the same vintage wit...
14 years agoDrum shop name...
You could do what the local craigslist guys do and run a "shop" from your own garage, after snatching up the local deals...
14 years agoDrum shop name...
What happened to Re Beats (Renewal, Re Something, Hey Fish, yeah, Revival and they are great! Have helped me a fe...
14 years ago