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A little help identifying these drums
Junk wrapped in a pretty veneer is still junk. What is the point of taking a $100 drumset, wasting money on veneer, wasting time cleaning it up and w...
13 years ago"virgin" tom on cymbal stand?
R.i.m.s. mount, pearl i.s.s mount, gauger mount, take your pick.
14 years agoMid 60s Olympic high hat stand question
Hey guys; Picked up an old Olympic kit a while back, just starting to disassemble everything. Taking apart the high hat stand I get the feeling that I...
14 years agoSlingerland Snare Wires
Just checked the original wires off my '47 radio king. Doesn't say slingerland on them anywhere. I don't know how you would tell if they aren't mark...
14 years agovintage expectations question
Hey Kev; That post wasn't directed at you. We are together on this. My point was that if a drum isn't playable it is a paperweight. It may be a gor...
14 years agoWooden Snare Lugs (How'd they do that?)
hey Glen; Looking really good, especially after the oil. Calfskin heads will help for sure. That makes sense if you are going for that war time vib...
14 years agoWooden Snare Lugs (How'd they do that?)
Hey EZ; You are going to have trouble with those lugs. The end grain to end grain glue joint won't hold up to the tension you are going to put it und...
14 years agovintage expectations question
I think I need to clear up something about my earlier post. I would never "mess" with any vintage drum. If you flatten out a wobbly edge and MATCH the...
14 years agoUnknown Kit
"...and then maybe let on that an internationally recognized expert or two on MIJ drums..." I don't know if that was MEANT to be funny but that just...
14 years agovintage expectations question
I have to pretty much agree with what is posted above. The older the drum, the more out of spec it is likely to be. 1/16th is acceptable to me, anyt...
14 years agoFrom beast to beauty.......
kit looks great, nice work. you may want to rethink the metal bass drum hoops. you will lose a lot of the warmth of your bass drum switching over to...
14 years agoIntro
Welcome. There is tonnes of great material here to get you started.
14 years ago'47 super radio king
Thanks guys! It is 7 1/2" deep. Big and fat! Thanks for the offer Rogersling, I actually have a matching kick and floor tom I am in the process of cl...
14 years agoWooden Snare Lugs (How'd they do that?)
I wouldn't think that tapping the wood itself to accept the tension rod would work very well. I'm not sure the threads in the wood would hold up to th...
14 years ago'47 super radio king
"47 super radio king
14 years ago