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6 years agoSurfs Up
That clown barf set was so much fun to create that I proceeded to wrap some other orphan shells in White 3-D Moire. Shortly after completing this proj...
6 years agoSurfs Up
I've owned and gigged with several satin flame drum sets since that type of wrap first came into use. Several years ago, I had accumulated some orphan...
6 years agoRogers experts please
Was there a disco ball hanging over the drum set?
6 years agoValue of this Slingerland kit
There's nothing at all wrong with the two 12" tom configuration. I gigged for many years with that type of rig. I liked the symmetry of the drum set....
6 years agoLeedy
The Black Diamond Pearl wrap that Slingerland and SlingerLeedy used for their drums in the 1960's has a larger random pattern that incorporates more s...
6 years agoLeedy
Bob: As I stated earlier, these 1963 SlingerLeedy BDP drums in this configuration of 13-16-20 with matching Shelly Manne snare drum are the finest vin...
6 years agoLeedy
Let's not spread the word about how great SlingerLeedy drums are. We don't want too many of those Luddy huggers and Gretsch Geeks fouling the water fo...
6 years agoLeedy
That is the twin of my 1963 Shelly Manne 13-16-20 Leedy set. It also came with the 5x14 matching BDP Shelly Manne snare drum. All of the drums came to...
6 years agoLudwig 1976 Red-Silver-Blue kit on eBay
Thanks for the correction. I'm still OK with the time line that you state since early 70's Slingerland drums are among my favorites because they are p...
6 years agoLudwig 1976 Red-Silver-Blue kit on eBay
From slingerfan...
6 years agoLudwig 1976 Red-Silver-Blue kit on eBay
I acquired the 8x12, 14x14, and 14x20 late 1960's--well before the bicentennial year of 1776--drums from a guy that had them sitting out on a screen p...
6 years agoTwo estate sale finds
That Porto Pak outfit is a great find. With the added floor tom, it's an even greater find. With the cymbals, cases, and assorted doo dads, it's a phe...
6 years agoDrums Louie Bellson is Playing
Moms and dads who didn't know any better would buy these for junior. Or junior saved up his paper route earnings to buy a drum set, and these things w...
6 years agoDrums Louie Bellson is Playing
The trial balloon for the PTS drums was launched by Rogers when I was a district sales manager in the organization. They were known as the R 340 drums...
6 years ago