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Manchester NH drum show
I know she doesn't reply to my emails and put a kit on hold for another buyer that I was discussing with her. I since found a suitable replacement....
17 years agoTrixon Speedfire
Sorry, I try to be succinct. O-lugs is our resident prose master. I have a Telstar kit and all the heads are round (batters bigger than resonants) a...
17 years agoTrixon Speedfire
They're made for showin', not for blowin'. Try a Remo Pinstripe on it, it really brings out the bottom end,...oh wait...nevermind. Gary
17 years agoGretsch Round Badge Mystery
I'm tapped. I'm sure your right.
17 years agoZildjian A Series 22" Swish
Why don't you talk to Steve Maxwell about an appraisal letter? He provided me with such a letter for a kit I purchased from him. http://www.maxwelld...
17 years agoZildjian A Series 22" Swish
This should be good enough. http://www.musicalinstruments.com/detail.asp?ProductCode=ZilA0315
17 years ago70s Ludwig Kit
aaronufl, What could be more seventies than that wrap? I bet if you used some wax and buffed it out it would look great. It sounds like you and I a...
17 years agoCamco Crazy Cards!!!!
$1,525. The way things are going these days, not too bad.
17 years agoCamco Crazy Cards!!!!
For one thing, your non Oaklawn kits are bigger drums. I find smaller drums tend to be more resonant. I think there's less air to move between the h...
17 years agoCamco Crazy Cards!!!!
I know the Oaklawn's go for a higher price. There are less intact sets around and they are older and more nostalgic. The LAs are fine drums though. I...
17 years agoRecovered no mufflers Gretsch RB set
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=230161456663&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=013 This blows my mind.
17 years agoOld and new
Mike, The drum is a beauty. There's nothing wrong with a multi-generatinal player. I think the black hoops were a nice touch. Day glow green could...
17 years agoGretsch Round Badge Mystery
Did you take the muffler out for the inside shell picture? The exterior picture shows the muffler adjusters. The picture of the tag inside the unfin...
17 years agoMy Early 70's Gretsch Kit
Very nice. I wish the picture was bigger. I bet they sound great.
17 years agoplugging holes in wraps
The smaller the hole the easier the fix. You drill the hole out to the size of your dowel and when you insert the dowel plug you bring it out flush w...
17 years ago