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Matching New SS Wrap to Old
Mitch really great job on this! What miniwax product did you use?
8 years agoMardi Gras Drum Wrap now available
Wow nice stuff! You've been making some real cool wraps.
8 years agoVintage yamaha hoop resurrected !
Really nice save!! That hoop was in pretty rough shape. Luthier to the rescue!! Good to see the final results thanks for the pictures.
8 years agoSo bad the part out crowd didn't bid. I'm thrilled.
Sifter model looks pretty rare. :-) Interesting use of a drum though. The wood hoop I had used the same marcher bracket. Little brass number for a str...
8 years agoSo bad the part out crowd didn't bid. I'm thrilled.
Can't beat the price. Wood hoop is $30 easy. Add claws, rods, lugs should clean up nice. 15" yes? Looped S badge a plus!
8 years agoSlingerland Zoomatic Strainer
Have you tried to thread the adjustment knob out halfway or so and then attach the cord/straps? I have a 70's version and no trouble at all. I use tha...
8 years agoLare 50s early 60s gretsch cocktail shell
Yes very cool paint job I like!
8 years agoDifferent size set-o-matic?
Thank you Mark! John, great info thanks for helping out on this one. Now we know. :)
8 years agoDifferent size set-o-matic?
Always nice to document things like this. Can someone get a micrometer on a newer SOM tube? This is a aluminum first gen.
8 years agoSlingerland Zoomatic - Not Fully Disengaging
How was the drum with the original heads and snares? Did it work ok then?
8 years ago'70s Pearl Wood-Fiberglass kit
So you think they were all fiberglass shells from Pearl? What does the exterior of the bare fiberglass look like? Smooth, color? These are getting int...
8 years ago'70s Pearl Wood-Fiberglass kit
Cool drums Jay. Will make a nice project. I think just re painting the interiors would be the easy way to go. Have fun! Bet these will sound really ni...
8 years ago1962 Rogers Swing Time at the gig
Great looking Rogers! Such a cool wrap this is too. Gotta love the B&B Rogers kits.
8 years agoBlaemire Green and Red Resto
I think you did a excellent job! Can't be a easy trying to match the green/red spun glass pattern. I dig the Slingerland hardware on these. Don't thin...
8 years agoWhat is a rooftop kit?
It was his Ludwig thermogloss kit from Let It Be time frame. 1969 rooftop concert was help on the roof of Apple in London. This kit is pretty well doc...
8 years ago