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Pearl/Whitehall Light Blue Pearl Drum Wrap
I think those thicker shells were still luaan, just a thicker layup with no rings. As far as the wrap, your best bet is probably to talk to KO...
1 week ago60’ Rogers Eagle Badge Spotlight drum set
Nice looking kit. Those lugs are pressed brass and prone to cracking, which several of the lugs apear to be cracked. So go easy on the head tension. T...
1 week agoHello again
Welcome back! Nice to see a real human (and old member) and not a bot account.
1 week agoLA Camco serial numbers
The last two replies that you have gotten here are bots so disregard any info they shared. This is really getting out of hand. As far as the se...
2 weeks agoCleaning the Engraving on a 1970s Ludwig Black Beauty
The last two responses are bots so disregard. I like to use those cheap paint brushes with the tan brisles. If you cut the bristles to about 1/...
2 weeks agoPremier Blue Shimmer
Unfortunately, all three responses to this thread are bot accounts. As far as Blue Shimmer wrap, nobody makes it anymore, so your choices...
2 weeks agoVintage, scroll-engraved CHROME Black Beauty?
That is a 60s or 70s made in Japan strainer and probably the hoops too. Lot's of mods to the drum. Some with newer Ludwig parts and others with, dirt...
1 month agoVintage, scroll-engraved CHROME Black Beauty?
Can you post pictures of the entire drum including the strainer? Based on your photos, looks like it was probably a regular black beauty that somone h...
1 month ago1970s Ludwig Lug and Tom Mystery
Could you post pictures that show the entire drum? Sounds like they started life as single headed concert toms and someone converted them to double he...
1 month agoMany parts for sale
Yeah, not to mention they are owned by a huge media company who lays claim to anything you post there.
1 month ago1930s ludwig drum kit?
Definitely 30s drums. Cool that you have a picture of your grandfather with them. The dog leg bass drum mounted arm is a Slingerland number 766 and is...
1 month agoNew england white wrap repair/restoration
You can try to remove the glue with Mineral Spirits (paint thinner), denatured alcohol or as a last resort try some lacquer thinner. In all cases, try...
1 month agoLudwig Concert bass drum
That is not unusual. They cut bearing edges on all of the shells and put them into their stock awaiting an order from a customer or from the manufactu...
1 month agoLudwig Concert bass drum
I looked through all of the online Ludwig catalogs last night and couldn't see any single headed bass drums in any catalog. Given the rounded corner b...
1 month agoLudwig mid-70's kit questions
Ok, now we are getting somewhere. That is a 16" x 18" floor tom. The size dimensions can be listed either way, but the most common way to do it...
2 months ago