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Gretsch Mute Mounting Hardware
PK - P.M. sent includes my email address I know what you're going to say.......[COLOR="Red"]'what! You no awtist !'[/COLOR] I did a rough count of t...
13 years agoGretsch Label ?
The drum is on eBay and does not have a Round Badge...just the Gretsch label. I copied the photo from the seller's eBay auction page. I don't think I...
13 years agoEbay Engraved Gretsch
Does anyone know anything about this drum other than what you see here? http://www.ebay.com/itm/gretsch-vintage-engraved-snare-/110859818970?pt=Vin...
13 years agoGretsch Label ?
Those drums had a Round Badge it looks like. The tag/label I'm curious about is the one in my post above. Never seen it before. But thanks for your...
13 years agoGretsch Label ?
I saw this label today for the first time. Anyone here know some history behind it? It's on a rope-tension parade drum.
13 years agoSelling On Ebay
Holy-Crap! It does not look overly expensive to sell in any format - but why do 'humans' make things so complex!!? I don't think I am human....I can'...
13 years agoSelling On Ebay
I've never sold anything on eBay. I'm not having much luck on Kijiji or Craigslist these days so I may resort to eBay. If I have a drum that I don't...
13 years agodo recut bearing edges affect value?
Ray Ayotte tweeked/recut the bearing edges on my late 50's Gretsch kit. He was careful to (in his words) keep to the original intensions of the edges...
13 years agoLug holes to be drilled - what is the rule?
I think I will go with 1 1/8" from bearing edges to the top of the lugs = 1.5" from bearing edges to the center of the first lug hole. This leaves 3/...
13 years agoNeed a good laugh?
They're highly sought after drum mutes I think
13 years agoLug holes to be drilled - what is the rule?
The lugs are the small Gretsch tom lugs like one the drum at the link below. The shell builder is very good at building shells - he does not build th...
13 years agoLug holes to be drilled - what is the rule?
I'm having a 6.5x14 3ply shell being built for me. I have hardware (most of it) here at home in BC Canada. The shell is being built in Pennsylvania....
13 years agoGretsch Mute Mounting Hardware
I need at least one set of Gretsch 50's Mute mounting screws. If you have two sets = even better. I posted elsewhere here and then updated to say I d...
13 years agoDoes Anyone Know What Make This Drum Key Is?
Thanks everyone for your input. And thanks for the photos DrummCT - I've added them to my drum files.
13 years agoRound Headed Gretsch Mute mounting screws?
UPDATE - I FOUND ENOUGH PARTS TO WORK. I dug deeper in my stash and found two round headed screws for the mute. Looked around today in Home Depot an...
13 years ago