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Opinions on how many ply....
From jaghog...
10 years agoOpinions on how many ply....
Zenstat chastised my response thusly "For those wishing to calculate an expected value for a vintage drum it matters whether it is one ply or plywood...
10 years agoOpinions on how many ply....
You ask for opinions on how many plies. I have two opinions on that matter. 1. enough plies to make the drums 2. why should anyone really care if th...
10 years agoWhat year is this Rogers Holiday set??
I hesitate--actually avoid--using the catalog labels for drum set configurations of Rogers drum sets. Why? I ordered my first Rogers drum set in 1961...
10 years agoWhat year is this Rogers Holiday set??
The drums were all made in the Covington, Ohio factory. The Rogers administrative offices were moved from Cleveland to Dayton in 1966 when CBS bought...
10 years agocomposition of my Ludwigs
You say that you may be selling these nice looking drums soon. Please resist the temptation to call this set a Ringo set in any "for sale" listings fo...
10 years agoSuper Classic Barn Find,...
From Drumsmack...
10 years agoSuper Classic Barn Find,...
From Drumsmack...
10 years agoTwo cymbal mounts on '64 ludwig bass drum?
Drummers have ordered drum sets with two cymbal mounts, had dealers install second cymbal mounts, or added one themselves for as long as there have b...
10 years agoVintage Pro-mark Thumper bass drum beater questions
I now use this beater. It pivots. So, once the first hit is made, every ensuing hit is a full face hit. I use a moleskin patch for an impact pad. Note...
10 years agoVintage Pro-mark Thumper bass drum beater questions
I used that same Promark Thumper beater for many years back in the 60's. I first used it when I was playing Flat Jacks with a Rogers Swivomatic bass d...
10 years agoDie Cast for Rogers 16" Tom- Suggestions?
From DownTownFarmer...
10 years agoDie Cast for Rogers 16" Tom- Suggestions?
My Walberg & Auge set that came with Rogers shells and hardware and Gretsch die cast hoops sounded very boxy. With Rogers hoops, it sounded like Roger...
10 years agoWeird Al Yankovic's fathers band - provenance
Bermuda.....If you're on the newest Weird Al album, congrats. I hear a lot of good things about it. Your band was also the subject of a Jeopardy ques...
10 years agoSlingerland Wrap
From deadhead...
10 years ago