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Any Guess on the year of this Gretsch?
Yup. First half of the fifties.
9 years ago1960s KENT Drum Set..a Real looker...
Sizes? Looks like 13, 16 20.
9 years ago1968 Ludwig Jazzette bop kit
Nice. Thanks for sharing all of these with us.
9 years ago1967 Gretsch Round Badge Bop
I am sooo jealous. I am very interested in hearing the story behind the acquisition of your bop sets. Do you primarily buy through auction? Private pa...
9 years agoKeyholing Question
Buy it, don't worry about it. Offer $100 because of key-holing, then buy a grombal: http://www.thegrombal.com/gb_info.htm I use these. One of my cym...
9 years agoDouble Snare Wires?
The Royal Ace by Premier had the double system. I almost bought a nice marcher with system intact for $68 at an antiques mall, I walked back to get it...
9 years ago1948 Ludwig Drummer April Fool's Joke
That'd be a good one.
9 years agoRogers 14x18 bass drum
So...It was a converted floor tom and not originally a bass? I would have converted it too, but which is it?
9 years ago60's Gretsch drums worth??
That didn't clarify anything. That makes it worse! What does that backstory contribute to estimating the value of this set? It's not even a solid plan...
9 years ago60's Gretsch drums worth??
Yes. And with the abundance of information you provided, I can easily tell you that it will be worth anywhere from $250 to $12,000.
9 years agoNewly found Slingerland Hollywood Ace!
That's a great find! My SlingerLeedy was September '65, a month before my bd. they sound great!
9 years agoThe work of an evil genius? or what the hell is up with these Slingerland drums
That certainly is odd.
9 years agoGretsch re-wrap
I needed to cut wrap, and I happened to have a neighbor that had a brake for bending aluminum sheets, lots of construction guys have these. The brake...
9 years agoCamco strainer question
I'm pretty sure that I've seen the solid back like the left one, with the longer arm like the right one.
10 years agoBent snare wires
I did this with two sets or snares, worked like a champ. Clamp the ends down lightly on a workbench, align the snares along one half and put a light w...
10 years ago