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Speed King POLISHED footboard, choice of colors - "factory" or slight darker...
Now the obsessive-restoration-Speed-King project has WAY too many finished ones lying around. So here's the latest deal: Fully polished footboard, c...
13 years agoreally REALLY stuck Speed King roll spring
Shawn -- that is exactly what worked. Cut the end off, and it pushed out. That's first I've run into on a SK (out of about 20). Obviously not a "st...
13 years agoSpeed Kings x 2 + rebuild options
Hey. I'm open to reasonable offers on these..... reasonable, eh?
13 years agoreally REALLY stuck Speed King roll spring
Okay. Just stuck the rocker with the stuck roll pin in vinegar on the stove to boil for a while. Why not? I'm guessing that trying to drill it out is...
13 years agoreally REALLY stuck Speed King roll spring
Well, my first idea of soaking in brake fluid overnight didn't help. I even got out the BFH. It was weird, because it seemed I could twist it (it's...
13 years agoreally REALLY stuck Speed King roll spring
I saw another post on a SK thread that talked about cleaning the springs in boiling vinegar. He said it work great, but the fumes were terrible. I M...
13 years agoreally REALLY stuck Speed King roll spring
I have this SK that was said to have been "sitting" for 25 years. Okay. Plausible. I've been trying to get the rocker disassembled, and the roll spr...
13 years agoSpeed Kings x 2 + rebuild options
It's pretty obvious I get sort of obsessive with restorations. Well, it could be worse. I have two Speed Kings finished, and an album of options and...
13 years agoLudwig wing screws - 1/4 - 28 x 9/16
No dissing intended, but it makes me wonder about the overall.... :confused: Speaking of Speed Kings, I have a nice "core" that's ready for a rebuil...
13 years agoLudwig wing screws - 1/4 - 28 x 9/16
Sounded like a reasonable idea. Since they're 8 bucks apiece, I sent an email and asked what price I could get if I bought 5 of them. It'd be $45....
13 years agoLudwig wing screws - 1/4 - 28 x 9/16
Yep, these are the wing screws for the pedal mount for the speed kings. I see one on sale for $8 on ebay.... not in my lifetime! There are replaceme...
13 years agoSnare strap
Cool. I've never tried it. Doesn't sound like much can go wrong. I also thought that if I thought it would fray, I could smooth a little Goop on it....
13 years agoSnare strap
I've been browsing around for some decent snare straps, a la Canopus, just cuz I don't want to use the white nylon on the Slingerland COB I'm finishin...
13 years agoZoomatic "butt plate"
http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/drcjw/article_5_strainers_zoomatic-6.html http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/drcjw/article_5_strainers_zoomatic-2.html...
13 years agoZoomatic "butt plate"
Trying to reassemble the COB snare, with Zoomatic strainer. The "butt plate" is in a bag with 8 or 10 small screws, not nuts that fit. Anyone have a p...
13 years ago