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602 Ride To repair or not to repair?
One more, my favorite cymbal, the 17 1/2" that I call "the notch". You could use that cymbal and no others with a band all night (Led Zepellin or Cou...
15 years ago602 Ride To repair or not to repair?
Here's some pics of the repairs that I did to some cymbals. Most were done around 1975 with my first Black & Decker one speed drill and absolutely no...
15 years ago602 Ride To repair or not to repair?
Just use a Dremel to grind the edges so they don't rub and it should be fine. There's nothing good you can do with solder or heat. I'd repair the ot...
15 years agoEbay Dispute: Need a few professional opinions
Overall it does appear that the seller made an honest attempt to describe the drums, but in the listing he says "The snare tilter works fine as well a...
15 years agoVintage or not Vintage
eBay's vintage drum section says it's "pre-1980", but there's no rules about any of this - it's a work in progress. People will be different dependin...
15 years agoVintage Roger bass drum pedal
The Rogers has a totally different feel from the Speed King. Both are excellent. I thought that the Rogers felt like it had more power, and the way i...
15 years agoFestive Rogers
If it's nae Scottish it's crap!
15 years ago16" floor tom hell
From vintagemore2000...
15 years agoKiller Jo
it's just that funny "jazz" stuff
15 years ago16" floor tom hell
I had the same problem with an 1949 WFL tom that no matter how you measure it is 10 3/8" in diameter. I ended up making a custom flesh hoop for it and...
15 years agoKiller Jo
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GrKShqNkcnI[/ame]
15 years agoFunny craigslist cymbal story
When I was at the AZCO factory in the 70's I was told that of you returned a cracked cymbal they would give you a discount off of a replacement. They...
15 years agoNew project: 12" X 15" Club Date FT
I have a 12x15 60's Ludwig marching drum converted to a floor tom, and I really like that size - just right with my 16x16. I had a 60's Ludwig 8x12 t...
15 years ago22" old K
shahar I hear what you hear in that cymbal - that's a magic cymbal. That's about as good as it gets as far as character and musical usefullness to me...
15 years agoPearl wood fibreglass??
A friend had a set in the mid 70's and in the 80's I used a set in a studio. To me the fiberglass had an unmusical sound. I vote nay.
15 years ago