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Vintage Premier Grey Shimmer
Beautiful drum kit and cases ! I wish I could have received a kit like that when I was a youngster. Absolutely stunning in that finish! Ralf, I'm st...
13 years agoHeads for a COW Slingerland
I play Ambassador coated on batter and reso side on the 13" rack tom. The 16" & 18" floors have ambassador coated top and Ambassador clear on bottom....
13 years agoHeads for a COW Slingerland
On the toms I'm playing mine with Coated Ambassador batter and reso. Makes the 3-plies very resonant and warm. Just installed Clear Powerstroke 3 on...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
From Ralf...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
From Jon Petersen...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
Thanks for posting Showboy, beautiful drums ! I'm a fan of the Royal Ace too and not only for the looks,... it sounds truly amazing indeed. Not alter...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
Correct Jon, My Turquoise Glass Glitter Delmar came from ST Drums in Germany. Great service and good people to do business with, highly recommended.
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
Thanks for all the input folks. Here some pictures of the marine Pearl bass drum I received yesterday. The wrap itself is thin, very yellowed and be...
13 years agoComparing new wrap to old
Those 14" CD floor toms are rare and go for big money on Ebay. It took me several months and praised myself lucky to have found one for 255$. It was...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
Hi Calfskin, thanks,... great input. My experience so far with vintage Premier drums is limited to 2 Royal Ace snare drums. A 5,5" Black pearl and a...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
From davidh...
13 years agoSlingleedy...genuine?
Not mentioning re-wrap but surely looks like,... The ad says: 3 shell drum kit (22 "16" 13 "). 3-ply shells: poplar / mahogany / poplar. It is in ex...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
The White and black Pearls on early 1960's Premiers are definitely a bit thinner than for example modern Delmar wrap. Most of the damages I've seen ha...
13 years agoWhat causes cracking of Premier wrap?
Hi, Just wondering,... what causes the cracking on 1960's Premier drums? I haven't seen this happening so much on American drums. I've been on the l...
13 years ago1930's Leedy Broadway Dual value ?
Hi Folks, I'd love to get an idea on the value of this snare in today's market. I couldn't find a price indication of this exact model on the web. Th...
13 years ago