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Vintage W&A Kit Restoration
I popped the heads off of the bass drum. (see photos below) I found a few interesting things. 1. The bass drum has the same 6-ply maple shell as the...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
> I don't think youre missing enough to even be concerned with. Mikey - It's going under the pedal any way so it'll never even be seen. I am going to...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
I'm going to open it up now and take a first look inside! More to follow.... John
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Before shots of the beast, '[COLOR="RoyalBlue"]Big Blue[/COLOR]' I've captioned the photos so they will be able to speak for themselves. This one is...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Jeff - Go back to the earlier pages of this thread. There are photos up of the badge, the gold tag and the serial number on the snare. No badges anywh...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
I only wish it wasn't so cloudy today! I took some shots last night in my living room by lamplight because I was excited to show it off. I wanted to t...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Thanx, Gary... Half the fun for me is sharing it with all you drum-bums. Who else would even care... :p Jeff - You asked: "John do the drums have ba...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
From PopsOldSkins...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Here are a couple of shots in natural light. It's cloudy today, but the light is good enough to show the drum. see below I'm taking a day off today,...
10 years agoHere Comes Another Child Prodegy
Awesome! Watch out for him in the future! Kid can rock. John
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Hi Gus! Welcome to the Vintage Drum Forum. Not 'prattling' at all, in fact any history we can piece together on the kit is welcome information. If y...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
1 down, 5 to go!!!!!!! :eek: This drum was no joke. I've been working on it steadily for a few days. Lots of time spent standing at the buffing stati...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Couple more shots... see below Let me know what you think so far... Sound: The drum has a deep fundamental note, it's warm and woody sounding. Remin...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Snare is done! :p Party A couple of 'before' shots: see below And the aftermath: see below Couple of more images to follow in next post.... John
10 years agowanted: ludwig imperial lugs
Mike, If the Imperials don't show up in time, use some brass tube lugs! You can probably get tube lugs in time for X-mas, the Imperials is another sto...
10 years ago