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Ludwig Acrolite & Standard 60's snare
Those early Acros had aluminum lugs and hoops but those were soon dropped in favor of the standard parts (which at the time meant COB hoops). The weld...
9 years agoSimply Stunning Gretsch BOP kit on eBay
Sweet set in one of my favorite wraps (I have two Gretsch sets in tangerine) but way out of my price range. Given enough time someone probably will co...
9 years agoGretsch snare muffler
Sounds like something is definitely broken. It's a pretty straightforward design. As you rotate the knob the rotating screw threads inside move the nu...
9 years agoVintage Ludwig deal - Need help!
I haven't had that much experience with granitone painted drums but I'd suspect that the arrival of granitone signaled the use of mahogany on the inne...
9 years agoVintage Ludwig deal - Need help!
From BosLover...
9 years agoVintage Ludwig deal - Need help!
I'd just use a damp rag with perhaps a mild solution of dish soap for the interiors. Maybe Windex on something stubborn. Be careful, if you have any s...
9 years ago50s/Early 60s Gretsch Wrap Rarity Order
Tangerine isn't common but there's more of it out there than people think. More than Burgundy, Peacock, Anniversary, or Starlight I'd think. I have t...
9 years agoVintage Ludwig deal - Need help!
From BosLover...
9 years agoVintage Ludwig deal - Need help!
From BosLover...
9 years agoLudwig Acrolite & Standard 60's snare
Yeah, Standards were introduced around 1968 so your snare wouldn't be from 1964. Very cool pair o' snares.
9 years agoHow much of a vintage drum gear hound are you?
Thanks to Ringo these sell for a lot more than they really should when being sold by drum specialists (or pursued by drum specialists in open bidding)...
9 years agoNew ludwig sneak peak namm 2016
The availability of those new flat imperial lugs (that people have been hounding them to make for years) opens up a lot of neat possibilities for vint...
9 years agoEbay wrap pros and cons
The guy that sells the wrap I used goes under the ebay moniker of xsable or something like that. He also has a close relative (father in law I think)...
9 years agoEbay wrap pros and cons
Which wrap are you looking at? I did a set in the Peacock Pearl from one of the sellers on ebay. That stuff is actual celluloid that the seller import...
9 years agoGretsch RB Maple Finish
No grommets on RB Gretsch other than snare drums. The badges are tacked on toms. Bass drums had a friction fit grommet that was not crimped on the ins...
9 years ago