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Vintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
JRichard - right again. I put the new Remo 14" on the snare drum and it fit perfectly. So no metric/pre-international problem with the snare. Just the...
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
Thanks for all the info on the pre-international size heads. Two more questions. 1. I replaced the bass heads with Evans 20" heads and those fit fin...
13 years agoHelp! Mysteriously sized mounted tom
Here are pics: http://imgur.com/a/qERGH
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
Here is an image gallery. I have pictures of the old batter head I removed, the new remo head that won't fit in the hoop, and some comparison shots....
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
Thanks! Here is an image gallery. I have pictures of the old batter head I removed, the new remo head that won't fit in the hoop, and some comparison...
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
Thanks. Purdie: There are no markings on the head I removed. All I can say is that it's plastic with a metal headring. Is this something Im going...
13 years agoHelp! Mysteriously sized mounted tom
Oddball, Yes. Thanks. That's exactly what the issue is. There was also a suggestion on my other post that the drum size is metric rather than in in...
13 years agoHelp! Mysteriously sized mounted tom
Thanks for that info about the white head with fleshoops. I guess the plastic batter head that I removed was not the original head. However, on the r...
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
[UPDATE] I remeasured the original head. it is a 12" head. but for some reason the old head fits in the hoop. My new Remo 12" head will not fit in th...
13 years agoHelp ID this vintage Rogers Kick Pedal
Can anyone tell me the identify the name/model of this vintage Roger's bass drum pedal? And, if anyone knows what era it is from, I'd love to learn mo...
13 years agoSnare strainer question
problem solved. thanks anyway. moderator. please delete this post.
13 years agoHelp! Mysteriously sized mounted tom
I'm working on restoring my grandfather's old John Grey & Sons Broadway kit. It was in an attic for about 35 years. I don't have any experience with...
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
Thanks for the help. I did some measuring and have found that the Tom drum from edge of shell to edge is 11.61" not 12". When I looked in the origina...
13 years agoVintage John Grey Tom Hoop is out of Round
I'm in the process of trying to restore a vintage John Grey & Sons Broadway kit. I had to put a new head on the 12" tom and when I tried to install i...
13 years agoHelp with vintage Hi-Hat Stand - John Grey Broadway Set
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13 years ago