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Ludwg External Snare Drum Mufflers?
I have never seen any Ludwig brand external snare drum mufflers but have been wrong lots of times and lately. I have seen folks muffle mylar head (as...
5 years agoASBA Caroline Pedals
Carolinas can be colorful pedals. Sounds like you are having a good time with both the Caroline and Jacque Capelle. What's not to love?
5 years ago16x16” floor tom to snare drum.
Sorry to not read your post clearly. Yes, I have used shorter length snare units to see how a drum sounds until I can get a correct length snare unit...
5 years ago16x16” floor tom to snare drum.
I have good friend who makes rope tensioned drums of this size and larger and they sound great (Heritage Drum Company). If you decide to go with the...
5 years agoOut with the old...
I would propose option four which is to make your set in the desired sizes from parts harvested from used Ludwig drums. You can buy a beat up Ludwig...
5 years agoRefurbish kick drum beater
I don't think you can get the metal cup off (and back on) very easily without a risk of messing up its shape. I have not done it, but I would think i...
5 years agoRefurbish kick drum beater
I don't usually replace the felt on old bass drum beaters but I do often clean the really old hard felt ones with a Clorox pen used for spot removal....
5 years agoASBA Caroline Pedals
Capelle had several versions of their wonderful pedals. Here are some photos. There were two versions of the "pole" model, round tube and square tub...
5 years agoDo you see what I see in photo?
If the Tama tom is a 20", how big are those "high hat" cymbals? Maybe I need to put on my old man reading glasses...
5 years agoPaul McCartney was right...
I will have to send you a tee shirt I have that says "Old Dudes Rock Harder". I always thought that folks who played jazz or other styles made better...
5 years agoMarching Drum Heads?
Sorry it took me so long to get some photos of the Blaemire snare drum shell. I got this from helping Tommy Winkler of Nashville move out of his shop...
5 years agoDoug Clifford's CCR Camco kit.
I remember reading at the Phoenix MIM display that Doug kept knocking over his Camco cymbal stands so the roadies put some circular stage weights over...
5 years agoMarching Drum Heads?
Brian, Since you have a 15" diameter drum you made the perfect choice with the WFL snare stand. My high school band marched 12" by 15" parade drums...
5 years agoMarching Drum Heads?
Brian, You are quite welcome. I forgot to ask what diameter is the drum? In the past a lot of marching drums were 15" but the style has gone to hig...
5 years agoMarching Drum Heads?
The only good drum for any kind of Kevlar head is a modern marching drum and only if you want a modern high pitch sound. I have a Kevlar head on a Pr...
5 years ago