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Show us your re-finished and re-wrapped drums
From billnvick...
12 years ago50's Gretsch Round Badge Restoration
I think I speak for all of of us when I say we are excited to see the finished product!
12 years ago1958 Slingerland kit - Red Glass Glitter
Man that wrap is in outstanding condition to be that old.
12 years agoconverting 6 lug snare to 8
And by the way, if you really have a desire for high pitched snare, check out this one: http://www.famousdrums.com/wp/?page_id=29 This is one step a...
13 years agoconverting 6 lug snare to 8
Before you do that, try the following: 1.) Lube your tension rods. I generally dab just a tiny bit of Vaseline on the end and then let that work up t...
13 years ago1958 Slingerland kit - Red Glass Glitter
And that is the original finish? Wow! Very attractive. Must of been hermetically sealed for the past 54 years.
13 years agoLudwig Standards?
It is amazing how quickly one can get hooked on vintage drums, not to mention the very knowledgeable, kind and often humorous folks that hang out here...
13 years agoLudwig Standards?
They are great drums and will be well worth your time. Does anyone else think that snare has stick saver hoops?
13 years agoLudwig Standards?
Welcome! A little elbow grease and painting the kick drum rims and you will have the best free kit ever! There is plenty of info on this site about...
13 years agoAnybody Seen My Baby????
That would be vintage gold right there. Outstanding indeed!
13 years agoLudwig road trip
From hawghunter...
13 years agoComplete Fantasia Pearl kit on eBay!
The only way this kit could ever be worth that is if Charlie Watts used it to record Gimme Shelter and it was signed by all of the Stones, plus John B...
13 years agoLudwig road trip
They look pretty great now. Really nice score. By the way, you could probably suspend your bass player from that stage left boom stand.
13 years agoCutting down a cymbal...
While I have no experience doing this, I worked with a drummer back in the early/mid 90's that would take all manner of broken cymbals and cut them do...
13 years agoQuestions about VDF in general
Jim, Very nice indeed. Your FOD paraphrase hit on an important point: many of us, myself included, are here because we are reconnecting with our past....
13 years ago