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'66 Star Stencil Kit
Incredible job! That kit came out fantastic and looks like million bucks. Love the color. I'm sure it is a pretty satisfying feeling to bring it ba...
13 years agoLudwig Question
Welcome to the forum! I can tell you from personal experience (inconsistency aside) 1971 is one of the good years. Good luck with your search. Ther...
13 years agoThoughts on the asking price of this kit...
I agree this is a lot of dough but man, are those beautiful. Great to see something so well cared for. I personally wouldn't pay anything near that...
13 years agoBeautiful vintage CROWN Kit need some info
That would be my guess as the script logo seems to have drifted into the 70's but the best way to tell is to look for the reinforcement rings. Those...
13 years agoBeautiful vintage CROWN Kit need some info
Speaking of badges, here's the earlier era Crown badge from the 60's. These were originally on my kit but sadly are now long gone. I hadn't seen it...
13 years agoTop Hat Story
Man oh man, those are incredible. Nothing cooler than Top Hap & Cane. Wonderful to see them in great hands. Congratulations.
13 years agoBlue residue
Wow! We made need to create a new section for "Quarantined Drums". I like the idea of gamma irradiation treatment. Way to dig deep, John. Very int...
13 years agoBeautiful vintage CROWN Kit need some info
Very nice kit and well done keeping them so pristine all these years. If you do a little searching around this site, you'll find that quite a bit has...
13 years agoBlue residue
Thanks for helping solve the mystery, guys. Some kind of solvent/cleaner seems to make sense. Luckily it's all covered with the lugs, etc. on the ou...
13 years agoBlue residue
Here are a couple of pics to show this mystery blue. Glen, your guess could make sense as these holes came in contact with nickel plated lugs. But i...
13 years agoBlue residue
It's weird. Looks like a blue powder but it doesn't rub off. Mostly around the holes and a bit on the edges. Not a big deal but nothing I've seen b...
13 years agoBlue residue
I'm working on a Slingerland Radio King snare from around 1940 and find this strange blue residue around the edge of the badge and inside in various p...
13 years agowhat do you do?
You definitely did the right thing. I've been in that situation a few times and found that other than adjusting the seat and snare height/tilt, it's...
13 years agoThat thing you do.....
Curtis, I'm with you on Fountains of Wayne. Great, great band!
13 years agoBroadway Standard
Nice!!! I've got its 8-inch brother and love the fat tone. How's yours sound? One of the best snares around IMHO. Congrats.
13 years ago