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Uber collectable kits.
I don't think that it is all original though. The picture showed machine head lug attachment screws, the cymbal mounts are missing, a tom hoop is repl...
11 years agoGretsch snare date
Yup. Mid to late fifties. I would bet '56 or later.
11 years agoBeware of virus
It doesn't effect my iMac...in case you are worried about what platform this will affect. I've been to his site several times, no problems.
11 years agoThe innovation of Billy Gladstone
Incredible set. Loved the man's thinking, I'm a tinkerer myself. I hope that you will post more photos, that set is sweet!
11 years agoTom to Snare
It's a great hobby. Just do it. Get a flexible, accurate six inch ruler, my most used tool for precise placement of parts. A calculator, drill n bits,...
11 years agoWhat is YOUR Top 10 Drummer's List of All Time
I'm just glad that I didn't see that Metallica and Dream Theatre drummer listed. The Hanson kid has some better beats than each of them.
11 years agoOld Gretsch drum set
Cool color, but no copper mist. Maybe a good repaint, the dings have paint in them, and I've never seen hoops with hoop mounted accessories without an...
11 years agoOld Gretsch drum set
Agree, no floor tom is a big sticking point nowadays. One doesn't see many with a single mounted Tom, a single floor tom maybe, but mounted?
11 years agoGretsch Experts - HELP
Are they green with gold hardware?
11 years agoOld Gretsch drum set
Thanks for providing us with that well informed notion about Gretsch sets not usually being sold with floor toms. Where was that information gathered.
11 years agoCrash and Ride on one cymbal stand (Ian Paice style)
We used to do that before I knew who he was. Just a neat property of the old flat based stands. Just throw a felt and cymbal over that section and the...
11 years agoMax Roach on eBay?
Thanks for that. I was actually planning on building a similar snare, I'll have to avoid that throwoff.
11 years agoSteve Maxwell?
Buy low, sell high. And I don't judge him for it, that is how business is done. Good for him.
11 years agoMax Roach on eBay?
When does a drum have so many parts replaced that it no longer has the identity of the model claimed? This eBay for a Max Roach already says new tensi...
11 years ago50's Three ply Gretsch Bop
more pics of process. And I made sure the outer seam lined up from top to bottom. After these pics were taken, I redid the sanding on the inside so it...
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