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Question regarding Ludwig wraps and seams
I see a rewrap job as the wrap overlaps itself. When you rewrap one of these drums you have to cut the original wrap at the point where it enters the...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
Yup, the wrap went on before the shell was bent so a wrapped shell and an unwrapped shell destined for paint would both end up with the same outside d...
11 years agoInfo needed Rogers kit
Wasn't there a company in the 1960s Seltaeb, selling Beatles cheap merchandise on the fly..? Seltaeb was the offi...
11 years agoFiguring out wrap vs lacquer in the old times
At the time lacquer was the cheaper option for finishing drums but they generally were not the high gloss type finishes we see today (most of which ar...
11 years agorogers r360
I'm pretty sure the Ringo wrap (Oyster Black, called Black Strata by Rogers) was only available on the 60's R-360's. It could make a cheap "Ringo'es...
11 years agoRogers' models?
I've always wondered about this myself. Ludwig, Slingerland, and Gretsch only made one drum shell and used it universally. The outfit names only refer...
11 years agoPrecision Drum Co. Brochure 1970's
From Wayne Brown...
11 years agoLudwig Kit I.D.
The catalog sets were like "suggestions" but you were free to order any variations from that outfit that you wanted so there are plenty of sets out th...
11 years agoQ regarding Jazz Festival Snare sizing
From mlayton...
11 years agoWhat will happen to the price of Champagne Sparkle kits?
According to their website Gretsch still has two versions (regular and vintage) of Champagne Sparkle available on new USA Customs. Just because Precis...
11 years agoQ regarding Jazz Festival Snare sizing
Here's my theory (and that is all it is). Ludwig made up shells ahead of time and had stacks of them in various wraps (wrap went on before they bent...
11 years agoRingo Starr Super Classic Beatles Drums on display in NYC right now!
From Mike Curotto...
11 years agonutty question: can you fade a drum to match a faded kit?
From ludwig64...
11 years agoInteresting piece of hardware, check it out
Those only work with brackets that can hold a 1/2" leg. Also it needs to be a floor tom with three leg brackets. Two of the brackets face down and ho...
11 years agoBlack Oyster Jazzfest
Awesome snare with all the "right" construction details. Lucky find. I've been looking for one of those (that I could afford) for the past 20 years.
11 years ago