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Popular sound qualities? (use in Ludwig Legacy)
Pith is the center of the vascular plant. Strip off the outside layers (xylem and phloem) and you've got the pith. It's hard in some and soft and po...
16 years agoLeedy and Ludwig parts
Forty lugs for one snare is a bit overkill. Are you sure you got that correct?
16 years agoSlingerland Concert Hall snare
My take is this: I have no idea if it's original or not. I wouldn't buy it BECAUSE the snare strainer and butt are off. That's going to make it toug...
16 years agoPopular sound qualities? (use in Ludwig Legacy)
They didn't always use Poplar as the middle ply. They used most any pith wood for that. Whatever they could get cheap and in bulk was used. That al...
16 years agoRail tom 'thump'
Quoted post...
16 years agoWhat Deals Have You Gotten
So you got your vintage kit, finally? Great to hear. Nice kit to start with. Oh man...WFL. Sweeeeeeeeeeeet drum.
16 years agoPlastic or metal?
Steer very clear of the plastic handle jobbers. They crack oh so easily. You can get replacements at the hardware store, but those will crack, too....
16 years agoSlingerland Concert Hall snare
Maybe if you had a shot of the inside. Might tell the tale.
16 years agoIs this worth going to see?
Is that Uzbekistan Sums value? 'Cause that's at about 1474.09 Sums to 1 U.S. dollar.
16 years agoSlingerland Concert Hall snare
It appears that the snare butt (tee hee) and the strainer might be off center...or the beds. I know the butt (tee hee) is for sure.
16 years agoRail tom 'thump'
RIMS?! But it's a vintage Ludwig kit. I can't do that to it. It there a support system that's near invisible to the audience? That would be a viab...
16 years agoRail tom 'thump'
DANG! But I like the pillow. Shoot. The only way this tom will sing is if I tension it tighter than I usually tension a drum. That's gonna be st...
16 years agoRail tom 'thump'
I mounted my 13 Luddy tom on the rail and it 'thumps' instead of sings. Any ideas how to solve this age old issue? I've swapped heads between coated...
16 years agoSlingerland RJB NO. 70N - info?
http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/slingerland_drumsets_1977-78.html
16 years ago1953 gretsch broadkaster 3 piece set
....gack......blubl.......hmfg.......chaaaaffhuh..... ARE YOU SERIOUS? Wow. What a deal!!! You definitely got a GREAT deal on those. Oh man...wow...
16 years ago