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Star Drum
HAHA.....Ya.....and it gets worse. I'm bidding on some drums now and the auction has 6 days left......I bid so high no one will stay in there.....I h...
13 years agoStar Drum
Mikey - There probably isn't much hope in finding the other drum. I'll probably tuck a new head and wood hoop on it - it may be a nice little accent...
13 years agoStar Drum
I picked this up today for $10. It's a solid little drum. Wondering if it's the "Star" drums that became Tama in 1974? Does anyone recognize this d...
13 years agoGretsch Round Badge Bass Drum Claw Hooks?
The claws and t-rods in your photo are the newer "vintage" hardware. I special ordered them for my 2011 Custom USA shellpack BD. They put the latest...
13 years agoArtificial Aging
Sorry - I didn't mean to include "heads" in my postDOH I got carried away with the list of Pre-Aged drum stuff. Maybe I should have been specific an...
13 years agoPhone number required from eBay seller?
Ya - that seems strange. The seller - last week on ebay - asked me for it after the auction as well. I was communicating with him back and forth (Me...
13 years agoGretsch Round Badge Bass Drum Claw Hooks?
In the 60's - maybe earlier - Gretsch switched to a more streamlined claw. Now they use a claw with no timpany-type t-rod and you have to use a drum...
13 years agoKent drums ?
Blair - I just viewed a Drummerworld-link video of Jordan/Mayer/Paladino = freaking awesome! I've not listened to that trio but I will hunt down some...
13 years agoKent drums ?
Good times with that WMP Kent hu John. What happened to them do you know? From Purdie...
13 years agoArtificial Aging
I went into a local retail store - housewears and such - and a lot of the furniture and household fixtures were pre-aged. The furniture looked like o...
13 years agoKent drums ?
Jccabinets: It will be nice to see the photos of your drums - good luck with it - sounds like a great deal. My 60's Kent 9x13 tom. Pictures here take...
13 years agoKent drums ?
Purdie Shuffle........... Here's a snare drum in what you may have had.......VERY NICE indeed ! And more KENT DRUMS.........taken directly off Cooper...
13 years agoKent drums ?
Yes - maybe the "Poor man's Gretsch" got started because one of the Kent brothers, Bill Kent, was said to have worked for Gretsch before starting Kent...
13 years agoPhone number required from eBay seller?
I just bought a drum part on eBay two days ago - won the auction - and the seller asked for my phone # as it might be needed for the Customs form to s...
13 years agoKent drums ?
You can read about Kent drums here: http://www.coopersvintagedrums.com/kentmuseum1000.htm
13 years ago