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wfl snare and stand
I had an early 60's 6 lug Ludwig snare. I liked it but it could only get a "putt putt" type of sound. Like the kind on recordings where it sounds...
15 years agoMystery 28" bass drum
I got this shell awhile back and was wondering if anybody knows what it is. It measures 28" x 10", a thin or Scotch marching bass drum. The shell is...
15 years agoThe great Bonham debate.
As far as speed, Van sure has the triplet thing wired: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-p1gHyqhnw[/ame] There's a point near the end where it's q...
15 years agoSomebody scored a cheap 20" AZCO
Interesting comments mountainhick - thanks! When I was up at the Meductic factory (actually a big barn) it had the AZCO sign, but the cymbals were be...
15 years agooooo steel wool ?
I use Whink first to try and remove the rust without abrasion, and that usually does a lot. Someone noted that sometimes Whink can get under chrome a...
15 years agoHello fellow vintage drum lovers.
I see them on eBay pretty often.
15 years agoShould I drill for rivets?
From GG Vintage...
15 years agoUneven shells..
I've seen that, apparently because the shells are soft enough to be flattened. The wood filler idea doesn't sound good to me - you're introducing a d...
15 years agoZYN cymbals; made in England
I had a 20" Zyn from the 60's when I was kid. It had the silver look I'm gathering was from the nickel, which is incidentally the exact amount I thin...
15 years agoShould I drill for rivets?
And 3) you want/need a sizzle cymbal and own a not-so-valuable donor Jaye I'm with you on the med/heavy cymbal thing. My old K with rivets isn't a...
15 years agoShould I drill for rivets?
You should be able to imagine how the cymbal will sound with rivets after a few tries with some things like lamp pull chains. If you can imagine that...
15 years agoInexpensive calfskin
It should be here by the end of the week, and I have a wood flesh hoop already, so it should be on the RB snare next week. I suspect similar results...
15 years agoOct 11, 2009 - Theobald Ludwig
Extremely interesting. I liked "they can even force us to supplies genuine Rogers". I guess Rogers calf heads were considered the best, and sounds li...
15 years agoIs my Supraphonic bent??
I've got a pre serial# '64 and I just tried laying the snare side on my table, and on a few different flat surfaces, and to my surprise it wobbles, an...
15 years agoLook,look A Ludwig Snare I Got From C/l 25.00
I don't know which is more bizarre - that you got it for $25 or that some other drummer looked at a Ludwig snare for $25 and said "Na...". Probably t...
15 years ago