Retrosonic

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Impulse buy/project ... whaddya think?

Wow....! I can honestly say that I have never see an electrical outlet built into a shell of a snare drum!! Its in almost "abandoned" shape, but wha...

15 years ago
Rechroming?

Does anyone know a shop where one can send small drum parts to be rechromed? thanks, Retro

15 years ago
Concerned about a snare drum

It does kind of look like someone just built that drum from available parts....BUT...its a really nice looking drum and I'd bet it sounds great too....

15 years ago
Heads for thin shell MIJ drums-INFO from Aquarian

Jon, that was great that Roy Burns was so accesible. Hopefully, he understands that there is a real market for these types of heads now that the MIJ...

15 years ago
New Strainer for Valencia Snare

Hi kevin. Thanks for that link, that DOES look like it would work. Looks pretty nice also. Thanks!

15 years ago
New Strainer for Valencia Snare

On the shell its 7/8 of an inch, horizontal. Kevin, do you know of a strainer with that spacing?

15 years ago
New Strainer for Valencia Snare

Yes, Jon, its looking that way.

15 years ago
Did Pearl Valencias Have a Cymbal mount option?

Thanks Osaka! Actually, I just found one of those mounts you mentioned. I'm going to clean it up and install it. Thanks for your input!!

15 years ago
New Strainer for Valencia Snare

From drums2xs...

15 years ago
New Strainer for Valencia Snare

From cn679...

15 years ago
Anyone Got a Wing Screw 4 THIS MIJ Mnt??

Mikey, is that a 8mm wing screw>? Will the 8mm replacement from Gibraltar fit? Thanks for the info, also. thanks, Retro

15 years ago
My very first kit Crown MIJ's

Drummy: You know what you have to do now, dont you? You have to go find that same set and buy it, restore and play it. I have the same story...sta...

15 years ago
Hows Does This Clutch....Clutch?

In the 60s?? I dont think so....:) 1940s, for sure.....but think of the millions of those 1960s MIJ stencil sets...most of them were not WMP.....th...

15 years ago
need 1960s Pearl 'Slider" Cymbal Mount

I'm looking for a 1960s Pearl "Slider" type cymbal mount for the Bass Drum.....not the "L" bracket type (cant STAND them), but the type where the cymb...

15 years ago