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Amen and amen! Great story ... and a great example of what drummers are all about.
14 years agoVintage Slingy?
My guess is early 90s. If you consider Pearl Jam to be a Vintage rock group, then I gues you've got a leg to stand on calling this snare Vintage.
14 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Kit question?
Cats are only a guideline. The main point here that should be the focus is the offset nature of the spurs. Those are not factory placement. Even a bad...
14 years agoThoughts about Jazz Sizes and Playing Jazz
Jazz is basically boiled down to wise improvisation within a basic outline of music. The operative words there are "wise" and "improvisation". This c...
14 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Kit question?
Actually, the disappearing spurs make their first appearance on a kit in the 64 cat ... so your kit would not be out of spec. The badge is another sto...
14 years agoRogers Red Onyx Londoner Resto
Back at it ... again. I finally don't feel pain when I polish or use a screwdriver. Yeah! Took the bass apart and cleaned up the shell. Couldn't f...
14 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Kit question?
Here's another Dipterous plaything for your ointment .... Ludwig didn't make a kit that utilized disappearing spurs until about 1964. Prior to that,...
14 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Kit question?
Have you removed the nuts and such to see if the holes are factory clean? It should be fairly apparent whether the holes are factory or not. Unless...
14 years agoSlingerland 1968 Blue Agate Clean Up
They are indeed Dream Bliss cymbals. Just picked up the matching left to the one on the right. Both are 19s. To put it mildly, I love the snot ou...
14 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Kit question?
They look to be added in an effort to reverse the bass side. This is getting frustrating without good pics, though. How 'bout a shot of the bass o...
14 years agoEarly 60's Ludwig Kit question?
Not too much more I can add to the already spot on comments. Hoops sound correct. My guess (until pics are posted) is that someone relocated the d...
14 years agoThoughts about Jazz Sizes and Playing Jazz
From Gilnar...
14 years ago1968 Slingerland 50N New "Rock" Outfit in Blue Agate Pearl
No longer available.
14 years ago1968 Slingerland 50N New "Rock" Outfit in Blue Agate Pearl
No Longer Available. Sorry.
14 years agoSlingerland 1968 Blue Agate Clean Up
It's been quite a while since I was able to work on my drums. No need to revisit the 'why' of that statement. I finally got this one as done as I'm g...
14 years ago