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I agree. It looks like a Crap-O-Nese drum-----not one of the better vintage Japanese drums.
14 years agoGood Deal For Drums and Cymbals?
Funny that you should mention the Dynasonic snare. My first pro level drum set that I ordered from the music store was a 1961 Rogers Holiday set with...
14 years agoGood Deal For Drums and Cymbals?
From O-Lugs...
14 years agoGood Deal For Drums and Cymbals?
http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/msg/2474863602.html Just to prove that I don't hate Ludwig drums even though I don't like them for my own use, here'...
14 years agoYour "desert island" snare drum choice
I stand corrected. No offense intended at Ludwig lovers. I am simply not a member of that gang.
14 years agoUncatalogued Slingerland Finish?
Your theory seems correct to me. The light colored parts of the wrap are semi-transparent, and allow some of the wood color to affect the color(s) of...
14 years agoW&A Perfection Badges
All W&A drums that I have seen from the mid 1950's through my 1972 set have the RGB and date hand written in ink with the exception of one drum in my...
14 years agoYour "desert island" snare drum choice
Looks like the Luddy huggers need a whole island to themselves. I could have figured that before I even posted the question. Have you noticed that all...
14 years agoW&A Perfection Badges
Here are a couple of pictures that may help to show the difference between the two types of badges. The Gold Glass Glitter drum set is from 1963. The...
14 years agoW&A Perfection Badges
If I am remembering correcly, in 1969 W&A drums used the glued on foil badges. My 1963 W&A set has the metsl badges. My 1967 and 1972 W&A sets have th...
14 years agoYour "desert island" snare drum choice
We're all familiar with the opinion polls that ask what specific item in a category would we choose to take with if marooned on the proverbial "desert...
14 years agoBest vintage base drum pedals
My affinity for the Swivomatic pedal is due to all of the various adjustments that can be custom set. But, the tension adjustment is the best one for...
14 years agoBest vintage base drum pedals
Your write, butt Its cymbolic, annyways.Yes Sir
14 years ago1963 Slingerland Value
Vintage Slingies are the Rodney Dangerfield of drums. Only we few enlightened folks give them the love they deserve. I am a self-admitted and proud...
14 years agoAs opposite of "vintage" drums as one can get?!?!
Thanks for posting that interesting video. In 1977, I accepted a manufacturer's representative job for ARP Instruments out of Lexington, Mass. ARP an...
14 years ago