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Antique store finds
Very early on in my drum collecting career I found a nice Geisler snare drum in an antique store. Never found another in an antique store in over 20 y...
11 years agoPaiste 2002 22" CRASH
Practically new. Makes a great light ride. For pics, search seller recans (me) on ebay. $250 shipped. Email [email]rkalinsky@aol.com[/email]
11 years agoSlingerland snare mufflers
I have a '61 set. The tom is from early '61 and has the two pad muffler; the floor tom is from late '61 and has the later style muffler. There are a...
11 years ago60s Ludwigs on ebay
Extra holes on tom, bass drum is two years later than the toms and has '70s sprurs? I'd stay away...you could buy a complete original set for much les...
11 years agoRestoring 59 Slinger-Leedy Shelly Manne Kit
Cool set. Extremely rare finish and I've never seen a Leedy with that finish. I sort of lucked into the Turquoise Veil set I had too. There is a repla...
11 years agoHELP! Radio King snare lug just broke!
In a pinch you could use a later sound king lug until you find the correct one. Same hole spacing...
11 years agoshaving down sticks
Musicians Friend just had a special on pro mark seconds; 10 pair for 10 bucks, free shipping. I bought 5a and 5b.
11 years agono floor toms
Very common in the '50s and '60s for sets to be sold without floor toms. My cousin was a NYC workind drummer then and never owned one.
11 years agoThick Washers for T-rods
Jim Petty used to have tbe vintage kind (not like the cheesy Cannon ones) but they were pricey and he can be tough to deal with.
11 years agoCamco 3D Moire Oaklawns
Excellent!
11 years agoHelp identifying CG Conn set specifics
Not really a set. They didn't have sets per se back then. Snare and bass could have come together. The other drum is a marcher. I'd sell them indi in...
11 years agoold beat up snare - help ID
Yes, it looks like a Kent.
11 years agoVintage Slingerland bass drum tension rods
All Slingerland, Ludwig, Gretsch, Rogers and mos others use the same diameter / pitch rods for all the their drums; 12/24. No difference between floor...
11 years agovintage slingerland helps
No...it's likely a 24.
11 years agoWanted:Leedy elite 1920 snare wires and mechanism
From Ludwigtony...
11 years ago