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Slingerland Brass On Brass Snare
One of the last of the US Slingerlands. The SLAPSHOT throwoff was a very good system
13 years ago...& another vintage Zildjian ?
I picked up an old Zildjian Saturday thats just a little TOO vintage for me.It is a 13" K. Constantinople made in Turkey.It weighs-in at 880g. I often...
13 years agoLudwig Black Magic snare drum
Thanks for all the input.SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: My persuit for a Ludwig Black Magic snare has been placed on hold due to just finding myself a 6.5X14 B...
13 years agovintage Zildjian ?
Thanks for all the input. The Zildjian in question is from the late 1930s/early 1940s. gonna get rid of it.The sound is just a little too vintage for...
13 years agovintage Zildjian ?
OK, I've always considered myself a semi-expert on vintage Zildjians but I need some advice on this one. I just acquired a 15" Zildjian cymbal that we...
13 years agoTension Rod Lubricant
I remember playing trumpet in JH school and lubed it up using valve oil.Always wondered how that would work on tension rods?
14 years agoSlingerland double tom mount ID needed
The Slingerland Magnum hardware wasnt too bad of quality.On a negative note wasnt this around the time Slingerland was having thier hardware made over...
14 years agoHave you ever altered a vintage drum before it was vintage?
From bunnyman...
14 years agoHave you ever altered a vintage drum before it was vintage?
Dont know if you would call it altering but one time i applied contact paper to a Slingerland BDP snare.Ten years later I peeled the contsct paper off...
14 years agoSound King Inside Lug Plates, When Did They Stop Using Them?
I had a couple of Slingerland snares that had those plates you're talking about.I always thought they used them insted of cup washers. SOMEBODY CORRE...
14 years agoLudwig Black Magic snare drum
OK,I know this forum is for vintage drums,however, I was just wondering if anyone out there tried out the new Black Magic snare drum by Ludwig. The re...
14 years agoAre Tama cymbals any good?
They are nice cymbals..........for a beginner. About the same quality as Planet Z's
14 years agoLate 70's Zildjian A 16" Crash
The 'brass ring' inside the center hole is a dead giveaway that it is a marching cymbal. Zildjian installed those brass ring's so they would'nt cut th...
14 years ago70's 20" Avedis Zildjian Ride
Zildjian did'nt start the bold ink stamping until 1982
14 years agoTension Rod Lubricant
From bunnyman...
14 years ago