Retrosonic

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Valencia Badge

Thank You!! That would be great. I wish someone would repro the red Valencia badges like that guy does with the Kent Drum badges. I'd love to rebadg...

15 years ago
What Was This Finish Called? Anyone Know?

Anyone know what Pearl called THIS finish? Is a close replacement available today? thanks, Retro

15 years ago
Valencia Badge

Anyone have a red "Valencia" badge they dont need for my bass drum? The badge is actually still on, but the red "Valencia" foil is gone.

15 years ago
Gretsch Defenders... help!

MrRob: I'd pass on them if I were you. I myself would go nuts not being able to tune the bottom heads to get the sound I needed for different clubs,...

15 years ago
Best Sounding heads For 60s Pearl Valencias>?

Wow..thanks to all. jon, what kind of sound do the "Attacks" have? brighter than the Ambassadors? The attacks seem to be mostly clear heads which I...

15 years ago
Best Sounding heads For 60s Pearl Valencias>?

Guys, thanks for the replys. yes, I've always liked the sound of the ambassadors especially on snare drums. But I will see if I can find some Attacks,...

15 years ago
Best Sounding heads For 60s Pearl Valencias>?

Hi Guys. Was wondering if you had any recommendations for heads for my restored 1960s Pearl Valencias? Is there any one brand/model head that sounds...

15 years ago
Pearl Valencia "Blue Sparkle" Rewrap??

Jon, I actually am going to re-use the WMP. I have an old shell that I want to recover with it for my cocktail set.

15 years ago
Matching 1960s Pearl Blue Sparkle Wrap

Update: The Turquois and Midnite Glitter samples arrived today. Neither is a good match, altho the Midnite Glitter could pass in a club, but its real...

15 years ago
Matching 1960s Pearl Blue Sparkle Wrap

I recently acquired a set of Pearl 1960s Center Lug "Valencias" in Blue Sparkle, but without a floor tom. I was lucky enough to find a Valencia center...

15 years ago
Pearl Valencia "Blue Sparkle" Rewrap??

Well, I think I may have found something that matches fairly well: The "Midnight Glitter" on this page: http://www.thisolddrum.com/finishes.htm Its...

15 years ago
Pearl Valencia "Blue Sparkle" Rewrap??

Hi Guys. Hope that someone can help me. I bought a really cool early '60s Pearl Valencia 3 piece set in Blue Sparkle. It had no floor tom, but I actu...

15 years ago
Acetone Left White Stain on Sparkle Wrap!

Hopefully someone can help me here: I was cleaning a drum with a Blue Sparkle Wrap, and there was some glue residue on it. So I used acetone to remov...

15 years ago
Nice Kent Snare Drum

For any of you who collect Kent drums, (I dont) On the bay right now...nice 1949 snare drum.......Center lugs.....pretty cool! http://cgi.ebay.com/19...

15 years ago
Not Quite Blue Sparkle....

Jon, thank you for taking the time to reply. I just cant believe that No one makes a wrap that close enough to pass as a match for the old Pearl Blue...

15 years ago