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US mercury- yay or nay?
US Mercury were made by Star (later to become TAMA) in the late 60s to early 70s. For a hun, they could be worth it, depending on condition and wrap c...
14 years agoApollo Snare on CL
From Kona...
14 years agoSaw these La Boz drums listed on Ebay today
Welcome! Please post the pix, not just the link. Kinda how things work around here as the link will die in 30 days or so. Those are worth taking the...
14 years agoIs this Japanese?
Star made lugs are identical to Slingerland Sound King lugs. There are many unscrupulous sellers on ebay that sell them as Slingerland. The chrome is...
14 years agoVintage Pearl Drum Kit - 60's - Help
These are more than likely a stencil brand. We see far more Pearl made stencil kits that have no names than Pearl kits that have no badges on them. Se...
14 years agoAny Tricks For Tuning a 3 Ply Snare?
http://www.youtube.com/user/karstenboy#p/u/7/Slb1BJHm2TM http://www.youtube.com/user/karstenboy#p/u/6/CEqGc9EeMmk
14 years agoPlease identify my snare drum
See your last post, dude. This is an entry level, go read your other post. It is a mid-80s to 90s chrome over steel.
14 years agoPlease identify my snare drum -3 more pics
Welcome! What you have is a "student" snare, made by Pearl for any one of 100 distributor names. Probably CB/Kaman. This is very much an entry level d...
14 years agoPlease Help Identify
Again, after looking at the bass lugs, they LOOK like Star, but the bass T-rods are certainly Pearl. That could mean something or nothing, like maybe...
14 years agoAny Tricks For Tuning a 3 Ply Snare?
Is this a Star or Yamaha kit? At any rate, from the looks of it, there does not appear to be any snare beds. I blew up the photo and it looks like the...
14 years agoYet another "What is this?"
PLEASE TELL HIM TO KEEP AWAY FROM STEEL WOOL. DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO USE IT ON ANYTHING, EXCEPT MAYBE THE THREADS OF THE T-RODS, WITH SOME MINERAL OIL T...
14 years agoNeed a 16" floor tom for my downbeat kit
Well, as far as "just buying some wrap to match"...not really much out there right now in the "correct" color match for the 60s C/S. You see, they use...
14 years agoAny Tricks For Tuning a 3 Ply Snare?
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxm3QunDjUs[/ame] Using this video is the best advice I can give. I use this exact system and get superior tuning...
14 years agoMIJ Yamaha set- blue willow- details please.
From Fayray...
14 years agoAmazing Beverley Kit For Sale! Too High?
From fishwaltz...
14 years ago