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Initial Stamped K
It's not out of the realm of possibilities. That's some fancy engraving. The number 12 looks kind of art-deco which was a popular style in the U.S. du...
3 years agoInitial Stamped K
Louis Bellson was the first thing I thought, too! He just seems like the kind of guy who would have had all his cymbals engraved like that. Who knows?...
3 years agoPowder Coating?
I've never seen a piece of painted aluminum that didn't have chips on it. I don't think any kind of paint will hold up to a beating like cross stickin...
3 years agoIdentifying Ludwig Standard ply woods
Interesting! ^^^ The only part of the shell to come in direct contact with the head (because of the rounder profile) is the poplar core, though. Eith...
3 years agoIdentifying Ludwig Standard ply woods
From Drum Transit...
3 years agoIdentifying Ludwig Standard ply woods
Yeah, in a blindfold test, it would be hard to differentiate whether or not the veneers around the poplar core, were maple or mahogany. I think I coul...
3 years agoAnyone remember the Gretsch Birdland kit that was discovered....
Thanks for the email link @TheElectricCompany! That's the one that got the response. Yes, I've seen the pics of some of the ones that are out there.....
3 years agoIdentifying Ludwig Standard ply woods
From leedybdp...
3 years agoAnyone remember the Gretsch Birdland kit that was discovered....
Just got a reply Thanks for reaching out. I was the manager of Steve's store when we had the Caddy Green 20/12/14/sn with gold hardware, all the old...
3 years agoMystery Cymbal, help needed.
Interesting looking hi-hat cymbals as well...Also pictured with a vintage Trixon kit. I've never seen any cymbals with Romanian spelling on them befor...
3 years agoLudwig Supraphonic LM400 Question
There should be some kind of museum of drum atrocities for things like this. wow
3 years agoMystery Cymbal, help needed.
Well, "costructione" is a Romanian spelling for "construction" .....
3 years agoAnyone remember the Gretsch Birdland kit that was discovered....
Thanks! I'll give that one a shot next!
3 years agoAnyone remember the Gretsch Birdland kit that was discovered....
To be honest, I've never even looked at his website until lately -trying to find out if he knew anything. But, yeah, I noticed that the site looked pr...
3 years agoAnyone remember the Gretsch Birdland kit that was discovered....
Well, after sending two emails to "vintagedrums@aol.com" about the Gretsch kit in question, I haven't gotten a response. It's possible that he (Steve...
3 years ago