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Vintage Slingerland set. need to know how much worth
You can find replacement matching lugs at Drum Factory Direct for $3.33 each https://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath...
3 years agoGray Acrolite
Olimpass, thank you for that info! Josh
3 years agoGray Acrolite
Thin Shell, what makes you suspicious of the badge authenticity? It does have some scratches on it but appears to be fastened on with an original gro...
3 years agoGray Acrolite
I bought this Ludwig Acrolite with the Club Date set I just acquired. It does not have the brushed metal finish mostly associated with Acrolites. Ra...
3 years agoThe Club Date Saga
Here is a photo of the 12” tom with the lug removed. You can see there is no difference in shades under the lug and elsewhere. The finish does look g...
3 years agoThe Club Date Saga
Wow, Dan. She’s a beaut! I first saw Sky Blue Pearl when a friend of mine in Junior High School got one. I had a WMP Super Classic and was feeling...
3 years agoThe Club Date Saga
This treatise will be lengthy - Be Forewarned! When I retired from my (non-musician) career at the end of 2015, I got the Vintage Drum bug and sold m...
3 years agoCocktail Drum Sets
You’ve got a beaut, there, Leedy. I have shied away from Cocktail Sets because just the thought of standing behind a cocktail set and working the ped...
3 years agoMy Shingles Update...and more devastating news
Mark, Indeed devastating news about both you and Eve. To see your regular posts during all of this, one would never know that you are enduring person...
3 years ago15 inch, 12 Hole Rims?
Brian, You may have to go this route: https://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=6_7_69&products_id=8272 Josh
3 years agoDamaged Bearing Edge--Re-cutting Vintage Ludwigs
Thin Shell’s comparison is brilliant! Here’s a similar point: you own a 50’s strat. The frets are worn down to the point that the guitar is pretty m...
3 years agoMystery Cymbal Brand - maybe
No engraving/stamping on the top side?
3 years agoLudwig Rail Consolette Mount Parts
And thanks, Grantro!
3 years agoLudwig Rail Consolette Mount Parts
V, I tried and failed to send this photo via PM. Josh
3 years agoDo You Use Vintage Hardware for Gigs?
I used all of the original style stands/throne with my late-50’s Rogers set for a while. It was nice carrying lightweight stuff, but I soon learned n...
3 years ago