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Really Sensitive Super Sensitive
Tim, Send me the drum. I'll fix it for you free of any charge. You just handle the shipping. I have any parts that may be needed on hand. Your call...
13 years agoRolling Bombers
Wait until my friend Joeyboom sees these. He'll give you expert feedback on them. He's been restoring one of these. Beautiful, rare old kit. Congrats...
13 years agoneed help dating this kit/snare
What you have is a 70's kit with a (possibly) 60's jazzfest snare drum. The snare drum is questionable because the badge grommet has been tampered wit...
13 years agoCamco Set Price?
Is that 18" the bass drum? If so, snag em at the price! Dolfan???? What say you? John
13 years agoSmokin'
> -in 2 weeks you'll wake up and smell a smell you'd forgotten existed. Not to worry, Kevin, a little 'Gold Bond Powder' in your 'Manpers' should tak...
13 years agoCamco Snare Drum - Help Identifying
> What is the wrap on your Camco kit. It's a kit composed of Oaklawn orphans. All pieces I bought separately over a two year period. They were wrappe...
13 years agoremote hi hats
From latzanimal...
13 years agoSmokin'
Man, are you getting some good and realistic advice! The cravings come in waves, Kevin. Very strong at first. It's an act of will as you have been tol...
13 years agoVintage and modern drums
From OddBall...
13 years agoremote hi hats
Ok, I did some homework and I came up with this! [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E9Atv0_UjVw[/ame] Maybe the answer to my problems with cable-dr...
13 years agoCamco Snare Drum - Help Identifying
I recently sold the identical drum for $500+ to a forum member. That's an early 1960's Oaklawn Camco 'Studio' snare drum. It has a Jasper maple shell...
13 years agoReally Sensitive Super Sensitive
Here are some shots of the 'track' I'm talking about. It's number 1 part in the illustration. The slide that holds the snares should travel smoothly a...
13 years agoReally Sensitive Super Sensitive
Tim - I made an illustration for you... John PS - Another thing to check for parallel alignment is the track/flat metal fork, that the snares ride o...
13 years agoReally Sensitive Super Sensitive
Super sensitive mechanisms are -easy- if you understand how they work. You can't attempt to fix or adjust one unless you first study the mechanism its...
13 years agoAnyone going to Jazzfest?
If you get a chance, check out my boys; The Stooges Brass band. Ga-ron-teed good music! http://www.stoogesmusicgroup.com/news/35-news/82-stooges-bras...
13 years ago