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Are vintage drums all they can be?
Mike, You are obviously a well-known collector. When did you start your collection and what piqued your interest in restoring vintage gear?
18 years ago>$5K Rogers Cleveland Holiday with Powertone
yeah, that kit looks straight to me, too. Frickin' BEAUTIFUL!!!Burger Kin
18 years agoAre vintage drums all they can be?
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18 years agoOiling threads
I think it has to do more with heavy hitters. I never really have had that problem, either...but it does make sense.
18 years agoOiling threads
There has been some recent debate about whether to oil the threads at all. The argument is based upon the fact that lug screws which are lubricated wi...
18 years agoThe Chicago Drum Show
Were there any Ludwig Jazzette kits?
18 years agoThe Chicago Drum Show
Nice, David! Thanks for the report/video-logBurger Kin .
18 years agoNickel or Chrome??
Well...Thanks for posting the pictures....Unfortuantely, the pictures seem to have taken on the color of the ambient light source, so it's still very...
18 years agoNickel or Chrome??
Nickel has a duller/warmer, yellow-ish undertone to the color. Chrome is more mirror-like and has a more blue-ish undertone. Without seeing the pieces...
18 years ago$4 Ludwig Snare
It's actually 5" X 14" (Ludwig didn't make any drum 4-1/2" deep) and from the description it sure sounds like an Acrolite. You did very well! Congrats...
18 years agoLudwig wood snare
Well, it's a single-tension mahogany-ply shell Ludwig parade drum from (guessing) the 1940's. If you look inside the shell (oftentimes, you can see in...
18 years agoGretsch Round Badge strainer questions...
DOH! Nevermind...I didn't read the first post clearly. Nice dogs!
18 years agoNew here
Welcome! We would love to see some pictures of your drums.
18 years agoCleaning dirty synthetic drumheads
If you wanted to, you could probably stick a piece of that blue painter's masking tape across the logo area and proceed from there. The logo is inked...
18 years agoCleaning dirty synthetic drumheads
Man, I was thinking about your drums when I made this thread! :) But...YES! The Soft Scrub WILL remove the logo...so just avoid that area and it will...
18 years ago