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Clanshell setup question
The Radio King snare drum with a clamshell strainer that I owned engaged the snares when the lever was moved to the left. The snares were disengaged w...
13 years agoRogers Knobby Legs
You are still not explaining the problem clearly enough. Is the leg rotating and slipping from being tightened within a tom leg holder? Or is the ci...
13 years agoI got the BUGGGGGG!!!!
But, DUDE, it's a f__kin' Pearl. And, it's oversized. Your "wife-beater" shirt, tattoos, and facial piercings would look dope with that drum. I joke...
13 years agoTenor drum as floor tom?
Here is a little drum set that I made out of Leedy and Slingerland orphans. The bass drum is a 70's Slingy 14x18 floor tom conversion. The small tom...
13 years agoName this set
I would name it Cletus. I remember these things when they briefly flashed on the scene only to crash and burn quite quickly.
13 years agoThe '69 Walberg & Auge kit
That is a great looking W&A set. It would be right at home with my W&A drum sets. I wish you lots of fun times with them.
13 years agoPictures Of Vintage Drummers and Their Drums From The Way Back Machine
From 1962 on, the five of us never played a gig for less than $50 a man for local gigs. We would travel as far as 300 or so miles for no less than $10...
13 years agoW&A Perfection Badges
Thanks for that info. I have three W&A drum sets, and could never find out any info about the RGB who signed and dated the shells of my beloved drums....
13 years agoWhat year is my Rogers Kit?????
I will not be as harsh as the previous post writer. But, he is correct up to a point. There are some (not many) older (age 40 and up) players who mig...
13 years agoPictures Of Vintage Drummers and Their Drums From The Way Back Machine
From surfcollector...
13 years agoHave you ever altered a vintage drum before it was vintage?
From mfry55...
14 years agoSwitch badges?
If drums are rewrapped or refinished, the collector value has been severely compromised already. Installing badges that are not original to the drums...
14 years agoHave you ever altered a vintage drum before it was vintage?
During my gigging years, I owned many new or slightly used drum sets. I usually got a new set every 12--18 months. The closest I ever came to alterin...
14 years agoSlingerland bass drum pedals
Some others in this thread have told about their OCD related to matching the brand of pedal to the brand of the drum set. My mild case of OCD compels...
14 years agoUncatalogued Slingerland Finish?
OK. I admit that I was wrong when I speculated that the light colored sections of the Onyx wrap were semi transparent. I was thinking of the Strata...
14 years ago