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Need help identifying Gretsch Round Badge Snare...
I have some catalog information and your "Peacock" finish looks like it showed up in the 55 catalog. I don't have 56 or 57 catalog info but the finis...
14 years agoNeed help identifying Gretsch Round Badge Snare...
It might be earlier than 58. I have a 58 Brand Name kit and the drums have silver sealer. From what I've been able to find out silver sealer was add...
14 years agoWhat is going rate for THE Gretsch Round Badge - for toms?
It was the oval shaped flat headed two-pronged tack for the "tacked headed" toms that I was referring to that were hard to find (photo here). The tac...
14 years ago1926 Gretsch Snare Drum
Haha....Nice try Bill. Thanks for the response though. I sent an email to Ned at VintageDrums to see if it's worth having a professional appraisal d...
14 years ago1926 Gretsch Snare Drum
I'm thinking I might sell this drum.....haven't decided yet. I haven't had it appraised - I might do that. I did see one in a museum online last yea...
14 years agoGRETSCH Jimmy Pratt felt mute
I've sent the photo to the local drum store. Thanks again. I put some MoonGel on the batter head - three pieces - a piece here and there - and it wo...
14 years agoGRETSCH Jimmy Pratt felt mute
Thank you sir! From vintagemore2000...
14 years agoGRETSCH Jimmy Pratt felt mute
Does anyone here have a bunch of experience using this mute? When I restored my 58 3ply 12x20 Gretsch bass drum a few years ago I replaced the felt...
14 years agoDoes this sound like a scam?
Good story Blair. All because from an Acrolite sale..... It's always good to keep in touch with people.
14 years agoDoes this sound like a scam?
That would be good. I did a small tour in local (B.C. Canada) Fisheries waters on a Polish factory Trawler in 1990. I was working as Canadian Observ...
14 years agoDoes this sound like a scam?
Maciek got his cymbals today! I got an email from him and man is he happy. The parcel took about 9 weeks to get him in Poland. I'm very happy this...
14 years agoRe-Chrome or buy hoops in better condition?
Kevins - thanks. There is a company in Vancouver BC that has experiance chroming drum hoops and I think there's one in Victoria (does lots of hi-end...
14 years agoRe-Chrome or buy hoops in better condition?
Mark - ya, I edited my post and took out the line stating "it matters not to me" because, as you say here - it's does bother me or I wouldn't be askin...
14 years agoRe-Chrome or buy hoops in better condition?
Hi Steve My snare drum hoops are fine....and they're stick-choppers = very nice. It's my tom hoops that have most of the ware and are a concern to me...
14 years agoRe-Chrome or buy hoops in better condition?
There is some 'scuffing' on my 58's Gretsch die-cast hoops. The scuffing was there when I bought the drums a year ago. I was thinking of looking into...
14 years ago