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What's the "weirdest" drum you've ever seen?
Saw a snare drum made out of glass at California Percussion a while back. Weighed a ton. [ame="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6L3aRzLoXo"]Hear The...
9 years agoThe cymbal cleaning question...again
My 2 cents ,if you have $40 bucks ,Sabian will refinish and relogo including return shipping. I paid $80bucks for these plus $40 to clean and relogo.
9 years agoCatalog Days - Remember Those?
Greatest drum catlog ever ,the 1970 Fibes drum catalog. [ame]http://www.drumarchive.com/fibes/Fibes_70_BW.pdf[/ame] It actually came with metal swat...
9 years agoSlighly larger top HH and smaller bottom question
Saluda is the company that does this ,but I kind of had the same impression. When you play your hats open ,there really is no bottom cymbal for suppo...
9 years agoSlighly larger top HH and smaller bottom question
I have a chipped bottom 602 SE cymbal that I want to get the edge smoothed on. The company that does that it says I should get the top cymbal smoothe...
9 years agoDrums Louie Bellson is Playing
From longjohn...
9 years agoDrums Louie Bellson is Playing
I've played the PTS and the concept just sounded better on paper (those drum shells were a step above paper mache). The bearing edges would collapse...
9 years agoDrums Louie Bellson is Playing
Remp PTS.(1980's) Some of the worst drums that were ever manufactured.
9 years agoRemoving glue from my drum wrap?
Lestoil also works quite well. Use it straight out of the bottle.
9 years agoRemoving glue from my drum wrap?
I've had good luck with Pine Sol.
9 years agoTama Imperialstar 14"x5" snare found
>pre-Kingbeat.snare mechanism. The kingbeat snares rattled and were near impossible to tune. A lot of snares tried to use that action ,but it was way...
9 years agoTama Imperialstar 14"x5" snare found
My 2 cents ,maybe a brass shell (do a magnet check). The parallel snare strainer pretty much sucked ,so don't expect a Ludwig SS action. You can pick...
9 years agoHall of fame!
From larryz...
9 years agoPearl Jupiter Parallel Strainer Repair or Replace?
The Dunnetts are a good start as the mounting screws are movable on the throw off. http://www.fullcompass.com/prod/276583-Gibraltar-SC-GR-4TO-C?utm_...
9 years agoSo how rare are Fibes smoke/grey shells?
What branded Fibes was it ? Austin Fibes also made acrylic(and in a lot more colors).
9 years ago