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Paiste Cymbal question and timeline - web site question
Cool, thanks for that info too. I have a cymbal book that didn't have some of that info. I have a set of 15" sound edge formula 602 hats from 1969 t...
17 years agoPaiste 602's
What stamp does it have on your 602? My '69 hi hats and my stambul '65 ride both have no serial but have the Paiste stamp along with the Cresent symb...
18 years agoMy drums that I have or are working on
As soon as I get the rest of it. Kleening (just really wanted to use that smilie)
18 years agoLudwig wood snare
My dad used to use a drouyn marching drum with his kit. His dad who was a master carpenter had to modify a stand for it, but he loved using it.
18 years agoMy drums that I have or are working on
The drouyns were an australian made brand that never really saw overseas. Nicely made and maybe a little collectability in Australia. I have never s...
18 years agoRemoving wrap and re-applying it on bd rims
So if I fix and mask up the wrap, I should be sanding very carefully?? And is spray painting still the easier way to go. I think I read that on here...
18 years agoDrouyn Drums
I just posted some pics of my drums, including 2 of the drouyn kits bass drum. i Like the wrap colour which I haven't seen before (not that that's sa...
18 years agoMy drums that I have or are working on
Hi ya all. Just thought I'd post some pics of my drums and what I'm working on. Thanks to finding this site a few days ago my ludwig supraphonic is...
18 years agoRemoving wrap and re-applying it on bd rims
I have a drouyn kit and I want to remove the wrap from the bass drum rims, repair and repaint the rims then re-apply the old wrap! So, who's got any...
18 years agoBrasso
Brasso was used on my cymbals now for nearly 40 years and when clean (I haven't done it for a while) they look mint.
18 years agoDrouyn Drums
The drouyn factory was pretty small I gather, so I don't think it would have been high turnover. One area they specialised in was military percussion...
18 years agoWTB Olympic snare lugs
I'm not really much in the 'scene' if you know what I mean. But I don't think it's taken off here that much. The main reason I have interest in the...
18 years agoDrouyn Drums
Nice story. Were those 15" hats the sound edge (scolloped bottom edge). I have a set of pre-serial 15" and they have the most amazing hi hat sound....
18 years agoWTB Olympic snare lugs
I'm looking for one or two olympic snare lugs from the late 50's for a 5" deep snare. I'm in Australia too if that helps, since there may have been m...
18 years agoSniping
I think auctionstealer is what my wife uses. She's used it heaps with success. Obviously, you still have to beat the top dollar already entered into...
18 years ago