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Trying to identify Gretsch drum model/year
From JoelWorsham...
11 years agoNon Vintage Gretsch
Have you considered the Renown series? They are very nice "pro grade" drums in every respect and share the same hardware as the USA Customs. The prici...
11 years agoludwig black oyster pearl
The current "60's oyster Black Pearl" Available from Precision and elsewhere is a pretty good copy of the original. It looks good when a whole set is...
11 years agoLudwig Stainless Steel
Sounds like you have a "Pro Beat" set with a 22" bass substituted for the usual 24". 1975 list price for a Stainless Pro Beat (as cataloged with 24"...
11 years agoRingo Picture High Quality Scan?
Ringo's first 12/14/20 set (the one in the picture this thread is about) had a rail the whole time he used it (and still had the rail later on when it...
11 years agoAny advice on purchasing this kit? 1960's Slingerland
from what I can see in the pictures that Slingerland set looks mighty nice for the money (if were local to me I don't think I could resist, even if on...
11 years agoWhy would you do this?
Why would you use a wood hoop or why would only use one wood hoop? I had one of my snares set up that way for a while. The wood hoop fattened up the...
11 years agoDownbeat, Deluxe Classic? How do I tell
From robyn64...
11 years agoLudwig Blue Christmas-1966
From mlayton...
11 years agoDownbeat, Deluxe Classic? How do I tell
They are all the same drums, ie: there were no "downbeat" model drums vs. Big beat, etc. Ludwig only made one type of drums at the time. The names ref...
11 years agoLudwig Blue Christmas-1966
A couple of more pictures from after I put new batter heads on the toms and snare. 1966 is considered by many to be sort of a high point in pop cultu...
11 years agoLudwig Blue Christmas-1966
From empiredrum...
11 years agoQ regarding interior springs & masking tape!
That may have been a production upgrade that they did on the later ones. They wrapped the masking tape around them to keep them from rattling/buzzing...
11 years agoLudwig Blue Christmas-1966
I brought this set home two weeks ago today. 13/16/22 with matching Jazz Festival. Since they are date stamped from late November 1966 I don't think i...
11 years agoRingo Picture High Quality Scan?
here's another version of that picture which is reasonably large and pretty clear, although it has a headshot superimposed. http://beatleslane.com/wa...
11 years ago