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Bolero Drums
Thanks Jonnistix for setting the record straight! So if someone owns a modern Tama "Starclassic", the Star in the name has the derivation you mention...
13 years ago1965 Ludwig Classic WMP
What a beautiful kit! Enjoy all the greatness represented in those drums! -kellyj
13 years agoBolero Drums
teverson-sr You're right about that! The floor tom lug mount says "PEARL" right on it. I thought Star was managed by Pearl at the time? So there is...
13 years agoLudwig Supraphonic COB
And so it deepens...Eye Ball I don't think its the plating as the little magnet does not stick to my COB Dynasonic or a NOB Black Beauty. Nice guess t...
13 years agoLudwig Sky Blue Pearl Score!
Thanks for the kind comments and advice...Can't wait to get these all cleaned up. I will post more pics as that happens. John, I may take you up on t...
13 years agoBolero Drums
Hi Brian, Here's pics of my Pearl Bollero kit I picked up locally. The 10 lug snare is the first of the kit restored and sounds sweet! Gigged it out...
13 years agoLudwig Supraphonic COB
A steel Supra. That would be a cool drum with a cool sound...maybe brighter in tone than the Ludaloy but not quite as bright as the Black Beauty, som...
13 years agoLudwig Sky Blue Pearl Score!
Thanks jaghog. Just had a look at the 1976 catalog and it appears to be the "Big Beat" just before the rocker kit? Bass has the curved dissappearing s...
13 years agoLudwig Sky Blue Pearl Score!
Hi y'all I feel drawn to this place, almost like a magnet to....Excited Needed to start a new post and I think I have a good reason to turn a few h...
13 years agoLudwig Supraphonic COB
I can understand your frustration Hobbs. Reality bites sometimes...:confused: Enter the Acrolite into the controversy...Welcome -kellyj
13 years agoHelp me categorize 60's (German?) drums
Nice German made Tromsa "Junior Drums" is the translation from the German, hence the low-end hardware. Definitely Sonor, West-German influence on the...
13 years agoLudwig Supraphonic COB
Hobbs, No offense drum buddy. This is a friendly conversation. My goal, as is yours is to tease out logical conclusions to a simple question. I'm pr...
13 years agoLudwig Supraphonic COB
Hmmmm. All I know is there is a slight iron content in Ludaloy. Here's the facts from my observations. Believe me, as a kid I played with a lot of m...
13 years agoSonor Teardrop Reconstructive Surgery-HELP!
Hey Flam, Sounds good! No worries about a light sanding, in fact you should in order to better prepare the wood surface to bond properly with the ad...
13 years agoLudwig anniversary snare ?
Marko, I found that the roller on the extension sits too low causing the snares to not contact the resonant head properly. Advice on that?
13 years ago