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Coating MIJ drum interiors
I've done it before on a few kits, mostly just to seal them and make them stronger. When it comes to drum's sound, 95% of it (IMHO), is tuning and he...
7 years agoGood deal on a Slingerland in St. Louis Area
Greetings, These are not mine. Looks like either: A) They are vintage (looks like it from the interiors) and have been heavily modded B) They are...
7 years agoSnare butt spacing 48 mm - Where oh where?
Is it similar to a Ludwig P-43 in style? Sometimes those butt plates can be bent slightly to accommodate the hole spacing if it's initially a little...
7 years agoYamaha Y badge D22 rewrap
Nice Job, Erik! Those lugs were really corroded! What kind of wrap did you use? Almost looks like the self adhesive wrap you can buy in stores. It...
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
BUMP for the weekend.
7 years agoWhat's with the insane asking prices on Reverb?
I normally like Reverb.com and they always have lots of cool stuff on there. As we know, Reverb prices are skewed to the very high end as it is, but...
7 years agoSonor Teardrop Floor Tom
Sold, thanks.
7 years agoSo much for the ludwig p-88
Just looked it up online. Bummer. The good thing about the P-32 and other similar butt plates was that you could always bend it a little bit into po...
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
Thanks, slingerfan! The date stamp is inside the floor tom. It is March 7, 1966. All of the drums have the chocolate milk interiors, but it's put o...
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
16” x 16” Floor Tom Copper script badge, Serial # 76166. Factory tone control, factory stick saver hoops, factory straight legs, factory...
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
9” x 13” Rack Tom: Copper script badge, Serial # 152834. Factory tone control, factory stick saver hoops, factory clip mount bracket. No issues. Ba...
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
8” x 12” Rack Tom: Copper script badge, Serial # 130334. Factory tone control, factory stick saver hoops, factory clip mount bracket. No issues.
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
A few more snare pics:
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
6.5” x 14” Radio King Ten Lug COB Snare: Copper script badge that matches the rest of the kit, Serial # 105640. See the catalog photos be...
7 years ago1966 Slingerland "Modern Solo # 2R" Outfit
14” x 20” Bass Drum: Copper Script badge. Serial # 76572. As noted above, tension rods are not original. Also, as noted above, the batter side hoop...
7 years ago