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My Leedy Drums - Stolen
Wow, I am so glad you found them. Your very fortunate, wonderful you have them back. A lesson to us all to be careful with our kits as far as leaving...
11 years ago50's Round Badge Gretsch
It has a slight fade. A little lighter under the lugs. I made the pics on my iPad outside. I will pass on the info about that snare to Brian. He is re...
11 years ago50's Round Badge Gretsch
Birdseye maple.
11 years ago50's Round Badge Gretsch
Original calf skin heads.
11 years ago50's Round Badge Gretsch
The 9"x13".
11 years ago50's Round Badge Gretsch
Snare is 14"x4" 9"x13" 16"x16" 14"x22" We are waiting for the glue to set on the bass drum.
11 years ago50's Round Badge Gretsch
My friend Jazz drummer Brian Menendez acquired this early 50's round badge kit recently from the widow of the original owner. We are at my house now f...
11 years agoMy Leedy Drums - Stolen
Wow, what a gorgeous set. I have been very lucky. I once left a $800 GonBop conga just outside the parking lot elevator at a restraunt and the bartend...
11 years ago6 Regular 60's round end trods for 7" Ludwig
I have a club date bass drum and the seller sent me 6 of the shorter round end trods. I need 6 seven inch rods of the same. Mine are in really good co...
11 years agoMy Nemisis.....recording with a "click"
In the eighties in Muscle Shoals and Nashville a lot of drummers used a Seiko metronome that would give you a flashing light for the tempo. 3 greens a...
11 years agoBuddy Rich concert toms
There is a video of Buddy Rich playing with A bunch of 50's jazz musicians, Charlie Parker being one of them. He had this very small tom as a up Tom....
11 years agoRefinishing/Restoring Natural Maple Hoops
Rub them down with teak oil, or Danish oil. Pretty much the same thing. It will bring out the grain in the wood and darken them up a little. Then lacq...
11 years agochampagne at is best
Michael Shrieve had his up for sale at one point a couple of years ago for $350 thousand. I wonder if anyone bought them. Here are my 1968 Champagnes...
11 years agoMethods to straighten T rods
Thanks for the tips. I have several that are just like the one in ffr426 pic.
11 years agoMitch Mitchell Set up
Mitch Mitchell as far as I am concerned was a equal part of that sound of the Experience. His playing was ass kicking rock, fusion jazz rock. Frenetic...
11 years ago