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Most valuable vintage drums?
From Mike Curotto...
11 years agoMost valuable vintage drums?
That is a good question. There have been several kits of historical significance that have really high price tags. Gladstone kits, kits owned by famou...
11 years agoNew member introduction
Camco, Slingerland, and Ludwig...tough to beat that. Welcome to the forum!
11 years agoPearl Brass Snare B4514L Restoration
My second kit came with one of those though a standard chrome shell. No idea what the actual metal was. It was a nice drum. Loaned it to a friend. A w...
11 years agoOur first gig
From jccabinets...
11 years ago"Someone Has To Have One"
I have the later 70's shell (5 ply or 6 ply, whatever those were). My assumption is you are not interested. It's been re-wrapped, but otherwise nice c...
11 years agoHalloween Gig w/ my 69 BOP Ludwigs
My, what big teeth you have! Really great looking kit and an interesting locale. I tried reading the historical marker but no luck on my phone.
11 years agoOur first gig
Jeff, Your Slingy kit looks great. When I think of Slingerland drums I tend to think of WMP and COW. In other words, your kit is what I think of when...
11 years agoWhat can you use as "string" to attach snares
While I have no personal experience, I have heard multiple people talking about having damaged wood snare beds with various types of wire for installi...
11 years agoStave snare drum wood choices-
I can tell you it sounded very "Bonham-like". If I had not seen it, I would have assumed it was a 6.5" drum. It had a lot of crack, the "throaty" or "...
11 years agoRare chrome over white Vistalite set in Indiana
I've seen a few of those. Shall we call them COV?
11 years agoStave or Steam Snare?
You know we could just get back to discussing what a cool heirloom snare this could be. Thornbeck, if you have the material and funds I would commissi...
11 years agoCadillac Green-like 50's Gretsch Shellpack
Kona, That is a beautiful shell pack restoration you have. I would suggest adding photos or a link to the original thread. Folks need to see how grea...
11 years agoStave snare drum wood choices-
Check out the 2x4 snare by Famous Drums. I have seen it and played it and it is a great drum.
11 years agoPowertone Vs Jazz Festival- The PT is so much heavier
From kenshireen...
11 years ago