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Early70's SSB Progressive Jazz
Thanks. It had Remo Ambassadors on top/bottom and some were tight. Recently switched to Evans 360 G2's on the top and Evans 360 Clear Resonant on th...
10 years agoEarly70's SSB Progressive Jazz
Early70's SSB Progressive Jazz (12/14/20) re-wrapped in Blue Glass Glitter. The drums were natural walnut, but needed a lot of attention, so I used t...
10 years agoFerrels in Rogers B and B Lugged Shells
I've recently noticed small steel ferrels inserted into only the bottom lug holes of shells that use the B and B lugs. What was the purpose and why di...
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
Here's an update on the Mercury snare. Since this was the worse drum out of all four, I decided to remove all the paint. Here are some pictures of t...
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
Thanks, Glenn. I will be watching the DFO thread closely. Not sure I want to drill into all of the lugs to install the threaded rod inserts, but it...
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
As far as the B and B repairs, I know the Propxy20 or JB Weld has been used with good results, but has anyone ever used fiberglass epoxy resin and the...
10 years agoJ.G. Richards Snare Drum
From JosephR...
10 years agoMusic Store Decals
Thanks to the thread "Did You Grow Up In A Mom & Pop Music Store?", I thought it would be nice to see different music store decals. I'll start. Thi...
10 years agoPicked Up A Couple Marching Snares Tonight
Update - I finished up the Slingerland Parade King Marching snare last night ... uh early this morning ;) I decided to keep it 14x10. Used an old Re...
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
Thanks for the words of encouragement. Once those shiny B and B lugs and tall boy hoops are back on the shells, any remaining imperfections will be m...
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
I cleaned up a lug to see how much work it's going to take to clean all 30 and it wasn't that difficult. Actually, it only took a couple of minutes....
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
Here are more detailed pictures of the bass drum. It has the least amount of paint chipping out of all of the drums, but it still has some crazing....
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
Here are some detailed pictures from the floor tom. It's in better shape than the tom tom and snare. I'll probably touch this up and give it a good...
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
Here are the detailed pictures of the tom tom. A lot of snare rash, which has chewed into the first ply. I was thinking of filling the gouges and bl...
10 years agoLate 50's/Early 60's Rogers Blue/Silver Duco Kit
As promised, here are some more detailed pictures of the snare. Any thoughts on what to do with this drum? I'm thinking strip and re-apply a blue/si...
10 years ago