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Baby Dodds?... drumset?... 1920s?

TheHotIron - In the King Oliver photos, it looks to me like he had a tube lug bass drum with the small thumb screw type of T rod. So I think it could...

15 years ago
Zildjian Fun Facts.

I seems to me that the very first photo reveals clues to solve the mystery. I see that the bottom of the cymbals are still reasonably close to the wal...

15 years ago
First commercially available brushes?

From Gerry...

15 years ago
Baby Dodds?... drumset?... 1920s?

Dodds says in the "instructional" video from 1946 that he bought that snare (as seen in most of the photos of him) in 1923 (Ludwig 1923, “Latest Model...

15 years ago
First commercially available brushes?

Saw this photo of Paul Barbarin in 1919 and noticed he seems to be using a type of brush or a broom in his left hand. Edit: It could be too that, he i...

15 years ago
Anyone have a few of these laying around??

From rms25thta...

15 years ago
Anyone have a few of these laying around??

From Ludwig-dude...

15 years ago
Dents in cymbals?

From LUDLOVER...

15 years ago
Dents in cymbals?

From vintagemore2000...

15 years ago
Why Would Someone Do This To A Vintage Set??

That reminds me of the hacked up 3pc 1980s? Pearl set I saved from the trash and made my Cocktail drum (as seen in another thread at this site) out of...

15 years ago
First commercially available brushes?

From Gerry...

15 years ago
First commercially available brushes?

Gerry - On the lighter side! After listening to hear the brushes in those old recordings with all the surface hissing, I'm starting to think the use o...

15 years ago
First commercially available brushes?

From Gerry...

15 years ago
Removing glue from inside Supra

When glue is on medal, I’ve heard WD-40 will soften it and get through it, so it can be rubbed off. It’s worth a try. Edit-You've got to s...

15 years ago