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20 Years Since Billy Cobham
I first heard of Billy Cobham when my dad brought home a copy of Solar Eclipse. He was having dinner at a restaurant on his way home from a business t...
11 years agoSnare Shell Back From The Dead.
Tangerine sparkle looks fantastic. Two really nice kits.
11 years ago"an old boy trying to reunite with his first drum kit from 1967"
That is so cool. Nice thing you did there Funkypoodle!
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
From Slingalud...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
So you are saying that the molds apply pressure from the center out. That actually makes sense mechanically and would be easier to construct. For what...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
I am betting on a thicker, higher grade outer ply, and the molds could only assert pressure to the thickness of the plys. In other words, the molds co...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
I just cannot imagine it would have been cost effective to have a second set of molds for all those shells as well as the associated square footage re...
11 years agoShell thickness for wrapped or stained finishes
I am just curious, but I see a lot of very knowledgable folks here posting about the thickness of vintage shells when wrapped vs stained finishes. An...
11 years agoPearl Drum Set Covered In White Leather
From thornbeck...
11 years agoDrum "repairman"
From macr0w...
11 years agoFiguring out wrap vs lacquer in the old times
That is a cool looking cocktail kit. I think most here view vintage drums as beautiful regardless of finish. It is interesting to note perception from...
11 years agoPearl Drum Set Covered In White Leather
You did a very nice job cleaning those up. Well done indeed. You might be able to get $250-$300 out of those. Others will chime in that are more knowl...
11 years agoFiguring out wrap vs lacquer in the old times
I recall in the late 70's having a discussion with my parents about the next kit I wanted to purchase. I was pretty mesmerized by the new stained fin...
11 years agoMIJ restore project pics
Don't lose heart. Experimenting on an MIJ kit is a good way to start off. Not much to loose. That particular wrap is very thin and extremely prone...
11 years agoHanging cymbals
If you are going to set these up and leave them up for a decent length of time, then I might suggest a couple of things: - Take a second to hand tigh...
11 years ago