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What makes your drums special?
My drums are one of very few complete and undamaged Amatis left. Also, their finish is quite rare among Amatis. And, at least for now, they are only "...
14 years ago1966 Ludwig Club Date
Don't worry about WMP yellowing... it's actually called "mellowing" and it's considered a nice patina. If I'm not mistaken, WMP was the color of John...
14 years agoToday's Specials
Hey, the second one looks nice.
14 years agoYellow Tiger Slingerlands
These drums are officially APPROVED by [IMG]http://files.keyfax.com/forums/user-files/86965-CalvinHobbes.gif[/IMG] Hope your wife changes her mind -...
14 years agoWhite Oyster Amati
So, at last I got the snare into playable condition. As you can see from photos below, strainer mechanism is elegant, but kinda primitive. Lever is a...
14 years ago1958-59 Ludwig Marching Snare
Wow, that's one sick finish! All thumbs up!
14 years agoVintage Meinl
It looks like a nickelbronze, cheaper alloy used for low-end cymbals then. Also, the cymbal is kinda bent - not sure if anything can be done with that...
14 years agoyour ideal/dream kit
George Harrison used to sing "I want a short haired girl who sometimes wears it twice as long." I feel same about drums. I'd really like some nice 4...
14 years agoLevon Helm inspired wooden kit
Those look so great and different from what we're used to see! Imagine them in some smoky underground room with walls full of antique posters and gra...
14 years agoHelp me identify
230 dollars? Eh... if there's no other way... you're very likely going to need other snare and new heads for FT and BD (assuming they're not metric!),...
14 years agoHelp me identify
This seems to be some sort of hybrid set. Hi-hat stand is Amati (Czech Republic/Czechoslovakia), while the toms are German - my guess goes for Trixon....
14 years agoLudwig Classic Downbeat 60's set
Welcome, we're happy to have you here! GREAT kit!
14 years agoplaying in an apt.
+1 for mesh heads. Or use brushes or rods, or rubber mufflers. Just don't sell the drums!! Try to find some nice rehearsal place where you could keep...
14 years agoWhich would you rather play?
From jaghog...
14 years agoWhich would you rather play?
Slingerlands... because of RKs... or then, maybe Gretsch because of Louie Bellson... or Ludwig because of John Bonham... eh, what the heck.
14 years ago