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Gonna play my Trixon Speedfire on halloween night!
Awesome set you have there!!. My Telstar is WMP that has faded a bit and I'm actually tempted to recover, but I wont.
10 years ago20" Kent WMP Bass drum
LOL....and someone ripped the foil Kent badge off that drum! you can see the outline around the gromment. $150 to ship is insane.
10 years agoPossibly my best score yet
Wado: Are you sure the shells are not Metric sized? You need to measure with the head off. Some metric drums are just a hair smaller or larger than s...
10 years agokent drums worth anything?
$400 for a set of Kent drums aND there is no snare drum? That's not a good deal. For $400 you can find a Sling or Luddy which are far better made dr...
10 years agoWestend set (The Hague)
PJC: No problem!! I had the same issue with my 1957 Sonors. The heads were 12.5, the bass drum 21.3 INSANE!! The retrofit method works very well, a...
10 years agoWhat are these?
To me, they look like MIJs from around 1969. Not sure tho.
10 years agoAnyone knowledgeable on Walberg & Auge?
LeedyBop: That Ice Blue glitter is a Spectacular color. Wow!
10 years agoHelp IDing Grandpas 40s (?) drums
Geez, I wonder where the original hoops for that big bass drum went? Nice drums, in any case. A bit too yellow for my own taste tho, but they have lo...
10 years agoFinally found my kit!
Phil, those are nice looking drums. Congrats. Hey, if you want to sell the 18 inch Zyn crash / ride, please let me know, I could use one.
10 years agotempro wmp set????
Fayray: Well, I havent heard any of my fellow Trixon users having the problems to the degree that you describe. For the Telstars, in my opinion, if y...
10 years agoWestend set (The Hague)
PJC: If you have to have custom made heads made, you will pay a decent chunk of change. The change over method I described is what alot of drummers d...
10 years ago1965 ludwig drums
Those parts will be easy to find. They might cost you some bucks, but you'll be able to get them.
10 years agoWestend set (The Hague)
PJC.....for the odd sized drums, the cheapest way out is round the size up to the next common size, get a hoop and head that size, then install washer...
10 years agoTrixon snare listed on C.L.
I'm the proud owner of a 1967 Tel star conical set While they are SO cool to look at, getting parts is a real bear.
10 years agoWrapping with the TAPE method
I think most if not all of the problems are due to the way the tape is used. Putting a strip of tape on the beginning and end of the wrap and calling...
10 years ago