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Gretsch 16" bd
Just to be clear, I do know of 16" Gretsch bass drums. My initial response was a somewhat tongue in cheek reference to another "Gretsch rarity" thread...
8 years agoGretsch 16" bd
From orangemi...
8 years agoSlingy bass drum mount: ID Help
Gretsch's early double tom mount used a plate and clamp that looked like that. Yours looks a bit more primitive but the overall look is the same so ma...
8 years agoQuestions about 70s Ludwig kit and Zildjian ride I just got.
Here's the cymbal arm that should work...if you can find one. It would be a "vintage" part. Even if you opt not to use them I'd leave the Rogers plat...
8 years agoGretsch 16" bd
Definitely looks smaller than an 18. A photo in an ad proves nothing though. He may have built it himself out of a floor tom then brought it to the p...
8 years ago1966 Ludwig Jazz Festival Question?
I wouldn't be a bit surprised if oyster black jazz fests outsold WMP in 1966 but a 66 OBP snare is going to sell for $2000-$4000 while an identical s...
8 years agoQuestions about 70s Ludwig kit and Zildjian ride I just got.
Actually I'd just leave the Rogers stuff alone as well if it were mine. Extra holes are extra holes no matter how well they are patched. That Rogers s...
8 years ago1966 Ludwig Jazz Festival Question?
My guess would be that no wrap would have seemed more "old fashioned" in 1966 than WMP. So sales of that finish might have been down resulting in them...
8 years agoAcrolite Prices On The Rise
I think all the good press that Acros have received on drum forums and such in the last decade or so probably has increased demand and therefore the p...
8 years agoCalling All Ludwig Help!!
Might sound okay but it has those Gretsch style generic lugs on it...which is a deal beaker for me on a Ludwig drum. Imported beginner grade student d...
8 years agoQuestions about 70s Ludwig kit and Zildjian ride I just got.
Appears to be a Pro Beat set that was ordered without tom hardware and then had the Rogers stuff installed (by either the dealer or a the initial buye...
8 years agoFibes SFT 690 snare release
Too bad Austin/Fibes wouldn't at least make the throw off available as a part. One assumes they still have the tooling or have a supplier that has it....
8 years agoFibes SFT 690 snare release
Sorry to disappoint you. I actually do have one but it's on a drum. I have a second Fibes snare that's missing its SFT though. I put a Ludwig on it bu...
8 years agoLudwig Internal Muffler Rattle!!!
From hisdudnes...
8 years agoFibes SFT 690 snare release
Dang! When I read the heading I thought you were announcing the release of a repro version of this hard to find throw off. I could use one too. Good...
8 years ago