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Radio King Kit Info Please!
I saw the spurs in the pics and wondered about them, but wasn't sure when Slingerland started offering the 1280 retractable spurs. HERE is a thread f...
14 years ago60's vintage Premier drum problems
From Ralf...
14 years agoRadio King Kit Info Please!
Nice old kit, and as best as this amateur can tell, the pieces seem to go together: [list] [*] That badge was in use from 1946-48. [*] All of the dru...
14 years ago60's vintage Premier drum problems
I found the part numbers below on Remo's web site for heads they regularly produce for pre-international sized Premier drums. A Remo dealer can order...
14 years agoSonor free floating snare
It kinda looks like a modern free-floater, but it's a single-tension design since it doesn't appear that the batter and resonant heads can be tuned in...
14 years ago1123 pictures please
Just for sake of verification... The one uoscar posted seems to match the catalog scans.
14 years agoQuestion about the old Ludwig diamond-shaped tom mount
From Ludwig-dude...
14 years agoQuestion about the old Ludwig diamond-shaped tom mount
From Ludwig-dude...
14 years agoHelp with Dating a Slingerland Snare
From kevins...
14 years agoHelp with Dating a Slingerland Snare
You sure about that serial number? Could there be a digit missing? Serial numbers for black & silver Niles badge with no loop at the bottom of the "...
14 years agoIntroduction and a question
Sounds like a Super Gene Krupa Radio King, circa 1944-46. Classic. They did have riveted gates, but I think the original hoop would be chrome- or ni...
14 years ago1967 Slingerland set
Satin flame wraps do have a texture to them. That ribbing is part of what gives them the shimmery pseudo-flame kinda look.
14 years ago60's Slingerland
From deadhead...
14 years agoBought a 1940 Leedy bass drum on Thanksgiving
Nice find! Bet it'll sound great. Wonder if it might've been a concert bass since those tend to be a bit deeper than drum set basses.
14 years agoLudwig Super Sensitive replica snare?
The parallel strainer looks a lot like a Tama King Beat to me, but in my limited dealing with Tama snares, I haven't seen a shell like that one. HERE...
14 years ago