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Why do I trust Ebay sellers?
Here is the original auction. https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gretsch-Round-Badge-16x16-Floor-Top-In-WMP-/143697700692?hash=item21750ce754%3Ag%3AKcAAAOSwa5Z...
5 years agoWhy do I trust Ebay sellers?
Open a case with Ebay for item not as listed. Show them the auction picture and your pictures of the same head and his emails where he lies about they...
5 years agoCamco Lug questions....
Is that a separate piece of metal or just part of the casting? It looks like part of the casting to me. It appears that the part of the mold for the c...
5 years ago1964 Slingerland kit on CL
That bearing edge on the 14" looks like a roller coaster.
5 years agoSteel Beverley Cosmic 21?
They made them in both materials. I came across a really nice Premier badged one at 2112 Percussion in Raleigh a year or two ago. It was priced well s...
5 years ago1958 Slingerland Drum set – 1 owner, complete original set – pricing/selling help
The bass drum is a single tension version so that knocks the value down somewhat. Duco finishes bring less than pearl finishes but that duco is in pre...
5 years agoRefurbish kick drum beater
So you have a step down in diameter all the way down to the bottom washer so all you will have to do will be press down the washer over the old felt a...
5 years agoRefurbish kick drum beater
The end of the shaft is turned down to provide a step. The hole in the washer is the same size as the step. The felt was slid on and then the washer w...
5 years agoNeed advice on 1920's Leedy brass snare drum restoration
There were also non cataloged models made by all of the drum companies so that could easily explain it. It seems odd that they would have painted an e...
5 years agoNeed advice on 1920's Leedy brass snare drum restoration
There was a black nickle engraved snare called the Elite but it had brass finished hardware. There was also an engraved Gold Elite version that was po...
5 years agoNeed advice on 1920's Leedy brass snare drum restoration
So is the black layer paint or black Nickle? I'm not aware of any engraved drums that were painted. Engraved drums were either in Brass, Black Nickle...
5 years agoPremier 250(S) pedals
Here is a famous picture of Keith abusing a pair of 250's [IMG]https://en.beatit.tv/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/Moon-2-kra.jpg[/IMG]
5 years agoPremier 250(S) pedals
I see those on eBay here in the states pretty regularly. They generally don't go for very much.
5 years agoMarco................Polo...............
I think that is made by Pearl. It has the Slingerland Stick Saver hoop copies, that if they are like the ones I had at one time, are super thin. It al...
5 years agoIs this an early 60's Ludwig Acrolite?
The imperial lug version required the least amount of investment in new parts. The shell was the only thing new. All the other parts were already used...
5 years ago