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This is the Display Your Vintage Bass Pedal Thread
SAZ, Can you enlighten me on the Ludwig cymbal dampener that attached to the bracket holding the cymbal on the bass drum that was hit with the "clange...
6 years agoWTB: Pete Engelhart Percussion
Good luck with your search. I have several of Pete's creations and love them all. You might try Professional Drum Shop in Hollywood. I bought two s...
6 years agoDIY Wood Blocks
I agree with your description of not finding good sounding woodblocks. The best ones I have found are very old (1920's?) Chinese mahogany wood blocks...
6 years agoIs Sabian Serious with this new logo?
I got tired of drum company logos looking like small billboards on my drums and cymbals many years ago and have always got out the can of Goof Off and...
7 years agoDesperately seeking Low Boy!
Congratulations on finding a real low boy. That is quite an accomplishment. Did it include the cupped cymbals? I have found small Chinese cymbals f...
7 years agoPurdie and The Beatles
I think you mean Andy White. I had the pleasure of studying Scottish pipe band drumming with him several years ago. If I understood correctly, he im...
7 years agoL&S Bass Drum Pedal
It is a beautiful pedal and cleaned up very nice. I am fascinated by the design with a center post for the spring mechanism. That makes for a very l...
7 years agoL&S Bass Drum Pedal
NoPork, That is a wonderful price and I will certainly take it. It must be user error on my part but I don't see any private messages. My folder i...
7 years agoL&S Bass Drum Pedal
I am not a Leedy and Strupe person, but I do collect pedals. I have not purchased anything on this forum, how do we proceed? Thanks, Joe
7 years agoHead choice
I have received a lot of compliments on the sound of a small drum set that I use for a society band gig and small combo jazz. I have used various sin...
7 years agoWhat are these? Vintage, world, classroom/music ed?
I did not look at the World Beat web site but in our Middle Eastern band these are Turkish folks bass drums called davul or tupan. They are played in...
7 years agoDesperately seeking Low Boy!
I found low boys usually priced way above what I was willing to pay for them so I bought a normal height Walberg and Auge high hat stand for much less...
7 years agoSalvaging a calf head for display
What a great job. When you put that much weight on a glue project, you have its undivided attention! I wonder what happened to Maple Leaf Orchestra n...
7 years ago1920's Ludwig Pedal?
Mr. Toast, You are quite welcome for the pictures. I think double drumming by one person with the snare and bass drums close to each other, and using...
7 years ago1920's Ludwig Pedal?
Mr. Toast, I don't mind the rust as long as it is not spreading. I tend to leave the really old ones alone. I think the chrome plating was much stro...
7 years ago