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MastroSnare

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Inherited old drums... no idea what I'm doing

Keep the torn calfskin head because the wooden hoop the head is mounted on can be reused if you wanted to later. Drums are pretty resilient, there's...

15 years ago
Inherited old drums... no idea what I'm doing

You would have to kill me to put anything but calf heads on those drums.

15 years ago
Inherited old drums... no idea what I'm doing

Nice - they look in very good shape. In case you run up against it (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong), your drum sizes probably are: 14 x...

15 years ago
How Far To Carry "originality?"

If I was buying them from you I'd rather have them in the original, rough shape for some reason - I guess it's like buying a car without bondo in it -...

15 years ago
calf skin care?

From novice...

15 years ago
Who Uses A Drum Dial

What I hate is when the engineer in the control room says "don't worry, it sounds great in here". So while I know what Thunderfeat is saying, that so...

15 years ago
Vintage Wmp Gretsch Name Band Snare Drum

Just did a "completed listings" search on eBay... super wide range. Lots of no-sells for $900 to $1400 (!). A few "special" ones (rare pearl or COB)...

15 years ago
Koa???

There's a lot of variations in koa too. Sometimes it's got yellow streaks, sometimes almost black, sometimes like a tiger, sometimes it's swirled lik...

15 years ago
Koa???

When I bought my old RB's, they came from the factory with K. Zildjians, and some people call that "K's on arrival". sorry Yes, like O-lugs said, it...

15 years ago
Who Uses A Drum Dial

From mschrant...

15 years ago
Can cracks on the outer edges of calf heads be repaired?

It depends on where they are and the degree of them... if "within range" you might be able to retuck the head in a different position, but that seems...

15 years ago
Ludwig Carioca

In the last year I saw someone using a set somewhere on the net, like on YouTube and remembered them... I've never seen a set live. During 9th and 10...

15 years ago
Repairing loose Gretsch stop-sign badge

I've used the round end of the ball peen hammer as a dolly and that's worked, maybe use a second hammer covered in a piece of soft material on the oth...

15 years ago