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Ludwig 1930's Rope Tension Drum ?
Good catch! I didn't see that. That's kinda crazy, man!
3 years agoWhat were the most innovative designs from each vintage company?
Man, I played one of those free floating snare drums and it was really dead. It had SO much mass and weight and gadgetry. I think all the stuff they d...
3 years agoWhat were the most innovative designs from each vintage company?
I believe Zickos may have been the first acrylic drum shells...? They also had a pretty cool lug design that had a kind of swivel insert thing. Not a...
3 years agoWhat were the most innovative designs from each vintage company?
Great information! I had no idea they had copied any of it. And just to be sure everyone knows...I LOVE the Swivomatic design. Yes, the machined colle...
3 years agoWhat were the most innovative designs from each vintage company?
From levelpebble...
3 years agoWhat were the most innovative designs from each vintage company?
I was going to list the Swivo stuff, too....but I think that the Memriloc stuff changed EVERY other hardware design that came after it more than the S...
3 years agoWhat were the most innovative designs from each vintage company?
Ludwig: The seamless, beaded aluminum snare drum shell Rogers: Memriloc hardware Slingerland: Stick Saver rims Gretsch: Diecast rims Camco: Chain...
3 years agoSpeed King bearings
Well, after four pages of discussing SKs, it's not unusual for the topic to take a turn or two. Generally, in order to discuss the weaknesses or stren...
3 years agoSpeed King bearings
From leedybdp...
3 years agoSpeed King bearings
I owned a couple Swivo pedals, too -a fixed footboard and a regular hinged version. It was only as good as its weakest part -which was the leather str...
3 years agoLudwig Standard Drums
Yeah, with the snare drum and everything looking as good as it does, I'd probably pull the trigger on that one.
3 years agoLudwig Standard Drums
The very first nice kit I ever played as a kid was a set of Ruby Strata Standards....beautiful drums. The hardware wasn't great...unique, simple.... b...
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Rogers Drums Thread
I think it's the new approach that many companies are going to because it is the cheapest, least labor-intensive way to mount a tom without having to...
3 years agoRhythm Tech Active Snare System
It doesn't seem like this system would work with all types of snare stands.
3 years agoSpeed King bearings
I love the SpeedKing pedal, too. None of the ones I have owned ever squeezed...Go figure. I always wanted a Ghost pedal....like my friend had back wh...
3 years ago