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Ludwig LM402 6.5 vintage supraphonic snare tention rods
Rzaidy, Great project there. The 402 may end up being the only snare you use going forward. The original came with 18-strand wire snares. Good luc...
12 years agoLudwig LM402 6.5 vintage supraphonic snare tention rods
Just pulled a rod off my all original 1971 402 and it measures 2 3/4" tip to tip. Gary
12 years agoEarly 1960's Club Date
Talk about a second life. Outstanding job! Gary
12 years agoDave Brubeck...........
Back in the mid-90’s my wife and I were in New York for the holidays. It was a cold early afternoon and as we walked up 5th Avenue, we came upon a bi...
12 years agoVintage Supraphonic good buy?
That's a good price for a great drum. Nab it! Gary
12 years agoquick question about Aquarian American Vintage heads
Hi...I have a 60's Round Badge 22/13/16 with Aquarian American Vintage heads on the batters of the toms and Ambassadors on the bottom. The Aquarians...
12 years ago1961 Gretsch Round Badge
Rock solid! That's a beautiful kit and love the BD head. Bet they sound amazing. Congrats. Gary
12 years agoLudwig Acrolite
Great workhorse snare! BackBeatKeeper sold me one a while back and it sounds great. And you can bang it around and not lose any sleep over it. Look...
12 years agoLudwig Paper Labels from 1971/72 Time Frame - Date Codes?
Hey KC, I went back and looked at the serial number again on my Jazzette tom and here's the correct info: 8x12 No date stamp - paper tag date: 21720...
12 years agoSlingerland RK - Opinions Please
Kevins...thanks for the input and for the shots of your RKs. Those are super cool (as is space monkey). I'll get to work on this.
12 years agoSlingerland RK - Opinions Please
From fatty...
12 years agoSlingerland RK - Opinions Please
VM2K, John & Jeff C, Thanks so much for the great feedback, guys. It is a rare drum and out of respect, I've been thinking carefully about this for...
12 years agoSlingerland RK - Opinions Please
Hey guys...I’m wrestling with a few options on this project and would appreciate any and all opinions. I picked up this 14x7 Cloud Badge snare...
12 years agoLudwig Paper Labels from 1971/72 Time Frame - Date Codes?
From KCDrumDad...
12 years agoLudwig Paper Labels from 1971/72 Time Frame - Date Codes?
Two kits with B/O pointy badges. Here's what I have: (no paper tags) 20x14 Date stamp: Feb 10 1971 Serial no: 826909 16x16 Date stamp: Feb 11 197...
12 years ago