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Out of round while cleaning?
Will do John. Tomorrow, need to go pick some up. I've got heads for this tom (12") coming in this week; that's why it went first on the rebuild to d...
12 years agoOut of round while cleaning?
Nice... very nice. :) This tom was pretty nasty inside. The outside I used a damp clean sock (cotton) to get the general dirt off. then a damp, sli...
12 years agoWater softener and soaking drum parts?
Wow, some nasty stuff coming off of my "new" DownBeat kit. I am following the instructions here about soaking the lug screws (the ones from the insid...
12 years agoOut of round while cleaning?
lol, thanks guys. Might set up a crappy folding table in front of the TV and relax doing them slowly while watching football + beer.
12 years agoOut of round while cleaning?
Hi, I am going to start cleaning my 70 DownBeat kit, and I was wondering about drums going "out of round". As a guitarist, hadn't really heard of t...
12 years ago1970 Ludwig B/O - Bass Drum Lug Setup
Hi, As the title states, I need one, complete Bass Drum Lug setup as pictures below. I need a 100% original setup, screws to mount the lug, I believ...
12 years agoLudwig Burgundy Sparkle
Wow, what a great job. I am about to start this process with the '70 DownBeat I found on Craigslist. Never done it before, should be interesting.......
12 years agoNew to Vintage drums/cymbals, to clean or not to clean?
Sounds good to me. I'll just leave them alone. Seems like with a buffing wheel and some polish one make them look totally new again. Thanks.
12 years agoNew to Vintage drums/cymbals, to clean or not to clean?
Transitioning from the vintage guitar world where you never or VERY delicately clean original patina, I was wondering if people clean or polish vintag...
12 years agoNovice Drummer Questions
John, Thanks for tips and the links! Hehe, I'm not so sure my fingers are going to go soft just yet. :) Actually, I have been playing guitar throu...
12 years agoNovice Drummer Questions
Thanks Jim!
12 years agoNovice Drummer Questions
I have been playing guitar for twenty years and have been in many bands. So, I have played drums for many many hours fooling around etc, but I recent...
12 years agoI am a guitarist surrounded by drummers...Help, found Vintage Ludwig Kit
Ignorant guitarist question: Should the beater on the bass drum be hitting dead center?
12 years agoI am a guitarist surrounded by drummers...Help, found Vintage Ludwig Kit
Sweet kit.You could plug up the majority of the holes in the bass drum and you could get a Ludwig bass drum cymbal arm moun...
12 years agoI am a guitarist surrounded by drummers...Help, found Vintage Ludwig Kit
From Mspartacus...
12 years ago