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Looking for any lugs with 1-1/4" spacing
Thanks man
4 years agoLooking for any lugs with 1-1/4" spacing
Hello I have an old Ludwig shell that was from the Educator series or something -basically a shallow 16" concert tom shell. I'm thinking about turnin...
4 years agoBig R
Yeah they hit hard, but with technique. When everyone started becoming drummers in the 70's, many of them just hit the drums hard without a lot of tec...
4 years agoRe-stain or not?
I wouldn't attempt to stain it. You'll only make it look slightly better at a distance, but up close, it won't look the same and will stand out even m...
4 years agoBig R
I can't argue that, IN RETROSPECT, the look of the Big R stuff is pretty bad. However, the function of them, at the time, was what drummers had been a...
4 years agoBig R
heh....MY story is that back in 1974, I ordered a set of Rogers drums from the catalog that listed Swivomatic stuff. BUT when the kit arrived several...
4 years agoRogers 14" floor tom sale question
My personal Emersons are a mint, all-original (except the cord) 71666 and a close-to-mint 29646. The 71666 would fetch substantial money not for it's...
4 years agoRogers 14" floor tom sale question
I tried to find some old Emersons in that range and couldn't. Most of them are in collections. I'll find one and post it eventually. In the meantime,...
4 years agoRogers 14" floor tom sale question
A fair price to a guy who owns a vintage drum shop wouldn't be the same fair price to the guy who owns the rest of the drums that match this particula...
4 years agoRogers 14" floor tom sale question
Ok so the floor tom might not be in that category of pricing....yet....but don't be too surprised if the day comes!
4 years agoRogers 14" floor tom sale question
hehe hehe sarcasm he says.... I also have a side hobby of collecting and fixing old Emerson fans...but it seems I got into the hobby a bit too late b...
4 years agoLudwig Standard Granitone Questions
^And again, that would make sense. Maple and mahogany were VERY ubiquitous woods that were commonly used in ALL kinds of woodworking industries back t...
4 years ago[B]1936-39 LUDWIG 6.5 x 14 “BUTTERSCOTCH PEARL” (uncatalogued) SUPER-LUDWIG MODEL [/B
All I can think of is that maybe the butterscotch wrap was somewhat transparent and so when it was wrapped around a shell that had a lighter maple out...
4 years agoLudwig Standard Granitone Questions
^Makes sense to me. Back in those days, I'm sure that a painted interior was considered more finished and professional looking.
4 years agoLudwig Standard Granitone Questions
maybe this? [ame]https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K18201-Coarse-Texture-Granite/dp/B000C0186S/ref=asc_df_B000C0186S/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadi...
4 years ago