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Leedy heater query
Thanks to my eagle eyed friend friend Gary, I managed to scoop this leedy heater for my ยด35 snare. Does anyone know if it should have a sleeve fitted...
8 years agoBloody eBay sellers!
Thanks a lot John. That's a really untapped resource. I think I've managed to locate an off the shelf reproduction part but will consider your advice...
8 years agoBloody eBay sellers!
Looks great. As mentioned previously, on the whole I've been very lucky especially considering that I live on a small island at the bottom of the wor...
8 years agoBloody eBay sellers!
From Fayray...
8 years agoBloody eBay sellers!
From R.Adam McHugh...
8 years agoBloody eBay sellers!
I agree Andrew. Buying anything snare drum-sized and above will add US$100 to the purchase price so one has to balance cost against practicality. On t...
8 years agoBloody eBay sellers!
From Fayray...
8 years agoBloody eBay sellers!
I recently bought a 1935 Leedy form eBay and had it shipped from the US to New Zealand. The seller had packed it so poorly (a handful of polystyrene b...
8 years ago1929 Ludwig Standard Sensitive
I would seriously like to come across a drum like that. What a beauty.
8 years agoOld drum, new life
Sorry but one last thing I forgot to mention was that even though the bass drum was originally a Duco finish, I did not need to trim back the new wrap...
8 years agoOld drum, new life
Thanks for all the kind words. Something that may interest those on here who intend to re-wrap their drums was the use of ratchet straps to apply eve...
8 years agoOld drum, new life
Thanks for the comments guys. The hoops were really badly chipped and I actually did'nt like the black with the WMP. I was trying to decide what to...
8 years agoOld drum, new life
Thanks very much. I'm really pleased with the outcome, particularly the bass drum. It's always a bit of a conflict over trying to preserve a drum in...
8 years agoOld drum, new life
I thought that I'd put up a few photos of my most recent restoration project which I've been working on for the last 18 months. I wanted to create a...
8 years agoAre drummers practical?
From Eminent Destiny...
8 years ago