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Thinning The Herd
Thanks, Larry. My mother is in remarkably good health for her age, and is just starting to slow down a bit. She quit driving two years ago.
10 years agoThinning The Herd
Three events have finally convinced me to let go of some of my vintage drum sets. A year and a half ago, we sold our large house to move to the prover...
10 years agoAny members attending namm this weekend?
I stormed the NAMM castles enough times over thirty plus years to not miss it now that I'm retired. To those of you going to the show, I hope that you...
10 years agohelp id-ing cymbal stand please
Over 50 plus years, the many cymbal stands that I have accumulated have had the interchangeable tubes, rods, tilters, wing nuts, etc. swapped around s...
10 years agoAny members attending namm this weekend?
Bye bye, boys. Have fun storming the castle. http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=miracle+max+videos+have+fun+storming+castle&FORM=VIRE1#view=detail&...
10 years agohelp id-ing cymbal stand please
There is always the fairly safe copout for 50s and 60s hardware to say that it's very likely that the hardware was an OEM piece. Most OEM hardware was...
10 years agoNot Often Seen
For the win: It's Guy Patterson's maple finish Leedy set from "That Thing You Do".
10 years agoGretsch 14" Floor tom score
You could keep that bare area facing away from everyone but you.
10 years agoMy "new" Slingy 14x14 FT!
Thanks, Mark.
10 years agoMy "new" Slingy 14x14 FT!
My Slingerland sets share the same mid 60s Slingy eight lug snare. The 12-14-20 late 60s set also has a 4x13 Radio King WMP snare to match the WMP ban...
10 years agoVintage drum kits 1920s 1930s Polarity Records Samm Bennett
That guy (Aric) is a better drummer than I ever was. But, to me, his shtick is obnoxious and tiresome to watch. I'm not refering to Freddy Crump. His...
10 years agoAn open letter to the Ludwig drum company
Ira said: "I can't think one of one drummer who would not consider owning such a perfect instrument were it made available". Do you see my hand up in...
10 years agoSlingerland Spurs-Modern Equivalent?
Did you use the nine inch variety of nails?
10 years agoSlingerland Spurs-Modern Equivalent?
The 3/8" diameter has always worked for any of my mid 20th century Slingerlands or SlingerLeedys that I have owned.
10 years agoSlingerland Spurs-Modern Equivalent?
There are many replacement rods in the proper diameter listed on eBay all the time. I would say that you should get spurs that are no shorter than 12"...
10 years ago