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Late 50's Sonor
whoa, beautiful!
9 years agoIntl. strainer on metric snare
whoops, sory, I meant the snare wires, not the mechanism. Will post pics shortly.
9 years agoIntl. strainer on metric snare
Hi! I got a metric snare drum. I put extra spacers under the lugs and fitted it with intl. hoops and heads. I also use intl. strainer. The problem is...
9 years agoA HOT lead....and a scale question
I use kitchen scales and this. http://budstein.com/cymbalweight/
9 years agoMy First (Ringo) Rogers!
Very classy. Beautiful drums.
9 years ago1970/71 Slingerland
Walnut Slingerlands. Just beautiful.
9 years agoMIJ "Club Date" Style Kit Restore
Beautiful!! Like something straight out of a surf rock band promo photo.
9 years agoDIY cymbal stand feet
Hi! Some time back I got a 1970s Imperialstar HH stand with two missing rubber feet. My dad cut up an old hockey puck and we made a new pair. I'm ver...
9 years agoFamily time
Just thought I'd share a picture of my two nieces banging away on my drums after sunday family lunch. Lots of noise and lots of fun.
9 years agoGuess this cymbal
Hey guys, I got a new cymbal. Care to try and guess what it is? https://soundcloud.com/jan-parolek/cymbal
9 years agoThe new wave of Vintage drums!
I think not, at least not generally. In the 1980s, the manufacturing processes were already quite similar to what we have now. Different dimensions ar...
9 years agoHard to find info on this- any help?
Isn't that Meinl?
9 years ago"COMPOSITION" mystery cymbal
Just bought this cymbal. It's about 16.8", 1470g. Small cut-out at the edge, unfortunately. Any idea of what it might be? I was thinking an Italian K...
9 years agoPlaying "junk"
Check out Billy Martin's ride in this video. That's some cracking! Works for him, though, I guess. Also, concert tom Rogers. You don't see that every...
9 years agoOrigins of cymbal terminology - when did rides enter the game?
It is (more or less) common knowledge that the typolgy of cymbals comes from Gene Krupa, who, besides being a brilliant drummer, was also quite an inn...
9 years ago