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Ludwig Marching Bass sawed in half!
Yes, I myself could never saw drums half like this...it was a hack job anyway. The only time it was excusable was in the 60s before DCI allowed timpa...
10 years agoMy latest "drum run"
Those Ludwig snares are great. Our band used them in the 80s but they are MIA now. I bet someone tried to install Kevlar and collapsed all of the she...
10 years agoLudwig Marching Bass sawed in half!
Another genius idea...this set of 6 Ludwig bass drums were sawed in half to make impact drums at some point in the past. After fitting with replaceme...
10 years agoEarly 80s Noble & Cooley Snare
Love this drum - not really vintage yet but looks much better after polishing and re-lacquering the lugs. Throw was bad so replaced with a Trick GS00...
10 years agoLate 50's Shelly Manne COB Revived
From green glass drum...
10 years agoLate 50's Shelly Manne COB Revived
Just another snare I found in pieces at one of my older campuses...due to the presence of a snare bed, this one now works very well for orchestral pur...
10 years agoRefinishing Slingerland hoops: absolute disaster
I've had great luck with Duplicolor - acrylic lacquer from auto parts stores.
10 years agoSlingerland & Ludwig concert re-wraps
Project complete - everything turned out great!
10 years agoDream Come True Adhesive Remover
From ec_curtis...
10 years agoSlingerland & Ludwig concert re-wraps
Just wrapped the 36". This one required some planning since the wrap comes in three separate pieces.
10 years agoSlingerland & Ludwig concert re-wraps
Yes, these are school-owned orchestral instruments. They just desperately needed attention. Everything else is in great shape and it made sense to pr...
10 years agoSlingerland & Ludwig concert re-wraps
Shells unwrapped, prepped and ready for new wrap. For some reason the 10" tom does not have a mahogany outer ply.
10 years agoSlingerland & Ludwig concert re-wraps
Bass Drum: 16x36 - most all are wider in depth these days.
10 years agoSlingerland & Ludwig concert re-wraps
Charcoal Pearl
10 years agoSlingerland & Ludwig concert re-wraps
Summer re-wrap project - Slingerland concert bass and Ludwig concert toms. It appears the bass was marine pearl before painted black a very long time...
10 years ago