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How Do I Get Black Paint Off?
That's a vertical grain in there, probably Luan. (Asian made drum.) Unless you plan to use clear heads on them, why go through all the extra work? Jo...
13 years ago'68 Ludwig Standards
Sweet! Those are top-of-the-line Ludwig shells. Some guys think they sound better than the classic lug kits because of the lighter hardware. Enjoy the...
13 years agothankful
You too Jag and All. guitar2 John
13 years agoA Really old Leedy Drum Found. Please help
From auto.pilot...
13 years ago1963 Ludwig Hollywood Set
I don't think so Jag... the guy mentions some pitting. The ad reads: "Snare is plated metal and shows some oxidation." COB's don't pit. I'll be real...
13 years agoHey, We're back!
Ok, just made a donation! Feels good! John
13 years agoHey, We're back!
One of the mods should set-up a Vintage Drum Forum page at Facebook. Just put a little tagger on the home page saying; We're on Facebook. It'll come i...
13 years ago1963 Ludwig Hollywood Set
Update: Spoke to pocilja today. Sounds like a nice guy. We're all set to swap cash for drums sometime this week-end. I'll post some shots after I get...
13 years agoLudwig 60's Hollywood drumset
Man, I thought it was a re-wrap! Yes, please do tell us how you got the wrap so clean and bright again. John
13 years agoHappy
I see we lost a few hours of posts! Happy T-Day to you too Josephus and all VDF'erz... John
13 years agoHey, We're back!
I was starting to go through withdrawal symptoms! Thanks to the mods for getting us back up and running! John
13 years ago1963 Ludwig Hollywood Set
Blair - once I have them in front of me, I'll take a bunch of 'before' shots and I'll be sure to include a good close-up of the tom mount set-up. Look...
13 years agoLudwig 60's Hollywood drumset
Excellent restoration job on that kit! Kudos. I just bought an early 60's Hollywood kit myself. Can't wait to get to work on them. Did you do the wr...
13 years ago1963 Ludwig Hollywood Set
Yay! Heard from the guy... he'll call me tomorrow so we can do the deal. I'm a happy camper. Excited I'm going to bring those puppies back to life an...
13 years agoconverting a marching snare into a tom
> How do you shorten the snare stand? Call Lorraina Bobbit! Falling Do John
13 years ago