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I bid on these - damn!
Amazed at the price they went for? It's not really hard to understand once you know who built them and the history behind Valje drums. A new set of...
13 years agoWhat do I do 60's SBP Luddy
Beautiful drums - I love that finish....... Party :Santa: The trouble is with getting "scratch" from your sale (eBay)....the money goes pretty fast....
13 years agoAntique drum I.D. help please....
AWESOME! This is a good site to look around for Vintage drum information. http://orgs.usd.edu/nmm/Drums/SnareDrums/RodTensionSnareDrums.html
13 years agoI bid on these - damn!
Ya - it would be easy to pass them up if you didn't know the badge and some of the history of the drum maker. Kinda like someone that is not interest...
13 years agoI bid on these - damn!
I'm not much in tune with the vintage bongo market either. but I did recently win a nice set of Gretsch - late 50's maybe 60-61 - bongos in a Coppery...
13 years agoOoh! Ooh! A couple of new acquisitions - pretty rare!
That drum is Way-Too-Cool. I would not sell that one if I owned it. Is that how it came from the factory?? If so........my guess is the sky's the lim...
13 years agoI bid on these - damn!
Ya - these bongos in particular would be valuable in the "collector's" market. Tom Flores started to build his very nice Valje drums in Los Angeles i...
13 years agoI bid on these - damn!
I thought I was bidding in the stratosphere on these babies and I was going to get them form sure. I bid my max at $530 days ago! I went on there ear...
13 years agoHardel Snare Drum Today
I have a Toad fiberglass conga that I bought from Ray Ayotte in the late 70's. He had about 20 of them made up 'offshore.' That was before everyone w...
13 years agoGet your Heart checked!!
Glad to hear you're okay Johnny. Scary stuff. I have to get a very thorough medical annually for my work and I get a complete physical from my perso...
13 years agoHardel Snare Drum Today
Mr.Lud I think a natural hide was on the reso side when the drum was made. I'm custom fitting a wood flesh-hoop to that side right now. Got it glued...
13 years agoHardel Snare Drum Today
Thanks guys. It's great to have you there to bounce this stuff off of and to get your input - appreciated - this is a great Forum. I'm thinking mayb...
13 years agoHardel Snare Drum Today
This drum arrived today - ebay purchase a few weeks ago. Does anyone here know the history of Hardel drums? This is a 13" snare - black lacquer - si...
13 years agoOoh! Ooh! A couple of new acquisitions - pretty rare!
Awesome! Absolutely beautiful. Thanks for posting. Looking forward to more pix of the WFL.
13 years agoStar Drum
Tucked a new LP bongo head tonight. It was tricky with the thin wire hoop and the thicker lp hide. You can't tell from this photo but the head is a l...
13 years ago