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Felt inside lugs?
If it got a spring inside... it needs damping/felt. If they don't have it, add it. Just don't use cotton balls. They're a mess to clean-out after they...
13 years agoIn your opinion....what's the value of this kit.
Em... food for thought: for the kind of money you're thinking of spending, why not just buy a set of modern, well-built, durable RCI shells in the exa...
13 years agohas anyone stripped chrome from brass?
Adrian, not 'smarts,' bud, I just know what I like. Chances are, if I like it and it turns me on, it'll turn somebody else on too. Not rocket science...
13 years agoIn your opinion....what's the value of this kit.
The deal with vista's and cracks is; along the seam = ok, out on the shell = problem. It's like an auto windshield, if the crack is out on the shell,...
13 years agoHey, We're back!
*TommyP - You're the best 'clean-up crew' this side of the Grand Canyon! Thank you... John
13 years agoIn your opinion....what's the value of this kit.
Depends on how well the repair was done. No way to know unless you can make a close inspection. Better if it had been done by a pro. John
13 years agoRemoving green texta
You might want to try Grafitti-Remover spray. Motzenbocker's 'Lift-Off #4'. Google it. John
13 years agohas anyone stripped chrome from brass?
The Ludwig is a 1966 supra that I customized with chrome over brass tube lugs. I wanted to open up the sound of the drum. The brass snare is 1910 Oliv...
13 years agoLudwig 60's Hollywood drumset
> mild industrial cleaners Brand name please? More details if you will about the process you used. John
13 years agogreat whites
I'm with Mike T, I have a three kit limit. As soon as I buy the fourth kit, one of the others has to go. It's kind of like a heroin addict controlling...
13 years agohas anyone stripped chrome from brass?
2x's - I paid $150.00 to have two shells stripped of their chrome and polished; the brass one in the photo and a badly pitted supra shell. I had them...
13 years agoHey, We're back!
From MIKEY777...
13 years agoRadio Kiing Snare
Sweet drum Tommy! All you need is one die-cast hoop for the top. That's one great, special snare drum. I'm [COLOR="DarkGreen"]green[/COLOR] with envy....
13 years agoIn your opinion....what's the value of this kit.
I don't think you'll find many (if any) vista kits in the sizes you're looking for. Everything you're after is a super rare drum. 26" vista bass drums...
13 years agohas anyone stripped chrome from brass?
You have to take the shell to a local plater. I had a 100 year-old COB shell that had chemically damaged chrome on it. The plater stripped the chrome...
13 years ago