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GLASS for the perfect surface
Glass flows over time, but I think it takes quite a while, & your'e probably not going to have this as an issue. It's best to double check your sur...
11 years agoGLASS for the perfect surface
Please look for my reply in the "wrong place" under Vintage Drums. Toilet
11 years agoGLASS for the perfect surface
I have a piece of glass that I use, it is from a table that was very thick,... this is what is important for flatness & stability. I wouldn't use g...
11 years agoIs there a Hollywood Vintage Drum Show?
Like the website says, it still looks like a "work in progress". I live in Torrance, Ca, & certainly hope it happens. ... some local buddies & I expe...
11 years agochrome vs nickel
I would suggest you wait to get matching hardware. When new, nickel & chrome are brilliant (though slightly different), & may make a better match....
11 years agoMore Vintage Trap Candy
A true Chinese tom holder needs a bottom support for the body of the drum in order to keep it up & level. The holders & support can be adjusted for...
11 years agoPlease help ID this drum.
Gravy, Congratulations on some good research skills.
11 years agoMore Vintage Trap Candy
This tome would be an absolute Gold Mine for someone w/ your interests. My favorite feature in these pages are the hundreds of tips on how to make y...
11 years agoMore Vintage Trap Candy
Rob Cook's compilation of "Leedy Drum Topics" ,(477 pages) ,is probably the longest & most comprehensive list of drummers from around the country avai...
11 years agoThe price tag baffles me
Can't really answer your question, but these were $2100 in the '92 Catalog, & $2716 in '94. I can't imagine how very few of these were ever sold. U...
11 years agoApollo bongo
Lets not confuse the Bongos made by the different drum companies w/ their Drum Sets, whether MIJ or USA. Many of the major manufacturers of excell...
11 years agoPlease help ID this drum.
Totally stumped, allow me to ramble a little,.... The inside thick hex bolts don't look like anything used by Ludwig or Leedy, or any drum company (...
11 years agoApollo bongo
cuquito, There is an old Roman saying, "there is no disputing taste". If someone is satisfied w/ their instrument, there is nothing more to say. I...
11 years agoPlease help ID this drum.
This reminds me of one of those odd drums that were sold as "Tango" snares. I also have some odd snare drums similar to this that were inside of fai...
11 years agoTrying to Identify vintage "M" drums
Is there any chance you could get a photo of the drum, w/ good close ups ? (Meazzi of Italy ? It seems hard to believe that one of the many MIJ stenc...
11 years ago