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Books by drummers
Burt Korall's two books Drummin Men: The Heart Beat of Jazz, the Swing Years and Drummin Men: The Heart Beat of Jazz, the BeBop Years are both go...
10 years agoGretsch Snare With Ludwig Drums
Sounds great. I play the flip set up, Ludwig snare (400) and Gretsch toms and bass. Either way, the characteristic (and divergent) sounds of either se...
10 years agoWhat pieces of each brand's parts would your ideal vintage drum set have on it?
Gretsch SSB Rosewood finish (20", 12" 14") with Rogers Swivomatic mounting hardware. Mid-sixties Supra with P86 strainer. Pearl Iso feet if and wher...
10 years agoWhy FIVE?
From leedybdp...
10 years agoFirst thing I see at the local flea market ...
Nice! I've had some luck at flea markets with percussion parts--chimes, triangles etc--nothing this useful.
10 years agoThe Most Expensive Drumset Ever Sold
Bit of a head scratcher at first. Since Moon had moved on to double kits by 68 according to available timelines I figured it had to be part of a bigge...
10 years agoRecently Purchased Vintage Drum
I haven't seen anything like the interest us kit drummers have in vintage drums among the marching community. Typically marching drummers play the gea...
10 years agoJammin' Sam? Boooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Doesn't Drum Foundry carry self adhesive wrap? Still up on their website. http://www.drumfoundry.com/c-91-drum-wraps.aspx I agree with McJnic. If you...
10 years agoEvans coated G1 - am I losing my mind?
Now and then one brand or another doesn't seem the best match for the drums and/or my ears so I'll mix and match. I have no firm preferences re the c...
10 years agoWhat wood does premier use on interiors 1970's
I understand that the re-rings were beech, and that shells were either Birch or Mahogany, dependent on the period. Sometimes mahogany appears as a fil...
10 years ago"To Oil or Not To Oil" ? That's the question
I have never seen consensus on how or whether coating a drum interior will affect the sound. My experience with the urethanes suggested to me a "brigh...
10 years agoRemoval of a bands name
Funny, The only case I have that's marked up is a marching snare case that came with a Carlton pipe band snare. I am suspecting it was a girl's pipe...
10 years ago1947-50 METJAZZ, PARIS 35.3 cm (13.89 inch) x 16.2 cm (6.37 inch) FULL DRESS MODEL
Gorgeous drum and a great restoration. I went looking for more on MetJazz, and they are fascinating drums. There is a great picture of an inlay kit in...
10 years agoFOUND......a pic of my 1St Kit...warning it really Vintage..
The sticks look the size of those enormo sticks Bunny Carlos sometimes wielded. Very cool and funny.
10 years agoCamco project revised
I have really enjoyed this thread. Thanks! Patrick
10 years ago