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1962 Ludwig Super Classic in Sparkling Galaxy Pearl
Beautiful Kit... Nice buy & nice pics too... (wish I could celebrate "free booze" for 5 years)... Cheers John
9 years agoIs this a brass shell MIJ?
As far as I know the first brass shell Star, (and badged as whatever), was the dual action model... this came out a few years later... (Oh and I knoc...
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum help
Yes... Should be this one pictured at top.. Cheers John http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/drcjw/article_3_shells9.html
9 years agoPiccolo made from leftovers.
That's recycling at it's very best... Nice work indeed, it looks terrific.. Cheers John
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum help
Here's a link to the graph... Looks like 63-64... Cheers John http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/drcjw/article_2_serial_numbers_page3.html
9 years agoBig R repro badge... (thanks Creighton)
Here's the Dyna Sonic that came back my way after a 20 year spell... Creighton did a great job on a repro badge for me and I cannot thank him enough....
9 years agoSlingerland snare drum help
Looks to be a Student Model from 60's catalogue. ' 59 catalogue called it the Student Radio King Model.. Looks like it has a date stamp inside.. A bad...
9 years agoGretsch bass drum tom hanger - repair suggestions please
Think you could securely plug the bolt holes & start the drilling from scratch.. Fabricate a metal plate (aluminium will do) around 1/2" larger than t...
9 years ago'62 Ludwig New Yorker kit
Nice work... Kit looks great.. I too like that little bit of fade.. Good sizes also.. Cheers John
9 years agoTrying to identify slingerland snare
Looks like a Student model Radio King.... The strainer is a ??? replacement.. Cheers John http://picasaweb.google.com/103266638376594804149/Snare?aut...
9 years agoI need help Identifying this Floor Tom
Wow.. Nice if you can save that wrap as well as your earlier resto. This one looks like the paint job has stopped some yellowing.. Cheers John
9 years agoSlingerland Red Labels
Don't know either... But am also interested what period the Red Slingerland badge/insets were used on the Set O Matic BD Mounts.. ? Cheers John
9 years agoPearl? Is this a chinese knock off?
Yes.. Mostly referred to as Pearls 60's Script Badge.. Note the Tom arms on that kit are being used upside down.. ( lock screw should face the top) C...
9 years agoLong Term Storage for my Vintage Ludwigs?
The cymbals will be fine stacked on their edges in a bag or case. Re the drums, for long time storage ... Toss a few bags of silica gel into the bags...
9 years agoAnyone know who made these FT legs?
On a closer look gotta say I'm dead wrong... The pattern looks identical but the knurled top section is longer on your pics than the Slingerlands.. al...
9 years ago