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OldKentuckyDrums still selling grommet tools?
I will respect the opinions of the folks who speak well of the tool from the Kentucky people. I haven't done many rewraps. I may never do another on...
11 years agoRogers re-wrap question
Vintage Rogers drums in Red Glass Glitter are attention grabbers. The less expnsive Red Sparkle would grab almost as much attention.
11 years agoOldKentuckyDrums still selling grommet tools?
That device looks like it's made from about $2 of common hardware store items. I ruined a couple of similarly priced grommet tools from another suppli...
11 years agoSlingy Black Sparkle
From larryz...
11 years agoSlingerland 60's Drums and Cymbals I think?
From vibes...
11 years agoWhats your favorite Drum Configuration?
I prefer the four piece format with 14x20--14x14--8x12--matching wood shell snare drum. This configuration or slight variations with a 9x13 or 16x16 o...
11 years agoWhats your favorite Drum Configuration?
From poppy79424...
11 years agoHelp Please To Find the Age of These Ludwig Standards
Thanks to all of you for the help. I'll remove the old clear heads to give a close inspection for date stamps. Update........No evidence of there ev...
11 years agoHelp Please To Find the Age of These Ludwig Standards
From Mookie...
11 years agoHelp Please To Find the Age of These Ludwig Standards
People who know me from a coiple of drum forums are probably wondering what the heck I'm doing with a set of vintage Ludwig drums. The simple answer i...
11 years agoRogers black strata pearl v.s. Ludwig's oyster black pearl
Once again, I'm probably wrong. But, for all these years I've labored under the impression that the Black Strata and Black Oyster wraps were identica...
11 years agoRecord Covers with (vintage) Drums on!
Not the Ventures. But, we played a lot of their stuff.
11 years ago1966 Rogers Steel Gray Ripple Pearl
That 2-way clamp with the cymbal arm and mounted tom coming off the same Swivo arm is a great example of the genius design of the Swivo hardware. Play...
11 years agoWhite Vistalite snare drums
If a manufacturer orders or makes 100 shells in a certain color or size, and sells only 20 of them, that is an over-ordering example. In the 1950's,...
11 years agoSCORE! Well maybe...
It makes no difference for you (and many other drummers) that the drums are not all from the same year. I'm not all that familiar with the Gretsch spe...
11 years ago