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cajon?
Very cool. I have been thinking about it because my Wife does Flamenco dancing, and they have live musicians once in a while with a Cajon. To play w...
12 years agoMusicians flea market in CT
That's the first thing I did... "I think that's the same day!"Hmmmm It is. The CT drum show is at the Shriner center, 3066 Berlin Tpke, Newington.
12 years ago*slap forehead* another kit?!?!
Thanks guys! I am impressed how high the deep 12 tunes up, but I'm still looking to get a standard 12X8 tom. Even a 10X8 would tune up nicely for thi...
12 years ago*slap forehead* another kit?!?!
The Recording Custom drums are not flashy at all. Compared to the other Yamaha lines the current colors are down right boring! I equate the RC drums t...
12 years agoyamaha catalouge 72-75
I got my SDM-5 to go with my D-20 kit, and I have left it on that kit since getting it. I think the Acrolite was/is a good match for the D-20 but the...
12 years ago*slap forehead* another kit?!?!
Yep. Hmmmm But in my defense I'll never loose money on the kit and it is something I have been 'kicking the bass drum spurs' on for a while now. I wa...
12 years ago80's vintage A Zildjian cymbals
Cymbals are sold. Thanks guys!
12 years agoSand blasting lp rock cowbell
Both sandblasting and/or chroming will both alter the sound. Blasting will stress relive the steel and likely deaden the sound quite a bit- like wrap...
12 years agoRogers XP8 re-wrap
Avery has business card printing paper kits at Staples type stores and the program for print layout is right on your computer already. in microsoft w...
12 years ago80's Yamaha 5000 Series..Worth?
$500 is definitely high for those. 9000 was the top, and there were 8000, 7000, 6000 and of course 5000 lines. This represents the 'base model' of t...
12 years agoEarly Yamaha serial numbers
This is interesting. I suspect a complete kit would have the same serial on all the drums, but this sort of confirms it for me. The strange thing is...
12 years agoSpecial Sale: Jazz Fest Repro!
I might go for this... I like the green sparkle!
12 years agoEarly Yamaha serial numbers
And the "traceable" Yamaha serial numbers start at 1980, so you are between 1970 and 1980. Probably closer to 1980. On my kit, the floor tom and ride...
12 years agoEarly Yamaha serial numbers
I just emailed Yamaha about my D-20 kit and anything before 1980 is a guess. Physical details of the drums date them more accurately. I will say tho...
12 years agoJammin' Sam? Boooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I don't know about the grommet, but for wrap orders in any size and shape, Precision is very easy to work with. When they did my hoops they slit my...
12 years ago