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Opinions On Bearing Edges
Your subject line pretty much says it all. There are tons of opinions on bearing edges. Many current drum makers stake out their particular bearing ed...
15 years agoWooden wooding-drumkit
For Wooding think Meazzi. There is some excellent info on this self same site: http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/meazzi.html and more useful stuff:...
15 years ago3M Safest Stripper (Please resist...resist)
I used another brand, Lepages Supa Stripper. The drum had several coats of primer, top coat and urethane. Removing that many layers took a couple of s...
15 years agoQuestion about shell
The Ludwig site is helpful on this: http://www.ludwig-drums.com/features/hoamld/woodshellguide.php Patrick
15 years agoTell me what you would do........please read.
Go ahead for your own happiness. Be careful about how much you load on to the young one--she may be a nascent bass player or something and just not pe...
15 years agoWhy was the Ludwig Speed king never copied?
It's an interesting question, since most other innovations have been copied or quoted. I can't recall another double post compression spring set up. P...
15 years agoQuestion about quality of vintage hardware
To each their own, and all due respect. I am a convert when it comes to the hardware. I enjoy the stability of double braced hardware, high hat clutc...
15 years agoZildjian Fun Facts.
Hi, In my fool's errand re using Dave Tough as a yardstick, I found this delightful quote from Mezz Mezzrow: Dave Tough was my boy. He was a little...
15 years agoZildjian Fun Facts.
Hi, Here is another pic from the same day. Dave Tough alone. I tried to use it and the door frame (calculating with the contemporary average height...
15 years agoDrum snobbery!
Hi, Living and playing and purchasing gear through the past decades, my perspective is a bit different. Agreed that Pearl and Tama in particular poa...
15 years agoSlingerland End Tables?
Somebody somewhere posted some pictures a few years back of a bar that was using drum shells (glitter wrap I think) as lamp shades. Looked kind of n...
15 years agoYour Claim To Fame.
Hi, A week drumming for John Lee Hooker would probably be the highest profile. Nice guy to work for. Travelled alone. Stayed in the hotel room unle...
15 years agoIs the piano a "drum" or a stringed instrument?
Hi, Generally instruments are divided into three categories (string, wind and percussion), which of course leaves off newer developments such as synt...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
Hi, Howzabout the rute? Bunches of twigs (switches and rutes included) seem to have some musical history behind them and a relationship with brushes...
15 years agoFirst commercially available brushes?
Thanks Gerry, More and more to learn, cheers, Patrick
15 years ago