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Phenolic Shells Saga Continues
From MIKEY777...
12 years agoPhenolic Shells Saga Continues
From MIKEY777...
12 years agoPhenolic Shells Saga Continues
I started researching phenolic shells and within a few months two sets pop up that need restoration. I cleaned and assembled the first set adding the...
12 years agoPearl Presidents
Thanks Mikey. I paid $100 for each set. I removed the Gold Oyster Pearl wrap from the first set because it was badly damaged AND painted black. I don'...
12 years agoPearl Presidents
Here's a photo of the 13" tom from set #1, I have two sets.
12 years agoPearl Presidents
Two dates are stenciled on the shells that I uncovered after removing the original 1969 Gold Oyster Pearl wrap. One is '55 the other '57 full dates, d...
12 years agoPearl Presidents
Hi All; I bought an old set of drums out of a guy's basement on a hunch. They turned out to be early Pearl Presidents, phenolic shells 13"T,16"Ft,22"B...
12 years agoLudwig and Leedy Ad
I came across this local ad and figured someone on this forum might be interested. http://seattle.craigslist.org/tac/msg/3390401432.html Tacked-on c...
12 years agoRestoration Advice on Phenolic Shells
Will do. I temporarily assembled the 13" with lug gaskets I had laying around just to see what they sound like. They're light and loud and tune easily...
12 years agoRestoration Advice on Phenolic Shells
There's the rub and perhaps an unreasonable goal on my part. I really wanted to avoid wrapping the shells to allow the natural color of the phenolic r...
12 years agoRestoration Advice on Phenolic Shells
Greetings All; I just rescued a set of 3 Pearl Presidents from a basement. A 13" tom, a 16"tom and a bass drum. The shells are made of paper impregnat...
12 years agoMystery Drum
Thank you sir. I'm going to bring this set back but there's some extra holes to contend with and I think I'm going to let the natural phenolic color s...
12 years agoMystery Drum
Yes, the inside is a dark reddish brown. What year is your President kit? I'm trying to determine if the work required to bring this 3 piece set back...
12 years agoMystery Drum
Greetings All; I recently acquired a raggedy-looking set of drums that were advertised as Pearl Presidents. Maybe. I do know they have phenolic resin...
12 years ago