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Snare wires and the like
Apologies, I am sleepy- it`s late here- I think I misread your original posting- I will look at the link.
15 years agoSnare wires and the like
there was some talk on another forum about drummers making their own snare wires from guitar strings.
15 years agoSnare wires and the like
hmmmm, I wonder if you check with the brothers who play for the top tier symphonies- I bet they have connections to a maker. The precision I have gl...
15 years agoStewarts worth
Commenting on that last post (I agree) - I did buy a 1975 Valencia luan kit that won`t sound "true" for anything- all the tricks, different heads, you...
15 years agoStewarts worth
Ok, if you are serious about getting them tuned up nicely. Assume that these drums will have only 1 pitch that sound "true" - resonates the shell and...
15 years agoDo You Or Don't you when you play??
I do not but since 2006 I do wear wrist wraps
15 years agoHelp me date this Pearl badge
I love the 20/16/12 sizes myself but I`m refering to the typical 18,12,14 ft that we all think of as the classic jazz sizes. If I were to call a kit...
15 years agoHelp me date this Pearl badge
I had not thought of that kind of thing- but it may suggest a far fetched idea where they manufactured these like a 1967 shell construction in the ear...
15 years agoHelp me date this Pearl badge
Here I have found a pic of another Pearl Modern Jazz snare- same badge. This one seriously shows- early 1970s lugs- my 1975 Valencia snare has these...
15 years agoJohn Grey and Sons Broadway Snare
Just want to say beautiful drum- must sound great. Would love to see more of these around.
15 years agoHelp me date this Pearl badge
That bass drum cymbal arm mount you got there`s a beautiful thing and I have not seen one like it in any of the Pearl stuff to date. I will look more...
15 years agoHelp me date this Pearl badge
hmmmm... still pondering about this- yes the shells very much say "66-67" to me. However, really- that badge is not a mid -60s script- these blac...
15 years agoHelp me date this Pearl badge
This one is not in my 68 or 69 catalog- I looks like a 67 from the interior of the bass drum- I have only a few pages of a 67 catalog and it`s not i...
15 years agoA Coupla Rogers Powertones
Just beautiful- nice investments- their value will only rise as time goes on.
15 years agoCool M.i.j. Snare Drum
wow- reminds me of that wrap one or two members were sporting about three weeks ago- like and aged Pearl and black flake swirl- very nice. That drum l...
15 years ago