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Vintage Tromsa drums?
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Well...wait...most all drumshells are plywood. DOH That doesn't mean they are cheap or poorly made. The shells could easily have p...
15 years agoZim-gar
http://vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=390&highlight=zim-gar [COLOR="DarkRed"]I say Pearl. I have renovated a lotta vintage Japanese kits...an...
15 years agoCan anyone identify these?
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Yeah here's the thing, though. 60's Japanese kits had some nice oyster-pattern wraps back then. They also had that sort of rack tom...
15 years ago1979 Oakwood Slingerland
[COLOR="DarkRed"]That's a NICE old Slingy kit. If you are right on the '79 attribution (based on the badge #'s, I'd imagine)...shoot...those may have...
15 years agoWhich Rogers are these?
[COLOR="DarkRed"]McJ's correct...they are the last version of Rogers, apparently. The shells look to be XP8 shells, not the thin-ply re-ringed ones f...
15 years agoVintage Olympic - going to be my first kit project
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Someone put contact paper over the original wrap. It's a pain to remove (not the paper itself but the residual glue). if you get lu...
15 years agoMystery tom - help!!
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Interesting lugs...a pic of the interior of the tom may clear up everything...or may not...[/COLOR]
15 years agoNew (old) drums..dunno how to restore
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Congrats ! Nice old Slingys...looks like the 3-ply maple interior shells, puts it mid 60's-mid 70's or so. Browse the Restoration s...
15 years agoHELP! Can you identify this snare at all?
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Well, D'hack provided you with all the bad news...here's some good news: From the pic, the exterior ply appears to be Mahogany....th...
15 years agoHow to identify old Zildjan cymbals
[COLOR="DarkRed"]You can tell the exact vintage, give or take a few years, by examining the stamp on each, measuring the heights,a nd cross referencin...
15 years agoKings Snare drum???
[COLOR="DarkRed"]rapad..can you post a pic of the shell interior ?[/COLOR]
15 years agoEarly 60s Gretsch Champagne Sparkle Set
[COLOR="DarkRed"]So it's the 3 drums plus the bass pedal, 'hat stand, cymbal stand, and snare stand ? I am unclear as to whether this includes the h...
16 years agoShould There Be Matched Weight on Old A Zildjian Hi Hats?
[COLOR="DarkRed"]They could very well be matched factory hats of the same weight. I have a couple of sets from the '50's that were like that, one set...
16 years ago1950's Zildjian Avedis 20" Ride
[COLOR="DarkRed"]It's a typical eBay price, you can find 'em around.....[/COLOR]
16 years ago1965 Slingerland Jazz Set
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Interesting kit...you could certainly sell the 3 pcs as a kit...they are all of the black/brass era....could very well be that it was...
16 years ago