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Preserving 60s Slingerland Kit Duco finish
I had a WFL snare that I wiped away some dust and stuff and then sprayed high quality lacquer (4 or 5 thin coats) and I love it. Some of the finish is...
10 years agoAny ideas for this Rogers shell?
Just wanted to share a quick update on this 'Dynasonic' project... I'm not going to try and do the cut down and bearing edges myself, so I got in cont...
10 years agoToo long in the Dawn bath?
Not the most exciting of questions, but I had 5 or 6 old Slingerland chrome bass drum lugs that were very dirty and I did the Dawn soak technique whic...
10 years agoPremier 60's/70's Tom Dampers
I need several of these dampers.... there were at least 2 versions, one with the double small round felts, and one with a larger rectangular felt. I'd...
10 years agoDuco refinish
I just finished my first try on the Purdie Shuffle Duco turntable machine, and it turned out OK. Not quite what I was hoping for, but not tragic eithe...
10 years agoOld Lud Wrap Removal for Reuse?
In addition to the voice of experience listed above, you could look at the fingers of my right hand where I stripped some white cortex of a Rogers con...
10 years agoAny ideas for this Rogers shell?
Excellent ideas and nice to know it's do-able. I will send an e mail to On The Edge tonight. After a crappy day at work, it's nice to sit down in th...
10 years agoAny ideas for this Rogers shell?
I was in a pawn shop a few weeks ago and picked up a Rogers concert tom in nasty, dinged up white cortex. I only paid $10 and it had a script badge th...
10 years agoSlingerland T Rods and Rogers spur holder
Sorry for the late response.... sometimes life gets hectic. Anyway, they are 4 1/4" in length, measured from the collar. If you have the Rogers part...
10 years agoSlingerland T Rods and Rogers spur holder
Hi, I am in need of 4 Slingerland T Rods, the ones that were used up until 1958 or so. Don't need the claws... already have those, just the T Rods, pr...
10 years agoPremier Gold Sparkle
I recently picked up an absolutely beautiful Premier kit from (I think) the early 60's.... 20" bass, two 12" toms and a 14" floor tom. The chrome is a...
10 years agoSlingerland Floor Tom Leg Mounts
Yes, the legs I have appear to be 9.5mm. I'm not 100% sure if it used the push button type mount... from a bit of research, it appears that they start...
10 years agoSlingerland Floor Tom Leg Mounts
I'm looking for 3 Slingerland Floor Tom Leg mounting brackets for a late 50's 14 * 14 floor tom. I've got the legs.... well at least I've got a set of...
10 years agoL.A.-Area Vintage Drum Garage Sale!
Heading up from San Diego at 8 AM for a Drum Road Trip. It's gonna be me and my 16 year old son plus a load of random orphans and other stuff that mig...
10 years agoPremier No 1 Snare Wire/Strainer Repair
Yes, I agree that it's a Super Ace... I picked one up a few weeks ago and have been cleaning it up on and off for the few days. Mine has the 'double 1...
10 years ago