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Restored Ludwig Jazz Fest snare
Can't upload a pic.... they're too big for this website...
7 years agoRestored Ludwig Jazz Fest snare
I restored a ca. 1967 silver sparkle 14"x5" snare drum. Actually the shell is about 5.15" deep so Ludwig didn't take it too seriously on that point. O...
7 years agoBoosey & Hawkes Ajax
Hello, Here are pictures of this metal "shaft" inside a lug holding the two threaded nuts. These shafts are original, so there were no springs in the...
8 years agoBoosey & Hawkes Ajax
Here are some pictures.
8 years agoBoosey & Hawkes Ajax
Hello, I got a 1920-1930's jax snare drum that has lugs with no spring in it but a cilindrical metal part (shaft). Some of these "shafts" are broken...
8 years agoPremier APK oxidizing screws
Yes, I think it is that white rust. The drums are in a dry room, but because of the warm weather it was very hot inside as well (almost 30°C) and thi...
11 years agoPremier APK oxidizing screws
I restored a end 90's-bigin 2000's Premier APK set a few months ago. I also repainted the black interiors with black lacquer (solvent based) that you...
11 years agoLudwig gaskets
Yes, I already ordered from them, but they only have the short bowtie lug gaskets P-6266 in rubber. The P-6265 long ones they have are these fiber gas...
12 years agoLudwig gaskets
Hello, I'm looking for the P-6265 gaskets for longer bowtie lugs in rubber. I've heard they're in some fiber or "cardboard" but I want to know if the...
12 years agoUrgent!!! Premier Dominion Ace Parts
@JRichard: I do have a lot of pics but I can't upload them here because they are too many bites. I even had trouble to upload the 2 small pics of the...
13 years agoDo I need to repair my Radio King snare
I would glue it anyway to be safe for the future. Use good quality water proof wood glue. Hold the top of the glue bottle firm against the gap, then s...
13 years agoUrgent!!! Premier Dominion Ace Parts
@capt.wierd: I do have all of the lugs and they are in good hape for their age. They are the art deco style lugs, not the X-box lugs that were used ea...
13 years agoUrgent!!! Premier Dominion Ace Parts
@calfskin: the little screw with "countersunk raised head" or "oval head" comes from the two similar strainer/butt end parts with control knob for the...
13 years agoUrgent!!! Premier Dominion Ace Parts
@calfskin: T-rods??? You mean on toms and bass drum? Do you have a 1930's Premier drum kit with this Swingster console on wheels carrying everything?
13 years agoUrgent!!! Premier Dominion Ace Parts
Is it a slotted round head mounting screw for the upper snare control knob to be 5/32 Withworth? The screws for mounting parts of the snare mechanism...
13 years ago