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Removing paint from Chrome - What's the best way?
Yes, be very careful if you use acetone because the molecule is so small, it will go right through your skin and into your blood and you'll get a head...
15 years agoVintage Ludwig Drums, 1966?
Upon second inspection of those photos, it appears that the former owner has attempted to do a "fade" or "burst" paint job OVER the original sparkling...
15 years agoVintage Ludwig Drums, 1966?
Badges are completely wrong -except the snare badge. I have no idea where those huge badges came from. That's a first for me! Grommets are wrong The...
15 years agoBuying vintage IS "greener"
Manufacturing processes involve a lot of pollution -air pollution and water pollution. God only knows what the environmental laws are like in Taiwan (...
15 years agoYard Sale Slingerland kit!
I am no Slingerland expert, but looking at that kit and seeing how straight and in great shape it is in every other regard, I can't imagine someone ta...
15 years agoLudwig Bass Drum Spurs
Old School, I think they did. I've never seen an 18" bass drum with fold outs -only the spikes.
15 years agoLudwig Bass Drum Spurs
Nope. I just don't know the answer! Storm Trooper I always associated the spikes with smaller and/or "budget" drums The fold outs or "gull wings" we...
15 years agoMid-1920s Ludwig & Ludwig 5x15 10 lug/scroll DeLuxe Standard Model
[IMG]http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_vJyb5Erc6GY/R-cqTHRK5JI/AAAAAAAAAUE/rBqFWsCxUeY/s400/burgers.jpg[/IMG] nice triple decker sandwiches, Mike! DOH
15 years agowhich heads sound the best?
Depends on the size of the drums and the application. Generally, let's take a Downbeat Ludwig (for example)....I like Remo coated Diplomats on the tom...
15 years agoSingle-tension tuning systems
Well, L-D mentioned that he is using new heads on his. And that's good news to me. To be fair, the single tension systems that I know about (with ma...
15 years agoSingle-tension tuning systems
LOL! "Hogan's Heroes" YES! That's probably the best example of that sound anyone could have ever made! Laughing H In all honesty, I have never heard...
15 years agoBearing edge is messed up
If it was me, I would opt to get a glue syringe and inject some wood glue into that void. Then I would tape it and then apply a couple of appropriate...
15 years agoSingle-tension tuning systems
People often complain about the limitations of the single tension tuning system seen on some older drums. But, in some applications, I have found the...
15 years agoDoes anyone still make silk wound snare wires?
15 years ago
Does anyone still make silk wound snare wires?
This is another toy drum wire set... This set is just the wire -no core material. It looks just like the wire from the inside of an old toaster!
15 years ago