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Ludwig Standard
Nice drums. If you can get them at a good price, grab 'em. And, for God's sake, please use the original tom holder.
5 years agoLeedy Project Begins
The wrap arrived yesterday. It is somewhat lighter in color. But, I think the bongos wil look good with the drum set over to the left of my hi-hat. Pi...
5 years agoW&A anniversary sparkle ...
I had a Slingerland set configured 14x20, 14x14, two 8x12 and a matching 10x14 marching snare drum. The black wrap had sprinkles of a light violet-col...
5 years agoHappy bday shelly
Do you mean that Shelly Manne was born in the year 1928 and died in 1992? he was one of my first drum heroes.
5 years agoIs Anyone Still Using This Forum?
Where are all of our members? The new posts are few and far between. If you're still using this forum, please post a response. It's so quiet in here t...
5 years agoLeedy Project Begins
I think that the bongos wil be far enough from the other drums so that the difference in color should be minimal. But, I'll reserve judgement on that...
5 years agoLeedy Project Begins
Here are pictures of the Charcoal pearl from Precision and the snare drum from my 1963 Leedy Shelly Manne set. I think that the match is going to be p...
5 years agoLeedy Project Begins
But, DW is still in business.
5 years agoLeedy Project Begins
Here's the Charcoal Pearl picture.
5 years agoLeedy Project Begins
Since downsizing my vintage drum collection to four drum sets and one cocktail set, I haven't taken on any projects....until today. I opened a bongo d...
5 years agoAll Night Long: check it out
He was also very good as the douchebag warden in Escape from Alcatraz. he played off of Clint Eastwood very convincingly.
5 years agoHappy 79th Birthday, Charlie
My son and a drummer friend from Vancouver, Canada share this birthday with Charlie.
5 years agoHappy 79th Birthday, Charlie
Happy Birthday, Charlie. [Attachment: 131140]
5 years agoRogers "Butterfly" Wing screw sizes?
I never left the vintage hardware behind. I still have quite a few giggable stands that go all the way back to the mid 1950s. Most of those stands, ir...
5 years agoRogers "Butterfly" Wing screw sizes?
In the 1960s, when the band was travelling and I needed a bolt or screw or nut for my drums, small town hardware stores were where I would find a widg...
5 years ago