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DW Buys Slingerland Name
The B S I'm referring to is the whining from the lonely naysayer. The topic is worthy of a great deal of constructive discussion.
5 years agoRogers Top Hat Drum Set
If I want to be vintage Rogers-correct, I have a chrome over brass Power Tone snare from the same general time frame as the drums. I also have several...
5 years agoRogers Top Hat Drum Set
I acquired a Rogers Top drum set yesterday. The vintage drum dealer from whom I acquired it said that he thinks the drums are from 1966. Bobby Chiasso...
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
OK already. There are also a lot of used cars, used vintage h-fi rigs, used washing machines, and used other stuff available. We all buy what we prefe...
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
gwm just posted the statement below. I think that it is so true. I also think that DW upper management is fully hip to this. In my post-gigging life,...
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
K.O. made a good point. I don't know if Fred Gretsch sold the Leedy name or is just licensing the name to people making some snare drums.
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
Leedy was sold by Fred Gretsch a while back. The new owners of the name have been making very nice snare drums, and that's about all. I agree that Sli...
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
They must not like you. I get a new catalog every year.
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
It is already quite ugly from one nattering nabob of negativity (thanks to the disgraced Spiro Agnew for that term). I've never been a DW fan. Maybe b...
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
For me, there are sweet spots for Slingerland drums during their long history. Although I love the old 1930's and 1940's looks and sound of Slingies,...
5 years agoDW Buys Slingerland Name
From johnnyringo...
5 years agoPersonal-experience drum-ordering thread
I recently posted in yet another thread about the "catalog-correct" obsession of some people. I stated my lack of interest in that type of drum owners...
5 years agoDino Danelli Clip: "Do You Feel It"
That was a great part of your excellent book, Bob. Dino was one of my favorites to watch playing.
5 years ago60's Ludwig Kits - sequential serial numbers?
From KCDrumDad...
5 years ago60's Ludwig Kits - sequential serial numbers?
OK, OK, OK. I give up. The catalog-correct people have won this argument. What have they gained? Not a thing except for a laugh from me and many other...
5 years ago