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Rogers "clockface" Strainer
The Fullerton era ones don't have the "D". At least mine didn't. I got it new in '72 and never changed the throw-off.
17 years agoSlingerland Snare Drum ID
Yeah, it's probably a 1930s drum and it's nickel plated brass. Cape cod polishing cloths will make it shine.
17 years agoNeed red sparkle bass drum hoop inlay
Need a strip of red sparkle (glitter) hoop inlay for a 22" WFL (Ludwig) bass drum hoop. The WFL red sparkle is the glitter type with the black backgro...
17 years ago1969 Ludwig Jazzette natural maple pics
RE: those spurs...it's possible, and likely, that the Rogers spurs were put on using the existing holes from the original Ludwig straight spurs. I wou...
17 years agoAquarian American Vintage drumheads
For oversized gretsch shells, you can also use regular remos by cutting a slot or two in the flesh hoop of the head. I've heard this works real well.
17 years agoGretsch Wrap Wanted
Hi...there's no such thing as midnight blue sparkle...there's midnight blue pearl or blue sparkle. I have the complete wrap from a blue sparkle snare...
17 years agoTom heads for 3-ply Maple Slingerlands w/re-rings
I have a lot of Slingerland 3 ply drums...for resonant side heads I like the Attack clear heads. They sound great and are super cheap. I recently got...
17 years agoRogers WMP Stand up Cocktail Drum.????
That looks like a Vespe cocktail drum made in NJ in the 1950s. The tone control looks like a Slingerland. I've seen a few of them, they're not too col...
17 years agoSlingerland Snare Beds and Clamshell Strainer
There should be a small spacer that looks almost like a washer between the snares and each side of the throw off. If there were washers there when yo...
17 years agoA few pics and info
The drums look like they will clean up nicely. Even pitted lugs can be made to look real shiny. (I use Noxon and a cotton rag.) I think if you cleaned...
17 years agoHow Can This Be???
From mlvibes...
17 years agoHelp in Dating a Ludwig Snare 1930's????
That throw-off would date it, I think, from the 1940s...earlier versions of that drum had the "timepiece" throw off. The Imperial lugs came out in '3...
17 years agoI may have finally found a keeper??
From just_me...
17 years agoI may have finally found a keeper??
Often the silver turns goldish... Not that you want to spend more, but this drum would make a nice addition to your set. http://cgi.ebay.com/1930s-40s...
17 years agoI may have finally found a keeper??
Those will be great sounding drums...not much you can do with duco finishes other than repainting. (Wrapping them would be costly and there's a good c...
17 years ago