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RE Re Rings on RB's
Awhile ago I posted some pics of my RB 16 x 16 floor tom and the re-rings it has. Nobody had heard of them. I've had it since 1972 and it's the only...
15 years agoVintage drum tuning
Now this is just my opinion but I've always thought trying to match drums up to notes on a piano was crazy. Like Buddy Rich said, you don't tune drum...
15 years agoOld Rogers
From Chopsontops...
15 years agoLudwig Speed-Master leather strap?
I made mine from a leather belt - it wasn't hard. I should have painted it to be original... as I recall they're supposed to be black. If you wanted...
15 years agoWhat Grip(s) do you use?
I use trad... used matched for awhile and it's nice when you have lots of toms. I like my snare with a pretty good dive bomber slant. Matched does...
15 years agochico hamiltons drums
From Ludwig-dude...
15 years agoStudent Model snare drum 151
You can see the whole flesh hoops exposed - they don't inset into the rims and that gives the drum a cool look. The early plastic I have have wide h...
15 years agochico hamiltons drums
With single head drums, the sound goes out of the drum right away. It makes for a very punchy, short sound. On a double headed drum, the sound bounc...
15 years agoInexpensive calfskin
I just got an email from the owner, Matt. He said he'll have a bunch of heads in 2 weeks and we will talk then. Of course I was bummed about the hea...
15 years agoremoving a dent in an acrolite?
here's some info: http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=8738&highlight=dent
15 years agoLudwig Tom Mount Trouble
Some people have the impression that Loctite actually locks bolts so that they will be real hard to get off later. It doesn't. Bolts that you use Lo...
15 years agoInexpensive calfskin
I got the head from drumfactorydirect.com the other day. If you look at the first pic, the area I've circled caught my eye as being thin and paper-li...
15 years agoRehabing a 65 Clubdate?
Ive never heard of a drumset where they mixed up chrome and nickel. For the hoop - how about trying to straighten it? Try laying it on the floor and...
15 years agoLudwig concert tom conversion
From Jaye...
15 years agoRail tom 'thump'
From Ludwig-dude...
15 years ago