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Favorite Jazz Tune
Nardis has been my favorite for the last few years, and before that for a long time it was Naima. You can see I am secretly a hopeless romantic.
14 years agoDrumming injuries
I am getting older (almost 42!) and was having some tennis elbow (repetitive strain ) on the left - snare arm. I was a bit worried and took up a rout...
14 years ago1950s Gracys- nice
Hey Jonni, I was thinking just to watch these- they are currently at the equivalent of 100$ US. I was going to pass on these- I have too many orphans...
14 years ago1950s Gracys- nice
Here is an auction currently going on in Japan- listed as 1950s Gracy (Yamamoto Manufacturing Corp.)- beautiful badge shot and love those lugs. Look...
14 years agoWhat replacement snare wires do you use?
I have tried a lot of replacement wires and after a lot of money and time I decided I get the best response and sound from simple Pearl snappy replace...
14 years agoPearl President : good drums?
Zenstat, I hear you- Pearl deserves the credit for such an early and futuristic model. I just can't believe more people haven't taken a good look ins...
14 years agoPearl President : good drums?
Zman, lovely shots there- I hope everyone can look at that interior shot and see how wonderfully preserved and resilient these phenolic shells are- an...
14 years agoWhite Oyster Amati
Thank you for posting those great detail pics!
14 years agoPearl President : good drums?
Hi Pounder, the shell in the scan is 2nd from the top- thats the President phenolic shell '75. I first saw the yellow/ white fiberglass shells in a '...
14 years agoWhat some people do to old K's floors me
Those radial holes are the physical proof of actual humans walking around with the brain capacity of chimpanzees (and with power tools). That's so rid...
14 years agoPearl President : good drums?
This Japanese 75" catalog page may confirm what I was saying it seems. My wife Yukari is Japanese and she says it says fibershell made with the chemi...
14 years agoPearl President : good drums?
The President "fiberglass" shells are only referring to those that are quite thin with sharp edges and the dark brown color. On this forum, I was rec...
14 years agoPearl President : good drums?
I understand your point- I wasn't saying they were making Presidents with these President style badges or the diamond lugs in "75 but I do believe the...
14 years agoPearl President : good drums?
If anyone is interested in seeing a real 1969 Pearl President fiberglass kit - here is my baby. These dark brown fiberglass Presidents were produced...
14 years agoOsakabop
Thanks so much- let's keep hoping for the best for the people that live close to those reactors. I am about 500 kilometers from them and the wind doe...
14 years ago