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Holy Guacamole!
This just popped up on our local Craigslist. Are these the PTS drums? Pre-Tuned System, where the heads are under tension within the rim and is simp...
4 years agoCan you help ID a mystery loop clamp style bracket?
That’s an early 1950’s Ludwig cymbal mount. It was the first type to mount to the shell rather than be clipped to the hoop or shot straigh...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Yeah, I’ve seen you post those. Fly ‘em with pride, my friend.
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Nothing subtle about this pair...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Thank you all! It’s a fun project.
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
19050, 19053, 19054, 19055 in order of smallest drum to largest. These drums wear the giant rectangular badges, not typical Slingerland ovals. I am...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Slingerfan, If Dr. Wenk didn’t know, I figured YOU would know what’s going on. So does he say anything about the 5-plies? The serial num...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Good thing I decided to paint them: the 14” has mahogany outer ply! In fact, the 10 and 12 are both 5-ply with Maple outer ply, the 13 is 10-ply with...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Yes, I decided against the natural look after closely examining the grain on the drums and determining that they just didn’t look alike enough....
4 years agoQuestion for Rogers experts
Rob, I don’t feel qualified to offer a value, but I can tell you that those are desirable drums, with desirable swan-leg hardware. It comes wit...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
JDragon, That is indeed a wild set you have there! I bought the paint today, and also bought some masking tape that extolls it’s ability to blo...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
I am in a quandary: so far I have stripped and sanded three of the drums. The maple outer ply on each drum looks really good, but there is some disp...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Yessir, I am going to paint them in a stars & stripes motif, along with a thin blue line motif. If you are not familiar with the Thin Blue Line flag,...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
I began the restoration project the other night, but not before reviewing some past posts to learn what may or may not work. Good thing I did! Hardw...
4 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Glenn, that’ll be a great time machine. Josh
4 years ago