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Latest Yamaha Y Badge kit
Finished up another Yamaha Y Badge kit today... an early 70's kit in Red Ripple wrap. 22, 13 16, grey interiors, with matching serial numbers... and a...
12 years agoVDF Demographic (Age) Poll
@ RogerSling... the name doesn't ring a bell, but you never know, we may have crossed paths. Cool JC... The band on the 99 tour was excellent, very h...
12 years agoVDF Demographic (Age) Poll
Im 51... been playing most of my life. Orchestral and Fife & Drum during high school. Drumset at Berklee. Moved to Nashville in 1995. Worked as a tour...
12 years agoludwig dating question
If there is a floor tom shell... the vent hole will be in the middle of the shell on the early 60's kits.. towards the top on late 60's kits. Can't re...
13 years agoIs this a '67 Yamaha? D20 or D30 - what's the difference?
Here is one thread that has a link to a catalog photo of your kit. Other members here have the same kit in your wrap... I'm sure they will pipe in. Us...
13 years agoIs this a '67 Yamaha? D20 or D30 - what's the difference?
Your kit is actually a C Series kit in Red Thunder wrap. The C Series has metal bass drum hoops with 6 lugs. ( D Series has wood hoops with 8 lugs) Th...
13 years agohere is one to watch- 58 WFL Super Ludwig Lacquered Brass
That is a beautiful drum, bermuda. Yeah, too bad the auction was ended. It ****es off bidders when sellers do that. Do it once too often and people st...
13 years agoTo B or not to B
The Rob Cook book (in reference to black beauties) says 70's shells marked with a B are usually brass sometimes bronze. 90's drums with BZ are bronze,...
13 years agoTo B or not to B
I remember reading somewhere that the regular B is brass shell and the upside down B is bronze. I have a 6.5 bronze shell with a 91' date stamp and th...
13 years agohere is one to watch- 58 WFL Super Ludwig Lacquered Brass
Is this the one Blair? http://www.tbrucewittet.com/2010/10/drum-review-forensics-%E2%80%8E/
13 years agohere is one to watch- 58 WFL Super Ludwig Lacquered Brass
WFL 5" x 14" 1958 Supraphonic/Super-Ludwig lacquered brass snare drum. It will be interesting to see what this will go for in todays market. It says...
13 years agoJapan Trixon copy... Vivant.
As they say in TN: "Well there ya have it" Thanks Ralf... I knew I shuda' searched first.
13 years agoJapan Trixon copy... Vivant.
Anyone see these before? Vivant... Trixon copy Japan set. Conical kick and floor tom. Interesting wrap. Looks like a sparkle /oyster. No one picked th...
13 years agoWFL 14x7 Zephyr Paramount Project
Thanks all. This drum sounds so nice, I'm thinking about building a Zephyr kit using beat up orphans with maple outer plys. Ahhhh, another project to...
13 years agoEarly 60's WMP Ludwigs
Nice kit, very nice job. So I guess that snare is a COB Super Ludwig... cool.
13 years ago