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The Club Date Saga
This treatise will be lengthy - Be Forewarned! When I retired from my (non-musician) career at the end of 2015, I got the Vintage Drum bug and sold m...
2 years agoCocktail Drum Sets
You’ve got a beaut, there, Leedy. I have shied away from Cocktail Sets because just the thought of standing behind a cocktail set and working the ped...
2 years agoMy Shingles Update...and more devastating news
Mark, Indeed devastating news about both you and Eve. To see your regular posts during all of this, one would never know that you are enduring person...
2 years ago15 inch, 12 Hole Rims?
Brian, You may have to go this route: https://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_7_69&products_id=8272 Josh
2 years agoDamaged Bearing Edge--Re-cutting Vintage Ludwigs
Thin Shell’s comparison is brilliant! Here’s a similar point: you own a 50’s strat. The frets are worn down to the point that the guitar is pretty m...
2 years agoMystery Cymbal Brand - maybe
No engraving/stamping on the top side?
2 years agoLudwig Rail Consolette Mount Parts
And thanks, Grantro!
2 years agoLudwig Rail Consolette Mount Parts
V, I tried and failed to send this photo via PM. Josh
2 years agoDo You Use Vintage Hardware for Gigs?
I used all of the original style stands/throne with my late-50’s Rogers set for a while. It was nice carrying lightweight stuff, but I soon learned n...
2 years agoLudwig Rail Consolette Mount Parts
V, I may have what you seek. Pretty sure I have the rectangular 2-hole washers, and may have the others as well. I am traveling now and can check wh...
2 years agoTama Artstars - Cordia Wood Restoration???
The technique your friend suggested (using 0000 steel wool, not 000) is a proven technique used on new wood products finished with a polyurethane or s...
2 years agoRogers Drums
It would be worth asking the seller to clarify…
2 years agoRogers Drums
I could be wrong, but it appears as though the 12 has two patched holes on the panel to the right of the white sticker. Not a big deal to me, but if...
2 years agoYamaha Drums
You may check the catalogs here: http://www.drumarchive.com/Yamaha/ There are also some serial number code-breakers here: https://faq.yamaha.com/u...
2 years agoWhat are the tonal differences between Ludwig & Rogers?
Dans advice is wise. Sometimes though, particularly in the case of vintage musical gear, it comes down to how the particular instrument makes you fee...
2 years ago