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Collar tension screws odd MIJ hex heads-got any?
Dean! I've never seen tension rods with hex-socket heads! I can't help but think that they might be as rare as hen's teeth! As green glass mentioned...
5 years ago1977 Slingerland Blakrome
A great looking Super Rock outfit! Excellent shell sizes and I've always like the dual spurs! -Mark
5 years agoSlingerland Blue Flame
The COB Gene Krupa Sound King snare drum is an excellent drum! It was Slingerland's bread-and-butter snare drum, beginning in the early 60's and inclu...
5 years agoStar King Beat Wood Shell
Thanks to the information supplied by Ralf, it does appear that this is a legitimate Star wood shell! -Mark
5 years agoPearl Masters Custom snare question
If I'm not mistaken, I believe this is a 4+4 shell, meaning a 4ply shell with 4ply rings. I had a Masters Custom back in the very late 90's I believe,...
5 years agoHappy 4th
Hi Dan! We're getting ready for a nice 4th of July out here in my new home in Calimesa, Ca! I live in a nice Senior community and there's a pot-luck...
5 years agoHollywood Meazzi mod. President in USA
Even without the original hoops, it's still a cool snare drum! Thanks for sharing! -Mark
5 years agoGretsch/W&A? Hi hat clutch-how to use this??
The bottom threaded split section is a "collet", just like on Rogers Swivo parts. The split collet will tighten around the hi hat pull rod. Very ingen...
5 years agoSource for parts for a 60's Ludwig rail
From ConvertedLudwigPLayer...
5 years agoMuffler ID?
I have a mid-60's Olympic snare drum and there is no muffler. I decided to search all the Olympic catalogs and finally found the muffler in question....
5 years agoSource for parts for a 60's Ludwig rail
I added a Maxwell rail to my 1967 Slingerland set. The included nuts and bolts are just inexpensive stock, the same as what you might find at your loc...
5 years agoMuffler ID?
Definitely not Slingerland! While it does resemble a Premier, I've never seen a large 3" pad on any Premier mufflers. They tended to use rectangular p...
5 years agoStar King Beat Wood Shell
Sometimes we do things just because we can! I took all the hardware from a 60's Star-built drum and transferred them to a Keller 8-ply shell. What a d...
5 years agoStar King Beat Wood Shell
Here's a larger picture of the wood-shell Star King Beat. The description also mentions "hardwood reinforcing rings". While not maple, they were still...
5 years agoStar King Beat Wood Shell
From teverson-sr...
5 years ago