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Ludwig Hammered bronze with WRONG Snarebed
I for one will be curious to hear how this pans out. What a curious situation. Here's a chance for Ludwig to do something of truly outstanding chara...
11 years ago24" Evans Hydraulic Head
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11 years ago24" Evans Hydraulic Head
Hey Guys, Evans no longer makes the hydraulic bass drum head in 24". If anyone has one, let me know, I'm definitely interested. I'd also be interest...
11 years agoNeed Help Dating Slingerlands
They are white sparkle, but it was redone. The original wrap had failed and the previous owner removed it and painted them. The snare is original th...
11 years agoNeed Help Dating Slingerlands
Cool! Thanks for the info guys. These were my first drums. I've since bought bigger, louder sets that are great fun, but somehow I always come back...
11 years agoNeed Help Dating Slingerlands
I've been looking at Slingerland catalogs, it's looking like my drums may be older than I thought they were. I was told they were 1970. However, min...
11 years ago70s Slingerland COA Snare with WHITE WRAP?
Hey Guys, I have something of a conundrum here. I have a late 70s Slingerland Aluminum shell snare that has a white wrap on it! I'm assuming the wra...
11 years agoNo More Evans 24" Hydraulic Heads? What Gives?
Oh, btw, my bass drum rings at a very clear low C for 12 seconds! Now that's sustain..lol.
11 years agoNo More Evans 24" Hydraulic Heads? What Gives?
Macr0w, That's awesome! Yeah, I actually got a new idea for this drum to take advantage of it's resonant nature. I'm using it as a side drum / mock...
11 years agoNo More Evans 24" Hydraulic Heads? What Gives?
I'm shopping for heads online, and am shocked to find Evans doesn't seem to make 24" Hydraulic bass drum heads anymore. Am I the only one that thinks...
11 years agoYamaha SD550MA Snare- Info Requested!
I put a new Remo Coated Powerstroke 3 head on and it sounds MUCH better. It has a lot less ring and sounds more controlled. I think I'm going to kee...
11 years ago1982 Tama Imperialstar Bass Drum Lug Needed!
I ended up buying a whole 24x16 parts drum off craigslist. It's pretty rough, but it got me back in action.
11 years agoYamaha SD550MA Snare- Info Requested!
Hey Guys, Thanks for all the information. I forgot to take a few pics now that it's cleaned up. I fully disassembled it, washed and polished everyth...
11 years agoYamaha SD550MA Snare- Info Requested!
Sounds about right. That's about how I feel about the drum. There's a music store that has an 80s Tama Imperialstar snare that I'm interested in. I...
11 years agoYamaha SD550MA Snare- Info Requested!
Nothing huh? I've made a few posts asking questions on this forum and come up empty. Seems there isn't as much interest here in Japanese drums as th...
11 years ago