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Pearl Snare 14 x 5 Oval logo.

The shell is luan and the reinforcement rings are pine or something similar. Many people say you can get good tone from these, but keep the head tensi...

1 year ago
Ludwig club dates

Might be a moot point, as the drums aren't listed on that retailer's site at this point. But as far as the Century bass drum. You could buy them with...

1 year ago
Ludwig club dates

I did a Google image search to try to find the listing to get a better look, and found that image on five sites, of which only one was a musical instr...

1 year ago
Tama Superstar Snare

Nice drum. It's a late 70's No. 9676 Superstar in either Natural Walnut or Custom Mahogany finish depending on when it was made. They were available i...

1 year ago
Double pedals

Interesting. I used the original Tama Camco pedals for years and after that bought a first gen Delta 5000 double pedal with the ball bearings for the...

1 year ago
Any Premier Experts Out There?

Premier used several different mounting systems over the years. Does yours have a large hole in the center of the three mounting screws or are there j...

1 year ago
Terms of Service?

Thanks David. I don't want to make more work for you, just wanted to see if there was one. I have gotten the impression over the years that this is ex...

1 year ago
Terms of Service?

Is there a Terms of Service  link on this site? I have looked and can't find one.   The reason I ask, is I noticed the Terms and rules...

1 year ago
60's Slingy Strainer

I should have mentioned that those strainers were also used on Leedy snare drums once Slingerland bought them out. They were used on the 50s and early...

1 year ago
60's Slingy Strainer

Another question, does your drum have the extension gates on each side? Or is it just the strainer on one side, and a regular butt on the other? Radio...

1 year ago
60's Slingy Strainer

Pictures would help. Are you saying that the arm is removable? Because, before '60 the arm could be removed or folded down by losening the thumbscrew...

1 year ago
Premier 14 inch Fibreline Batter Head

Have you called the older drum shops such as Long Island Drum in NYC and Pro Drum Shop in LA, 2112 percussion in Raleigh and any other older shops for...

1 year ago
Rogers Holiday Snare Drum? What do I have here?

Ah, yes. Tennessee, not Arkansas.

1 year ago
Rogers Holiday Snare Drum? What do I have here?

Makes sense on the lug replacment. Looks like a gorilla enlarged those holes, but that seems to be the case with a lot of drum mods. There are very fe...

1 year ago
Rogers Holiday Snare Drum? What do I have here?

I see what Hoppy sees. Total of six plies, so three ply shell with a three ply reinforcement ring.

1 year ago