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Japanese Drums - Organization of names and badges
David: I E-mailed you a couple Y badges for the list. I noticed the one you have, but I have one set I recently acquired that has two styles of badge...
12 years agoYamaha "Y Badge" D-20 Parts & Pieces
Thanks, Ringo. I have purchased a few parts from him already. He's a member here as well, so maye he'll see this post and see what he has for me. Hi...
12 years agoSOUND - Modern pure Maple vs. Slinger beige Map/Pop/Mahog
I won't make a recommendation one way or the other because all drums have a place. Some are better suited to one environment than another. But, I wil...
12 years agoYamaha "Y Badge" D-20 Parts & Pieces
Hello everyone! I'm trying to finish up my D-20 project, and need a few things. If you have something, please let me know! (Items marked with a star...
12 years agoYamaha D-20 restoration / modernization
So, while looking at the Precision site for snare drum pricing, I noticed their custom bass drum hoops are VERY reasonably priced! Therefore, I'm goi...
12 years agoCymbal setups
I am getting my kit up and running in the new Drumgeon and I inventoried my cymbals for the first time in quite a while! I seem to be missing a 14" p...
12 years agoNoooooo!!!!!!
You mentioned that you do a lot of recording. Here's a detail I always do when I am rebuilding a drum for whatever reason: I always install felt arou...
12 years agoGreen Vistalite - What have I gotten myself into...
I have a large (~12" diameter) buffing wheel I used on guitars, and it works great on drums too! I have never worked with Vistalites before, but with...
12 years agoNoooooo!!!!!!
Not cool! You should inspect it carefully when you get a chance but if it's playing, it's working!
12 years agoShould I paint it?
I did some old aluminum bicycle crank arms for a friend in glass bead blast years ago. They looked great! It should look equally nice on an Acrolite...
12 years agoFound me an Acrolite today!
Here's a family portriat: L to R: Dayton Powertone, Cleveland Powertone, Montineri, Cleveland Luxor, Acrolite (not shown: my brass picolo) EDIT=> b...
12 years agoFound me an Acrolite today!
From Purdie Shuffle...
12 years agoFound me an Acrolite today!
From mlayton...
12 years agoShould I paint it?
Well it looks great in a dark room (not unlike some women I have known), but in the sun it's another thing... It's fine. No point making a $300.00, $...
12 years agoFound me an Acrolite today!
ALL DONE! I was toying with the idea of painting it, but in the end decided to leave it alone. The picture below is the completed drum. The build:...
12 years ago