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Restore of Pioneer Bass Drum
I soaked the hardware in CLR for a couple of days then washed it off with soap and water then I used tarnex as well and washed them again. I looked u...
9 years agoRestore of Pioneer Bass Drum
I bought some CLR and maybe I can work on the hardware this weekend. Been pretty busy.
9 years agoRestore of Pioneer Bass Drum
Thanks, It's a 28 by 14. I plan to have the hoops natural for some contrast. I have seen some pictures of the drum that have that. I will google CL...
9 years agoNeed Help with Ludwig Double Tom Mount Urgent!
Mike, I'll see how my fix holds up and I also bought another one on eBay as a back up. I will check out what Ludwig has as cwell
9 years agoVintage Ludwig Pioneer Snare Drum 5x14 WMP 1960's restoration
Here is a picture of the throw off that I currently have using my old part shown in the last post and the screw and other part that I bought from some...
9 years agoRestore of Pioneer Bass Drum
I bought this for $1 in 1970. I started sanding it in 1972 then I got busy until earlier this year. I stripped off the rest of the gold paint (high...
9 years agoVintage Ludwig Pioneer Snare Drum 5x14 WMP 1960's restoration
Here are a couple of pictures. When I was still in high school, I changed out the throw off. That was a mistake. I was able to find part of it which...
9 years agoNeed Help with Ludwig Double Tom Mount Urgent!
Here is the fix. Thanks for all the help.
9 years agoVintage Ludwig Pioneer Snare Drum 5x14 WMP 1960's restoration
Can you tell if this is a Pioneer or something older? I paid $4 for it in 1970 and refinished it in 1971. I have found the correct snare throw off f...
9 years agoNeed Help with Ludwig Double Tom Mount Urgent!
Update. The insert is shot so I will replace the whole bolt with an M8X1.25. I will need to enlarge the hole in the piece that tighens against the Tom...
9 years agoNeed Help with Ludwig Double Tom Mount Urgent!
My son is bringing me an M8X1.25 tap so I can try and re-thread the hole to accept the insert. If that works I will be back in business. I also boug...
9 years agoNeed Help with Ludwig Double Tom Mount Urgent!
Is the hole in the mount supposed to be threaded to accept a bolt? Maybe it was drilled out after it was stripped because the bolt is too small for t...
9 years agoNeed Help with Ludwig Double Tom Mount Urgent!
Thanks for the help. I was coming to a similar conclusion about the threaded part coming loose. I would need to get a new one by Tuesday.
9 years agoNeed Help with Ludwig Double Tom Mount Urgent!
I took the toms off to but a new resonant head on and when I put the tom mount back on, it will not tighten down. I am attaching some photos of the m...
9 years agoWTB Ludwig & Ludwig Pioneer Badges
Still looking for these badges
9 years ago