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Help finding hardware bits for '85 Yamaha Tour kit?
and two minutes later... I think I'm after Yamaha parts PBLALN and PBLARN. $100 for a new pair is what I am CURRENTLY coming up with. Ouch. I'm wond...
11 years agoHelp finding hardware bits for '85 Yamaha Tour kit?
OK, I've managed to establish that the spur brackets are same as those allegedly used on the Recording Custom etc., so-called PBBL (as seen [ame="http...
11 years ago16" 80s Yamaha floor - Tour or better
I just got a kick and rack tom, '85 Tour series. Need a 16" floor tom to go with as similar as I can find. White wrap preferred but definitely not nec...
11 years agoHelp finding hardware bits for '85 Yamaha Tour kit?
Howdy... just got me a 22" kick and a 12" rack tom from the '85 Yamaha Tour Series, best I can figure (BD-822GC and TT-8126C respectively). I have abo...
11 years agoGrommet removal on Big R / XP-8 kit - am I missing something?
Jeff - Thanks so much for the valued input. I'd bumped into your kit on the forum on a couple previous Google searches, but I hadn't seen the finished...
12 years agoGrommet removal on Big R / XP-8 kit - am I missing something?
Thanks Jim. I did finally manage to get this grommet out but it did NOT end the way I kinda need the other three shells to go. :) My understanding i...
12 years agoGrommet removal on Big R / XP-8 kit - am I missing something?
I'm finally getting ready to rewrap a set of XP-8s and I'm encountering issues getting the air grommets out. I've got a spare shell that is beyond sal...
12 years agoPast owner abuses: how to remove ELMER'S glue (and fix the damage done)
FFR - Thanks for the tips. I tried a Motsenbocker's-like product on the glue-- didn't touch it either. The best thing so far has been slow, careful us...
12 years agoFirst-timer restoring an old set of Rogers XP-8s
Hello, everyone. I'm a multi-instrumentalist and, also, a lifelong cheapskate. I grew up playing daily on a late 60s Ludwig kit that belonged to my sc...
12 years agoPast owner abuses: how to remove ELMER'S glue (and fix the damage done)
Hey Jon, thanks very much for the encouraging words. I'm also hoping this will all be worth it; this is my first all-maple set of drums (and I've been...
12 years agoPast owner abuses: how to remove ELMER'S glue (and fix the damage done)
Thanks Vibes! I will try some of those out, probably going to start with the sanding method since I have to sand the outside of all the shells anyway....
12 years agoPast owner abuses: how to remove ELMER'S glue (and fix the damage done)
Ploughman, your silver sparkle kit looks amazing! Great find! One of my XP-8 wood hoops was broken, so I ordered a new pair today. If you have any int...
12 years agoPast owner abuses: how to remove ELMER'S glue (and fix the damage done)
Heh, I just read your Big R guide in your sig and determined the same. They look exactly like your "no serial" badges and are positioned 180 degrees f...
12 years agoPast owner abuses: how to remove ELMER'S glue (and fix the damage done)
Hi Ploughman! Thanks, I'll check out the thread you have going. You can probably tell that these have been the victim of a spray-paint or brush-on h...
12 years agoPast owner abuses: how to remove ELMER'S glue (and fix the damage done)
Howdy, y'all. I just brought home these Rogers XP-8s for $50-- a full set of shells (22x14, 16x16 and *two* 13x9s) plus original stands (stands and on...
12 years ago