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Can you easily cut tube lugs down?
I just thought about this......... I'm measuring the lug length centre to centre (the screw-hole centres). Maybe this is wrong. How does industry me...
8 years agoCan you easily cut tube lugs down?
I have a 37 Gretsch wood shelled snare drum that has tube lugs 2 3/8" (a little over 60mm) long. One of the lugs is pretty much toast I even tried re...
8 years agoGRETSCH RB 8x12
Yes - I agree that a 12 is more desirable along with a 14 floor tom. A 3ply Rb 8.12 tom would be a very nice find. I love the look of this 13 pictured...
8 years agoGRETSCH RB 8x12
Sheeesh! the freakin badge is worth that or more.......let alone the shell and hardware. Scoop it. If I was in the USA I'd buy it in a heartbeat. Th...
8 years agoGRETSCH RB 8x12
Still a nice drum though - congrats!
8 years agoGretsch or Rogers
I have 6 Gretsch kits from my 24 bd 40's kit to my 2012 18bd 12/14 4.5x14snare kit and I like all of them. The 40's kit 24/13/16 /6.5x14 snare rocks v...
8 years agoGluing metal to wood?
Haha John. I have lots of tacks but I have these original small headed daisy Gretsch (original to this drum) tacks that I want to use. I will most lik...
8 years agoGluing metal to wood?
I have some tacks I removed from a 60's Gretsch cocktail drum. I'm painting the shell and i thought I'd add the heads of the tacks. Most of the tacks...
8 years agoGluing metal to wood?
I can see on YouTube that Mister Glue is some pretty good glue for gluing metal to wood. I can't find that product here in BC Canada. Doesn't mean i...
8 years agoCool Old Sonorus Bass Drum
Another way is to custom tuck a calfhide head. I've done this with an odd-size (25") bass drum.
8 years ago'58 Hardtop Bop Kit
I saw the Buick - this is awesome too. Nice job....congrats! As much as I love my Red Subaru Outback (bought new Jan 2014) I can see my 40's Gretsc...
8 years agoFinished the '58 Buick Convertible Drum Kit
Magnificent! wow! Fun stuff - that is one very cool wrap.
8 years agoWhat do you make of this?
He's copying the badge design and selling it. Whether he does or doesn't pass it off as a Gretsch Badge is not the complete issue here I think. The is...
8 years agoGretsch tom Ident
Got it finished and up n' running. I was having trouble finding 3.25/3.5" t-rods here. I found some 5 and 6" in my stash - cut them down and cut some...
8 years agoWhat do you make of this?
It may or may not be illegal......but damn.. ebay item # 371451929455 gary
8 years ago