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Gretsch Bearing Edges! How many profiles
Yes, in fact they did vary. Somebody explained that it may have been the router bit wearing, causing a flatter profile to the bearing edge, so this wo...
11 years agoGretsch Bearing Edges! How many profiles
That's only half of the story! Their round-over cut has several variations too.
11 years agoGretsch Round badge stuff
Yeah, but it was actually a 70s, no matter what was claimed, and it needed a complete refinish. And there was only one. I passed.
11 years agoGretsch snare
Yup. You might have a started a race.
11 years agoGretsch Round badge stuff
I need the 18" hoops myself, and I don't ever expect to find them. So I contacted; http://www.precisiondrum.com/html/maple_hoops.html They will make...
11 years agoBuffalo Drum repair guy
Pics would help.
11 years agoBuffalo Drum repair guy
How bad is the stain underneath the finish? Is the clear finish lacquer or poly. If the stain is good, do a simple high grit sanding of the finish and...
11 years agoBuffalo Drum repair guy
I can repair most anything. I'm down here in Silver Creek, NY. I work in Buffalo. What needs to be done?
11 years agogretsch parts
What do you have for trade. I've got the 14" diecast 8-hole, the knob, If you got that set, I'm envious. That would have been the perfect winter proj...
11 years agoLooking for that Fat/Wet Snare - Recommendations?
Yeah. I did some testing of my own. Just as bermuda says, the ply overlay just sitting on the head gives that wonderful wet sound, very much like that...
11 years agoK Zildjian - Constantinople
Turn your flash off.
11 years agoFeedback and pics fomr todays gig
Easier than that. Get a Drum Dial, make sure that the head is seated and level, and using a star pattern, bring each tom lug to 75. That will get you...
11 years agoSeriously messed up snare beds--
Those are not messed up! I have read that these snare beds were made with the bed almost halfway around the circumference. I've tried that on two cust...
11 years agoIsn't it all just sentimentality?
Not sentimentality. Sometimes, cool is cool. And a vintage drum set is Coool!
11 years agoa curiosity ... jogging my memory
Maybe a Royce? But Royce isn't in this group. http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/japanese_drums/badges.html
11 years ago