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Gretsch USA questions
Most of the sets shown in the 77 catalog have wood hoops, the exception being the big double bass set and the chrome set. You can't really judge these...
9 years agoGretsch USA questions
Looks like silver painted hoops with black inlays like the old Anniversary Sparkle kits had. Those might be the original hoops. The metal hoops were o...
9 years agoSlingerland Modern Solo, 2-N, color...
Orange drums are one of my "things" but I've never seen any orange sparkle Slingerlands in person and only seen a couple on ebay over the years, but I...
9 years ago1960 Slingerland RK help
There was a recent post on this forum (or the DFO) about the centering of Slingerland badges. Turns out they apparently often weren't real concerned a...
9 years agoGretsch Snare Question
That might be the original throw. I think that version of the lightning showed up near the end of the round badge era. I have some drums with the new...
9 years agoSlighly larger top HH and smaller bottom question
Back in the day some pro guys used different sized HH cymbals. Max Roach used a pair where the top was a 13 over a 14 (or maybe it was a 14 over a 15)...
9 years agoLudwig Walnut Cortex
looks like you got a sweet deal. I'm not a huge fan of the cortex finishes (although I like Walnut the best of the cortex faux wood options) but if th...
9 years agoDrums Louie Bellson is Playing
Louie stayed with Remo drums for the rest of his life although he didn't use the PTS for long. The later sets were much better. I set them up for him...
9 years agoLudwig COW Snare Drum
By coincidence I just picked up another one of these tonight (the second snare drum I've bought THIS YEAR!). It was at the local Guitar Center for $65...
9 years agoWhich drum set is the best looking of all...
From cooper...
9 years agoLudwig COW Snare Drum
From DownTownFarmer...
9 years agoVintage Ludwig deal - Need help!
You definitely need to inspect them before you can make a realistic offer. If that snare were brass (which I don't think it is) it's worth quite a bit...
9 years agoLudwig Standard finish question
From markrocks68...
9 years agoLudwig COW Snare Drum
Here's one of mine before and after "redecorating".
9 years agoLudwig Standard finish question
From Creighton...
9 years ago