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Ludwig wing screw question....
I'm not sure that they did. I know the "Mickey Mouse" screws were 1/4" thread. They had "Coarse" , which is a normal 1/4" thread like you can buy at...
13 years agoBest solvent for old grease?
Good ol' paint thinner always works for me. Put all the "guts" (springs, posts, caps etc.) into a glass Snapple or salad dressing bottle with paint t...
13 years agoHey mudjacker............
...........awesome kit on ebay! (Green Sparkle Lido's). This is, of course, assuming you are the same mudjacker. Love those drums. If they were 12...
13 years agoFavorite Ludwig finish?
Blue Mist on the Standards. I had a set of those, and remember them fondly. Something about them still fascinates me. Not a "blue-blue", but a litt...
13 years agoVintage Stick Thread!
From Ludwig400...
13 years agoVintage Stick Thread!
From mlayton...
13 years agoVintage Stick Thread!
Mod-O, I have several pairs of the Pencil models, 3 wood tip and 3 nylon tip. I agree, they are a great stick! As far as modern equivalents to the...
13 years agodo recut bearing edges affect value?
From Jon Petersen...
13 years agodoes anybody play a 24"cymbal
I have a 24" Dream Contact Mini-Bell. Of course this is more of a jazz cymbal, so I use it in a jazz setting. Not really different than using a 21"...
13 years agodo recut bearing edges affect value?
I confess, I have had bearing edges re-cut on a Vintage kit. It is an MIJ Gracy (round badge copy). 3 ply with re-rings. I had all the bearing edge...
13 years agoGlue vs. Tape
Excellent post, Bill. I agree that Pearl is probably putting a "spin" on things. But if it looks good...............why not? You also make an excel...
13 years agoSoviet/Russian drums - Part II
I can't believe no one else posted this yet: (In your best Yakov Smirnov voice): In Soviet Russia, drums play YOU! Seriously, that is awesome! Wha...
13 years agoGlue vs. Tape
Here's something that hasn't been posted, and an angle that I hadn't heard of until recently: I was looking at a closeout Pearl Vision Birch in a coo...
13 years agoCorrect name for this model Ludwig Atlas Stand
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13 years agoSlingerland Dynamo Hi-Hat Stand-806 vs. 809
Thanks. Mine also has the hexagonal pull rod. Does that pinpoint the year any?
13 years ago