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[B]LATE 1950s *SEIMATONE/BEUSCHER (FRANCE) 6 x 14 NO NAME **SUPER-SENSITIVE (COPY)
Mike, What an interesting drum in very good shape. I am curious about the internal top head snare mechanism. Does the throw off lever just move its...
6 years agoPlaying with calf heads
I use new (Earthtone, Stern Tanning, and Kentville from Australia) and old (with wooden flesh hoops) on jazz drums set and concert snare drums for the...
6 years agoE/drums?
I must confess to having two electronic drum kits (Roland TD-10, TD-20) while I only have one modern acoustic kit. I also have several combinations t...
6 years agoWas Lawrence Welk a "Harmony Pirate"?
Does it have any residue from Champagne bubbles? (sorry, I couldn't help it) You might try contacting the Shrine to Music Museum in South Dakota. I...
6 years agoTake Me To The River
Looks to me like the drums are the Zickos brand. I have some photos of a similar shaped early acrylic/Plexiglas set from California. I don't know an...
6 years agoWTB: JCR Snare Drum, Plus.
I have several of Juan's wonderful cowbells and knew that he made timbale stands and did some custom work, but did not realize that he made snare drum...
6 years agoIt's all in the 'Sticks'...
And who said drummers can't cook?
6 years agoThink you're flexible??
Catherine, No worries. You are absolutely right about drums in any shape. I think some of it has to do with new materials being available for making...
6 years agoThink you're flexible??
I found another example from the wonderful Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) in Phoenix. If I remember correctly these were used in the festivities for...
6 years agoThink you're flexible??
I don't know why anyone makes a big deal of square drums. They have been around since the 1800's and here is an example made by the great Cornelius W...
6 years agoAcoustic Wall Tiles
If you don't want to use egg crates you can always do what we did with free cardboard purple apple trays from the local Piggly Wiggly (or IGA) . I do...
6 years agoI'm back using a Ringo throne-ouch!
Roc and Soc (or similar) bicycle shaped cushion thrones are the boomer-aged drummer's best friend (along with the newer or older light weight hardware...
6 years agoIs this a Leedy Reliance snare drum?
What a wonderful old drum. I have no idea of its identity, but think it would be odd for the manufacturer to place a lug assembly for a tension rod r...
6 years agoWhat is your favorite vintage hardware?
I have been using Jacques Capelle bass drum pedals and high hat stands for a couple of years with both a bebop acoustic kit and Roland V drums. I hav...
6 years agoRare Slingerland 14x6,5 double snare system
I have a Premier HTS 200 model pipe band drum that I used in pipe bands about twenty to thirty years ago when that version was the current model. It...
6 years ago