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Drum head advice
From MastroSnare...
15 years agoDrum head advice
From MastroSnare...
15 years agoDrum head advice
This is encouraging. My 13" RB sounds great with Ambassadors, but the floor tom has never sounded quite right to my ears. It's always felt "slappy,"...
15 years agoSource for wood hoops?
First off: thanks to all for the great advice I've gotten here. I'm about to start my first restoration project and have gotten great feedback from ev...
15 years agoDrum head advice
From MastroSnare...
15 years agoDrum head advice
Interesting! I'd always shied away from calf because I'd heard they were expensive and a nightmare to keep in tune. But you've piqued my interest....
15 years agoBlick's Sparkle-Brite glitter film
Poppy, I saw the thread on the re-wrap you did for your kid's drums -- great job! That was one of the reasons I considered using the Blick material on...
15 years agoDrum head advice
Thanks for the advice. Loopagator, you mentioned that some heads have seating problems on Ludwig bass drums due to undersized hoops. Is this an issu...
15 years agoBlick's Sparkle-Brite glitter film
It's a bit of a mutant kit. It started off as a set of five 1970s Ludwig concert toms that I found in the back room of a local music shop... I picked...
15 years agoBlick's Sparkle-Brite glitter film
Thanks for the advice! Now I just have to settle the age-old question: red sparkle or black diamond pearl? Decisions, decisions... :)
15 years agoDrum head advice
Hi! I've just picked up some battered old Club Date shells for my first restoration project, and I'm starting to think about what kind of heads to us...
15 years agoBlick's Sparkle-Brite glitter film
Has anyone tried using Blick's Sparkle-Brite Glitter Film to re-wrap a kit? http://www.dickblick.com/products/sparkle-brite-glitter-film I think thi...
15 years agoWanted: Ludwig Club Date floor tom
Looking for a Club Date floor tom, preferably 14x14. Let me know! Thanks, Paul
15 years ago1970s Acrolite
I'm thinking of picking up a 5x14 1970s Acrolite and wonder what the going rate is. Assume it's in good but not perfect condition--some minor scratch...
15 years agoLudwig bass drum wanted
I'm looking for a Ludwig bass drum for a refinishing project. I've got a set of '70s Ludwig concert toms, and I need a bass drum to finish off the set...
15 years ago