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Picked up a nice 22 incher A. The stamp has me a little confused!
Just to clarify a little bit, the stamp is actually 1 3/16" tall, not 1 1/4" like earlier stated. According to the timeline, that places it at earil...
15 years agoPicked up a nice 22 incher A. The stamp has me a little confused!
Sounds good. It seems a LITTLE on the heavy side, not too much though. Nice stick definition, great bell. That's what I was looking for, as a have a...
15 years agoPicked up a nice 22 incher A. The stamp has me a little confused!
Howdy. I picked up this nice 22" a ride yesterday for 140 bucks. I feel that's pretty fair(considering it was in NYC). It's in real nice shape, no...
15 years agoYamaha 4 pc
Wayne, are you selling these on the NY craigslist? If so, I sent you an email, i'm in NY. Nice looking kit! Larry
15 years agoWhat is the time frame for hollow label zildjians?
I picked up a nice 17" thin crash last night for 75 bucks. Beautiful sounding cymbal. It has the hollow stamp zildjian on the bottom, and only "thin...
15 years agoHelp ID'ing my first kit
"Stencil" refers to the many brands of japanese drums that all seem to resemble each other, copys of the U.S. drums of the era. They took styling fro...
15 years agoHelp ID'ing my first kit
Here's some pics of my "Kent" made in Japan kit. Same wrap and lugs. That's pretty standard fare stencil stuff you have there. I had the edges done...
15 years agoOld Zildjian Hi-Hats (please help)
I have an old pair of quick beats, the previous owner told me they where purchased new in 1972. They are much heavier than my pre-serial, pre-laser e...
15 years agoThe rarest of the old A eras - 1954
Here's my 1954 Gem, a 22' incher. When I lay into it, it looks like the edges are going to fly off. Has a great smoky sound. Larry [IMG]http://i146....
15 years agoRemoving sticky residue from inside shell
Hello all. I'm trying to approach the removal of sticky residue from velcro used for anchoring muffling inside a bass drum shell. The shell is in fa...
15 years agoSnagged a 22' A ride. Stamp thoughts?
D, are you an engineer? I was looking at an old cymbalholic post and you spoke of blowing the locomotive horn. I'm a Track foreman up here in NY (GC...
16 years agoSnagged a 22' A ride. Stamp thoughts?
Thanks for the info. You stated 1954. Normally I see the responses being "early 50's" or "late 60's".....you get the idea. What, if you don't mind...
16 years agoSnagged a 22' A ride. Stamp thoughts?
Picked up this 22' today. It was real dirty and stained, so I cleaned it up a bit with some zims(it was gross). By the stamp, can anybody give make...
16 years agoInfo on this old "pearl" kit?
For sale locally. Owner tells me it's a pearl kit, looks like a stencil kit. Can you make out shell make-up, age, and worth by the pics? Thanks Lar...
16 years agoThis guy is nuts.
That must be one nice cymbal. ZILDJIAN RIDE - $1800 (STATEN ISLAND) 20'' AVIDIS ZILDJIAN GENUINE TURKISH CYMBAL. THIS RIDE WAS MADE IN LATE SIXTI...
16 years ago