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Gretsch Round Badge--stripped naked and ready to play
Great work! The finish looks fantastic. The sound is the thing with a Gretsch Round Badge and you'll definitely have that going on. Congratulations...
13 years agoSlingerland Clam Shell
Mikey...PM sent. Thanks.
13 years agoSlingerland Clam Shell
Great advice and encouraging feedback, Kevins. Patience is the key. Thanks!
13 years agoSlingerland Clam Shell
Happy New Year guys! I’m beginning a restoration of a Slingerland 7x14 Cloud Badge Radio King snare from the 40’s. The WMP is pretty rough in spots....
13 years agoLast of the Hollywoods in BOP
Awesome!!!
13 years agoGretsch Round Badge- Deal or no Deal?
No brainer! Congrats!
13 years agoLeedy Broadway Standard
$200 including everything in the case.
13 years agoGretsch Round Badge- Deal or no Deal?
Having been forced into a rewrap of a fairly trashed RB kit, I can tell you the end result sound and guilt-free ability to play it anywhere is pretty...
13 years agoLeedy Broadway Standard
Thanks for all the feedback, guys. Sounds like I can safely settle on the "40's" as the proper era. I'm still curious about the stamp inside (.020 P...
13 years agoLeedy Broadway Standard
I got a day-after-Christmas present when I found a guy selling two - as he called them - "old snare drums". The first is a 8 x 14 Leedy that had been...
13 years agoFavorite snare drums: modern and vintage
For me, it always seems to come down to: 1971 Ludwig Supraphonic 6.5 x 14 1998 Ludwig Black Beauty 5 x 14 Super Sensitive
13 years agoLudwig Sky Blue Pearl Score!
Amazing score, Kellyj. I think you did very well at that price. Those are great drums in a really classic color (one of my all-time faves) and a Sup...
13 years agoDon't be shy about loving an Acrolite!
Moonlight, Love that collection. You seem to have all the bases covered. Question: Do any of your Acro's sound different? I was always under the...
13 years agoExpert help needed to identify another 5-piece vintage pawn shop beauty!!!!!!!
Wow, I checked out that kit in the O.B. pawn shop a while back. The tom is definitely a Ludwig Standard and I had pegged the others as Tempro. If yo...
13 years agoshow your drum dungeon... if you dare!
More of a closet than a dungeon but just as few windows. Tight but efficient.
13 years ago