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restoration of vintage Premier kit
If you're set on re-wrapping them and are worried about head fit, you can always order calf skins and tuck them yourself. Presto: custom-fit drum hea...
15 years agoI Got My Rogers!!!
Gorgeous! Congratulations on the find. Can't wait to see more pics.
15 years agoThe Saga Continues
Change the wrap to Midnight Blue Pearl and you've got my snare down to the last detail. No tags, silver interior, single-point snare butt, no key hold...
15 years agoFINALLY - 69 Ludwig Standards Avocado Strata
Beautiful kit! Love the bass drum head too. Congratulations on winning it back after 34 years. We'd all love to hear the story.
15 years agoWhat Famous Drummers Played The Super Classic?????
I'm not really a Charlie fan, though I can respect what he does. But I can't knock his hi-hat playing -- it's some of the tastiest in the business. A...
15 years agoInherited old drums... no idea what I'm doing
I'd leave the cymbals without a cleaning unless they're really filthy (as in "inexplicably covered in some mysterious tar-like substance" filthy). Col...
15 years agoHow I Spent My Summer Vacation
Love it! Thanks for posting this, mcjinic. I can never get enough of those great kits of yours. What was the music on that video? I have to say--I'm...
15 years agoCymbal arm
Is this still available? Would you take $15 for it?
15 years agoWTB - metal edging for cortex concert tom
Here's an odd request: I'm looking for the metal band that protects the bottom bearing edge on a 13" cortex-wrapped Ludwig concert tom. You can see a...
15 years agoMy 78 Rogers are about ready for heads... any suggestions?
A re-wrap job would at least cover the holes cosmetically... I think Jaye said he keeps spare shells around and cuts patches from them to plug large...
15 years agoRIMS vs. original tom mounts
Interesting! My Gretsch kit is a little older, so I've got stick-choppers rather than die-cast rims. The hoops were a little out of round when I got...
15 years agoRIMS vs. original tom mounts
Thanks for the tip! You're right; those would look great with nickel hardware. I can't justify the expense right now, but someday I may upgrade. In t...
15 years agoRIMS vs. original tom mounts
Yeah, I put my 13" round badge tom on a snare stand when I first got the kit. It completely killed the sound of the drum. I eventually bought a Pearl...
15 years agoRIMS vs. original tom mounts
Thanks for the advice! Now, if only they made RIMS mounts in nickel to match the hardware... :)
15 years agoMy 78 Rogers are about ready for heads... any suggestions?
From mcjnic...
15 years ago