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Let's see your drum room!!
Mark and Oddball, Thanks very much, it is my version of a man cave I guess. The round brass things at the top of some of the photos are Chinese (als...
5 years agoLet's see your drum room!!
I am amazed at how organized and neat everybody's drum rooms have been so far. I decided to post some pictures of mine as an example of an advanced c...
5 years ago1966 Gretsch RB ProgJazz in RWP
Looking at this makes me want to get out the old K's and work on some fun stuff from the blue cover Jim Chapin book. Do you have the Floating Action...
6 years agoOld DW pedal
Howdy, I have a couple of early DW pedals that are more similar to the Fleetfoot/Camco frame style but one has a square foot board heel shape and anot...
6 years agoThis is the Display Your Vintage Bass Pedal Thread
SAZ and John, Thanks so much. It turns out I had a copy of that patent but had not looked at it in a while (or carefully). I have a couple of the o...
6 years agoThis is the Display Your Vintage Bass Pedal Thread
SAZ, Thanks so much for the photos and information. I agree that the old time drummers must have had some very fast feet to work these things. I als...
6 years agoThis is the Display Your Vintage Bass Pedal Thread
SAZ, Can you enlighten me on the Ludwig cymbal dampener that attached to the bracket holding the cymbal on the bass drum that was hit with the "clange...
6 years agoWTB: Pete Engelhart Percussion
Good luck with your search. I have several of Pete's creations and love them all. You might try Professional Drum Shop in Hollywood. I bought two s...
6 years agoDIY Wood Blocks
I agree with your description of not finding good sounding woodblocks. The best ones I have found are very old (1920's?) Chinese mahogany wood blocks...
6 years agoIs Sabian Serious with this new logo?
I got tired of drum company logos looking like small billboards on my drums and cymbals many years ago and have always got out the can of Goof Off and...
6 years agoDesperately seeking Low Boy!
Congratulations on finding a real low boy. That is quite an accomplishment. Did it include the cupped cymbals? I have found small Chinese cymbals f...
6 years agoPurdie and The Beatles
I think you mean Andy White. I had the pleasure of studying Scottish pipe band drumming with him several years ago. If I understood correctly, he im...
6 years agoL&S Bass Drum Pedal
It is a beautiful pedal and cleaned up very nice. I am fascinated by the design with a center post for the spring mechanism. That makes for a very l...
6 years agoL&S Bass Drum Pedal
NoPork, That is a wonderful price and I will certainly take it. It must be user error on my part but I don't see any private messages. My folder i...
6 years agoL&S Bass Drum Pedal
I am not a Leedy and Strupe person, but I do collect pedals. I have not purchased anything on this forum, how do we proceed? Thanks, Joe
6 years ago