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A very cool MIJ kit on FeeBay - check it out!
Would love to see that President snare Mikey! This kit listed here - what great condition- lovely specimen.
13 years agoPearl COB
Bishop's drum is more the classic Pearl COB with the die cast hoops extended wires and the three ridges- that i could by online with some confidence-...
13 years agoThe REAL MIJ drums - now that's more like it
Just got home from an amazing Japanese taiko drum concert held outside in the courtyard of an old Shinto shrine- right in the heart of Osaka - in the...
13 years agoPearl COB
Fish- this is a COB?
13 years agoPearl COB
Naw man, this is a a real forum Ringo- you can post and work through ideas- say and think what you want- it's cool- I just don't want you to waste mon...
13 years agoPearl COB
I went back and edited my post - that final drum is actually a STAR drum that looks very similar to a Jupiter- The only reason I am trying so hard t...
14 years agoPearl COB
brother Ringo, I hear you and don't want to disagree - but I myself would have to remain skeptical about this one being a COB. [COLOR="Red"]A magnet...
14 years agoPearl COB
Betcha this is actually a simple steel snare not a COB. I have this model and like it alot- wonderful, inexpensive model- responsive and has an intern...
14 years agoSlingerland bass drum pedals
I take your point- but playing a 50+ year old pedal live is seriously risking it breaking during a performance- I just couldn't take that risk. Have...
14 years agoTrick for improving MIJ Bass drum tone
I think the inner foam ring is a great idea- For sure Remo and Evans do it well- but for the money - you can come up with some clever and easy altern...
14 years agoVery early Pearl set- interesting hardware!
This is on Ebay now- way over priced but a good studyCool1 Pearl 50s on Ebay
14 years agoTrick for improving MIJ Bass drum tone
This one happens to be a late model Valencia- I would say 73/74 so a 6 ply shell with no re-ring. Now I am thinking that I could make a wide felt rin...
14 years agoTrick for improving MIJ Bass drum tone
I suspect it would work best on the bass drums, the 16 fts and the 14 fts. I don't have much problem with the MIJ 12s and 13s and it wouldn't do much...
14 years agoTrick for improving MIJ Bass drum tone
Recently, I was frustrated with the slightly out of tune twang of a 60's Pearl Valencia kit I use at my drum school. Those long t-rods do nothing to...
14 years agoCorrect Gracy Claw Hooks?
Hey fellas, I'm still here- have been reading the posts more than posting recently- Yes, I agree that the Gibraltar ones are a good replacement- my ea...
14 years ago