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Slingerland shelbyville 3 piece jam session
Forgot to mention about the Shelbyville operation in general. There's a nice article on it in the "Slingerland Book". Here's the short version: Bud Sl...
9 years agoSlingerland shelbyville 3 piece jam session
A really nice looking "Jam Session" kit! No real cons to speak of. Same shells as Niles-built drums EXCEPT for the use of solid oak for the reinforcin...
9 years agoThe Floor Tom
I love floor toms! My girlfriend likes nothing better than when I play SING, SING, SING on my dual floor tom BR kit! Long live the floor tom! -Mark
9 years agoHelp needed with a (gulp) Rogers Series II (ugh)
From fishwaltz...
9 years ago1968/69 Rogers R360 COS DEMO
TP! The R-360 sounds great...as does your playing! Really makes me think twice about selling mine! Still, got to be honest and acknowledge that I don...
9 years agoThey're Here!!! Walberg & Auge!!!
They look GREAT! The color looks fantastic! The floor tom is the 14x16, correct? I'm very happy that my COB Powertone went to complete your kit. Reall...
9 years agoTrying to figure out what model/year/shells this kit is.
Hi dougwolfe! Welcome to the forum! Here's a link that should give you lots of information on vintage Pearl drums: http://www.drumarchive.com/pearl/ T...
9 years ago1968/69 Rogers R360 COS/1st model
From johnnyringo...
9 years ago1968/69 Rogers R360 COS/1st model
Tommyp! I was never aware of the very first edition R-360 snare drum. Just figured they all came with the Duplex lugs and Bantam strainer. You have a...
9 years ago1968/69 Rogers R360 COS/1st model
Tommyp! Excellent post! Glad you started a new thread for the R-360. I stumbled on to my R-360 shell and thought I'd give it a try. Turned out to be a...
9 years ago1960's P1216's
Yes, these are the first generation P1216 mounts and were built like a tank! I used these on my floor tom and rack tom for my vintage build of my 2012...
9 years agoRogers R 360 10 lug COS snare
As previously stated, the Yamaha-built R-360 was a fine snare drum. Here's one that I obtained as a shell, butt and tone control only. I added Beavert...
9 years agoLudwig Standard " Acrolite "
I've had quite a few of the Standard Acrolite snare drums over the years. Always sounded great! Exact same Ludalloy shell as the Supra and Acrolite, b...
9 years agoSaid Goodbye to my Dad today... just some cathartic sharing.
Jim, My dad will be gone 2 years this November 20th. He was the biggest supporter of my drum playing. My first job, at 15-1/2 years old, was playing...
9 years ago1966 Leedy Shelly Manne in Champagne Sparkle
A beautiful Slinger-Leedy kit! -Mark
9 years ago