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Gretsch Model 4492 drum
In the '50s and '60s Gretsch made a cocktail drum with a small bongo mounted to it. Sounds like that's what you have. In that finish, even without the...
16 years agoFibes w/ 18" kick question
I used to see Victor Lewis with Woody Shaw at the Village Vanguard in NYC. He played a fibes chrome colored kit with and 18" bass drum and it was one...
16 years agoValuation on 1970's Slingerlands...
I think, in nice shape, you did OK. Not a steal, but a fair price with all the cymbals, stands etc. I've noticed a "new" group of collectors into the...
16 years agoLudwig 100th Anniversary
Ludwig's 25th Anniversary snare drum came out in 1936. This was Ludwig and Ludwig, when owned by Conn. Wouldn't the 100th anniversary then be 2011??
16 years agoWrap Psychedelic Red
This place has the closest match. http://www.jamminsam.com There was an earlier repro version that wasn't as good.
16 years agoGretsch Snare Drum
[QUOTE=JRichard;19984]I agree, 62-66. I have one in the Midnight Blue Sparkle. Gretsch made Midnight blue pearl, and blue sparkle...there's no such t...
16 years agoGood Deal on Ludwigs?
That wrap was never reproduced (accurately) after Ludwig switched to the bowling ball type of oyster blue, so it's doubtful that the drums are recover...
16 years agoExpertise Needed --- Now!
The '20s snare is a mid 1920s Ludwig and Ludwig standard...nickel over brass. They weren't called piccolo drums...that's a modern term. It's got a 4"...
16 years agoHeads for 60's Greatsch set
From what I've heard, you just take a head and saw a slit or two in the metal hoop. Try it with a used head first and see if it works.
16 years agoFull Dress Leedy 1937
Looks like it may have been a dual...does it say anything on the bottom rim? Cool placement of the badge...don't remember seeing there before. I'm gon...
16 years agoAuthentic Rogers?
Most likely they had "bread and butter" lugs that cracked and had been replaced with generic lugs. In addition to all the extra tom mount holes, there...
16 years agoFull Dress Leedy 1937
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16 years agoAnyone know what this old drum is?
It's a "stencil" generic import from the '60s or '70s that looks like it had its wrap stripped. Not worth getting heads for it...
16 years agoludwig universal or standard snare wich type?
Looks like an 8 lug, 1920s Ludwig and Ludwig standard model. The throw off is a late 1920s or ealy '30s Leedy "Speedway" throw off that was added late...
16 years agoWhat color Pearl is on this Slingerland 12x14?
I'd bet that drum was (is) original Rose Marine pearl.
16 years ago