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Desperately seeking Low Boy!
From Pedal_Pusher...
5 years agoBarry Drum Company - Philadelphia
Barry's were awesome and very innovative. I'd love to see pics please.
5 years agoSlingerland snare project -- tips??
Looks great! And I really liked Creighton's advice to just clean and wax the exterior...nothing you could have done would have made it look better! I...
5 years agoLudwig Soloblox 1928, what material? what sound?
Super cool! I wonder if nay have survived?
5 years agoSlingerland grommet tool
Great...looks made for the job! Is this the one that sells for $65 or so? I'm betting it does a perfect job,but after watching Jim's video...I'm ready...
5 years agoSlingerland black & gold duco finish drums
For reference... DUCO actually is Dupont Color (an automotive lacquer of the day), NOT DUAL COLOR! Yes, modern usage of duco or Duco is often desc...
5 years agoGrommet Tool
In answer to my own question...I just went through this with not such good results, but learned a lot after seeing this. Watch this video by Jim Morit...
5 years agoSlingerland grommet tool
From idrum4fun...
5 years agoSlingerland grommet tool
To answer my own question and help other dummies, like me! 1. Jim Moritz at Chicago Drum sells the best (what I used), maybe only, grommet for Slinge...
5 years agoSlingerland grommet tool
"to do the Slingerland grommets properly you have to buy the $65.00 tool." I sure wish somebody had explained that to me as I tried to install one fr...
5 years agoGrommet Tool
"to do the Slingerland grommets properly you have to buy the $65.00 tool." Nope...you don't see my more recent post below!
5 years agoFinish for Krylon paint job?
Basically, I'm not sure one can get a good uniform finish on a large drum, even 22" without the overspray drying onto surrounding areas. I was not abl...
5 years agoFinish for Krylon paint job?
Your are my GURU when it comes to this stuff, but... these are maple outer ply drums (mid 50s Slingerland). There were various reasons the finish was...
5 years agoFinish for Krylon paint job?
Any recommendations for finishing a Krylon coat that has been wet sanded (because several attempts at spraying a nice finish failed) and polished with...
5 years agoWhere are all the Duco finishes?
There's a Vintage duco group on Facebook?
5 years ago