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'67 Jazz Festival on Craigslist
After 20 years of hunting for a deal on one of these I finally knucked under and shelled out $2000 for one. That was actually a great price. The deman...
9 years agoBolt source
One of the local hardware store carries chrome plated bolts. They are expensive but they do have them. Actually I think I've seen some at Menards too....
9 years agoBlue/Olive badges with L before the serial?
From EricP...
9 years agoBlue/Olive badges with L before the serial?
Interesting. I've never seen that either. The rounded corners indicate a later badge (1979ish-1983). The numbers after the "L" do not appear to be wit...
9 years agoFds?
From R.Adam McHugh...
9 years agoLudwig Dissapearing Cymbal Arm
Yeah the bracket is the same as the one used for the disappearing spurs and the cymbal arm is the same as the top section of a Ludwig 1400 cymbal stan...
9 years agoSlingerland Jazz on Detroit C-List
Looks like those holes might be from an internal muffler. If you could find the right one you could put it back on (assuming it's not there now, hard...
9 years agoPlease Help I.D.
Looks like a standard W&A holder. As such it may have been sold by Rogers as well as other drum makers. W&A supplied a lot of hardware to many drum co...
9 years agoDo these screws fit my 60's duco 3 ply?
It depends on how much of a purist you are about those sorts of things. Those are a standard thread screw (the size escapes me at the moment) that you...
9 years agowondering if this is a good price?
That bass drum looks like it may be 12" deep (unless it's a 24 or 26 diameter). That's not a bad thing (probably sounds great) but it likely cuts dow...
9 years agoIdentify this Gretsch drum kit pls ?
If they are "Gretsch" they are most likely 80s Blackhawks which are just cheap stencil sets that Gretsch was importing at the time. Steer clear.
9 years agoLudwig set - Price seem high?
The two toms are "root beered" a bit (looking a bit more brown than burgundy due to slight yellowing) which is almost a universal occurrence with this...
9 years agoVintage Slingerland bass drum identify?
From drumslut...
9 years agoVintage Slingerland bass drum identify?
Yeah, sparkling black pearl configured for an Avante set. The placement of the badge shows that the dual tom holder brackets are "factory".
9 years agoNeed a suggestion...
At Ludwig at that time the badges were dumped into a supply bin and then randomly pulled out to be applied. Having serial numbers that are sequential...
9 years ago