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Buddy Rich's Fibes Sft690
cooldaddy!... Glad you enjoyed the drum, and THANKS for the nice words! Sorry I wasn't specific on the resonant side regarding what model/weight. B...
15 years agoBuddy Rich's Fibes Sft690
cooldaddy!... You mean like this one??!! This is a 1973, and I've had it for quite some time. I saw Buddy LIVE 5 times between 1973 and 1978... twi...
15 years agoRogers Snare Drum Dates
Prostix!... Your assumption is correct! The 7 line COB Dynasonic is the older/rarer of the two. That said: Serial #21618, 5 line COB Dynasonic is...
15 years agoRogers B+B Powertone Is this a Deal?
No... there aren't any COS Powertone snare drums... Rogers didn't make any, despite what you read in Rob's book. Rob Cook's "Rogers Book" is FANTAST...
15 years agoTommyP & OTHER WMP EXPERTS: YOU'RE NEEDED!
OldSchool!... 'Tis true... I have played around with WMP using many different methods and have indeed gotten them to MATCH PERFECTLY... but as I've m...
15 years ago2804 COB Dynasonic Shell
$300.00 now Ploughman... Jim increased the price a little while ago, you know, material costs, etc. Still... it is the way to go! Tommyp
15 years agorogers big R questions
Hey Chris!... I know Rogers COLD... but my knowledge stops at the Big "R" era/changeover... ( and that's just a personal preference ) ... with the ex...
15 years agoGibson/Slingerland
The Conway Slingerland drums WERE very nice truth be told. ( I say WERE as the company is indeed OOB, and most probably not coming back ) Excellent...
15 years agoLudwig B/O Buddy Rich set
LUDLOVER!... I'll tell ya... I have THREE complete BR sets and have never seen the 16X16's "look different" in size like those do, but that said, for...
15 years agoLudwig B/O Buddy Rich set
LUDLOVER!... Multiple answers to your questions here! The straight forward answer is that this set is IN the Buddy Rich configuration... it is not h...
15 years agoRogers Holiday BnB kit
vince182!... My take on this set is that they are of LATE 1962 manufacture... meaning ... the original owners recollection of having purchased them i...
15 years ago20" Vintage Sabian Minibell Ride. How old and price range?
JazzDrummer94!... It's an AA. The AA designates which cymbal line it is, as the model is of course a 20" Minibell Ride. The Sabian AA's are the str...
15 years agoBuddy Rich Ludwig Shells
Hey Lucky!... Here's a great piece from 1984 featuring BR and the band at Disneyland. These are of course the restored vintage Slingerland RK's. Wh...
15 years agoBuddy Rich Ludwig Shells
Ludwig-dude!... I had never seen/read that account in print by Don Sweeney!... pretty neat... but not without "error". I shall explain in a moment....
15 years agoBuddy Rich Ludwig Shells
Ludwig-dude!... Your story is "pretty close", and I mean that in a good way! Me being the BR FREAK that I am... well ... for your enjoyment and cons...
15 years ago