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This is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
Gorgeous kit, hawghunter! In high school, the drummer who won the local "Battle of the Bands" competition had this kit, and I envied it and him. I l...
3 years agoObservation from my friend
I'm not sure I belong to DFO, because I don't visit a DFO website, but I do get an email blast every 2 weeks or so. It is entitled Drum Forum (DrumFor...
3 years ago"Count Me In" drum documentary on Netflix
Hi guys, I'm surprised no one has mentioned this yet. A 2021 documentary-of-sorts on the origins of rock drumming. "Count Me In" on Netflicks, dire...
3 years agoKENT drums
Two more memories of the Kent factory. After I got my driver's license, I went back there a few times - to buy replacement snare throw-off assemblies...
3 years agoKENT drums
I just took a chance and ordered a copy. Will let you know if no one else responds with a review before I get my copy read. I grew up near the Kent...
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
Ringo's signature was part of the deal. Only 15 Starrfest drums produced. Gary Astridge (Ringo's drum historian) has a photo poster of Ringo's origi...
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
Post 2 of 2. Here are the other 4 pics of my Starrfest, me still lacking photography skills. FYI, MB
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
Post 1 of 2. Here are 4 pics of my Starrfest. Pardon my poor photography skills, trying to use natural light - not very successfully. Anyhow, MB
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
Ha! Mark - I gotcha beat big time for spending lotsa money on a snare drum! I've got a "Starrfest," number 2 of 15. $30,000. It's gorgeous, of cour...
3 years agoDave Clark 5 (English) Rogers kit 1964
Well, photos can certainly be deceiving! Here is our answer, from the 1964 Rogers catalogue. Standard "American" sizes. The englishrogersdrums.co.u...
3 years agoDave Clark 5 (English) Rogers kit 1964
Yeah, Dave Clark always had his toms mounted "in reverse" or "backwards" or whatever you wanna call it. The guy on the far left - lead singer Mike Sm...
3 years agoDave Clark 5 (English) Rogers kit 1964
Say, what do you guys think those drum sizes are? - 20, 12, 14, and probably 16" floor tom? With those single and angled rods supporting the mounted...
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
Say, in regards to that black prototype snare, it has some grime and old fingerprints on the wrap that I'd like to clean off, but I'm wary of using an...
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Ludwig Drum Thread
Here's an oddball prototype snare, an "Imperial Jazzfest." I changed the original heads - intending to play it (and I kept the original heads) - but...
3 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
Janlaban, I would be very surprised if a mid-1960s Supra shell was Brass. Aluminum replaced brass on common Supras, due to the rising cost of brass....
3 years ago