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Res Head Q
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Interesting. Remember, I'm not asking for reso head suggestions....I'm asking for a reso head which wouldn't require a lotta tension...
16 years agoGretsch Round Badge questions
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Yeah, do 1). I gotta say...I have NOW seen enuff of these lacquered Gretsch shells in that very color to conclude that that finish W...
16 years agoRemoving Old Drum Wrap
[COLOR="DarkRed"]I am gonna be contrary here: if you don't care about saving the wrap, go with the heat gun. I use a paint-stripping heat gun. Just...
16 years agoJapanese snares
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Yup...the thin luan shells produce some weird resonances...and their stock edges don't help. Worst-case scenario, if you can find a...
16 years agoRes Head Q
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Just wondering if anyone has ever used a snareside head as a resonant head on rack and floor toms ? Share your thoughts ? I am almo...
16 years agoVintage Premier drum kit - help with age and value please!
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Also a closeup of the badges, and of that tom mount assembly...it looks to be an older one, pre-70's definitely....[/COLOR]
16 years ago1960 Ludwig spur question.
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Ditto above; switch 'em around. The allen screw actually tightens and loosens the tension on the short end of the "L" of the leg....
16 years agoVintage drum playability
[COLOR="DarkRed"]You are welcome...I think I have exceeded my monthly quota of verbiage on that last reply...so I am gonna go away for a while now.......
16 years agoROGERS fl./tom lugs needed. Help
[COLOR="Purple"]Hi. Congrats on the purchase. Now...here is the deal...those are called Bread and Butter lugs (B&B for short). Rogers stopped using...
16 years agoMy Leedy Dual
[COLOR="DarkRed"]That's cool that you actually have a fabricator who might be able to create reproduction parts. i cannot help you with your Q...you...
16 years agoVintage drum playability
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Hi Steve. IMHO, the main issue isn't so much the date of production of the drums, as the shell type. Generally, older drums, pre-70...
16 years agoi have a set of rogers and i was wonder if anyone could tell me anything about them
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Hi and welcome. Hard to reply given what you have written. We need way more info than that. Some pics would help....at least a des...
16 years agoLudwig Paiste Marveltone Hi Hat
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Iyt = "it", mispelled Coffee Break2 Matched set = usually they are the same mfr, same series of cymbal. In this instance, it may be...
16 years agoAnother K ID question
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Yes, I can understand that....[/COLOR]
16 years agoRogers Red Onyx Cleveland Holiday Kit
[COLOR="DarkRed"]Ooooof...I agree. It won't be salvageable without being butt-ugly. Tell ya what, OS...if the Precision wrap doesn't work for you, I...
16 years ago