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calf snare head
Hi I've had some luck with used calfhide. I soak them off the fleshhoop and retuck them. That way they fit to the drum I want to put them on. If y...
12 years agoGretsch plies
This one just came in the mail today and it has silver paint splashed on both bearing edges.......hmmmm. But the seller owned it for 42 years and boug...
12 years agoAnother old Gretsch drum arrived today
I bought this drum a few weeks ago on eBay and it arrived today. The photos are all from the eBay ad page. A SSB#1 8x12 tom with a serial number ind...
12 years agoWhat Do You Do To Maintain 'Good Hands'?
I try to eat right........kind of a losing battle haha.....get rest, exercise and play daily....I usually try to do some rudiments every day....that d...
12 years agoFeeling a bit nostalgic today
I know - I'm old haha....but not that old. I remember hearing this when I was 10 or 11 yrs old and thought it would be so much fun to play the drums l...
12 years agoInformation Needed On Old Gretsch Kit Please
lLot of those old bass drums had lighting - used to keep the calfhide head warm and tight - constant temp. This was before plastic heads. I can't te...
12 years agoInformation Needed On Old Gretsch Kit Please
Very nice find! Wow! It looks like a 47 BroadKaster kit to me. Clean it gently....as I'm sure you will...and have fun doing it. I love reading about a...
12 years agoGretsch plies
Not from what I've seen.........so far.
12 years ago126 Gretsch Snare Drum
Haha - I thought that very thing when I read the label. The can has a removable bottom piece so it can be emptied.....a lot of times to get your Grets...
12 years ago126 Gretsch Snare Drum
I received a nice handwritten letter from Mr. Fred Gretsch today in response to some question I asked him in a letter I sent. He said my drum may be...
12 years ago126 Gretsch Snare Drum
I think the shell and hoops might be Mahogany - not sure. The finish has got that leather look - the finish on the wood has 'alligatored' with age.
12 years agoRogers Bop Koa 18, 12, 14
Very nice! Koa is such a beautiful wood and there is not a lot of it these days.
12 years ago126 Gretsch Snare Drum
I bought this 20th Century Professional Fred Gretsch Manufacturing Company (F.G.M.C.) 1926 snare drum a couple of years ago. I have an early 1900's N...
12 years agoI have some Rogers (I think) t-rods to trade
Oops! I was cleaning the threads with a die and got carried away - distracted - on one t-rod and I threaded it to about 1/4" below the cap......So - I...
12 years agoI have some Rogers (I think) t-rods to trade
I just bought some Rogers(?) t-rods and I'd like to trade them for some 50's Gretsch 2" t-rods and washers. I'm sorry but I don't know a Rogers t-rod...
12 years ago