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"Drawn brass lugs cut weight, will never crack or break." DOH! "Never" is a mighty long time. I wonder to what degree they tried to test that or was...
6 years agoLudwig stainless B/O kit "barn find"
If the shells are wood (or white Vistalite) then those are Chrome-O-Wood which are wrapped in chrome plated steel rather than stainless. I've owned a...
6 years agoLudwig 75th Anniversary "Eagle" Kit for Sale on Ebay-Big Beat Configuration
From frantic freddie...
6 years agoRogers R360
My guess is that that "cobweb" finish was added by a prior owner rather than being factory. That underlying metallic wine red wrap is another thing th...
6 years agoRogers R360
Might be worth buying for the snare then putting a cheap snare with the rest of it and sell off to get most of the money back. A free, or nearly free...
6 years agoRogers R360
The original Rogers 360's from the 1960's were made by Yamaha and were a cut above the other imports of the day in terms of quality (although still no...
6 years agoLudwig Vintage Drums
In that finish I'd be willing to make the trip to see what's up with them. If they were WMP or something like that then I'd need more info first but i...
6 years agoRIP Hal Blaine
Such sad news. I never had the chance to meet him although I did once get a nice letter from him after sending him one (MD published his address once...
6 years agoSSB1 Gretsch
Rick Gier has published a paper on this topic. I think you can order a copy through Rebeats.
6 years agoWill My Toms Fit On This Stand?
Ludwigs of that era used a 3/8ths inch (9.5mm) L rod. I'd guess that 7/16ths is the next size up (10.5mm) and as such will not fit your brackets. As...
6 years agoConcert tom "flashing"?
Not sure how easy or hard it would be to form this into a circle but the flashing on the bottom of the single Slingerland concert tom I own is similar...
6 years agoRogers Re-Wrap
I forgot about this snare that I rewrapped myself (the other drum I bought already re-wrapped) . Again more white than the vintage silver but it looks...
6 years agoQuestion on spring tension - Ludwig 1124 Atlas hi hat
I have several of those and I have never been able to turn that knob (either metal or nylon) enough to make any noticeable difference. Others have sai...
6 years agoRogers Re-Wrap
From Powertone...
6 years ago1968 Walberg & Auge Perfection Jazz Outfit in Rogers Blue Strata Pearl 20/14/12/14
That's a beautiful wrap. Much prettier than Oyster Blue. What a cool set of drums.
6 years ago