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Great ad. I have never seen this one. I am the one who posted the Ringling Brothers drum a while back. Red Floyd was a terrific snare drummer for Me...
10 years agoLudwig & Ludwig Mystery drum.
This is a very interesting piece. 12" dia X 18" deep. Zero holes except for badge vent. Has L&L badge as shown. It has formica heads and appears to ha...
11 years agoMy life with a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
The pedal has no markings at all. The beater head is a hand carved wood ball with canvas sewed over it like a baseball. It still works and obviously w...
11 years agoMy life with a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
Oops. here they are.
11 years agoMy life with a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
Here are the tom mounts. I replaced the wing nuts. Also a picture of the tom legs. There is a cymbal stand mount on the floor tom. Plus 2 hoop mounte...
11 years agoMy life with a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
Dave, sorry, I was asking Pask74 about whether his snare was repainted. I will post some mounting hardware pics.
11 years agoMy life with a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
Dave, I do know the history of my Bombers and knew both previous owners Both of who have been dead many years. They are absolutely original white pai...
11 years agoMy life with a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
Is this the original paint job? I have the same drum but mine has a lot of scratches.
11 years agoRingling Circus Drums reunion March 12th.
On March 12th these two drums that played thousands of RB/B&B shows together will be reunited to play Barnum & Bailey's Favorite at a concert at Trea...
11 years agoFresh barn rescue with some history.
Thanks, I do not know what the problem is. VDF says my pics are too big and Some I am able to resize and get in but then they are very small photos....
11 years agoFresh barn rescue with some history.
Here is a picture of this drum. Part of a WMP set. I can not get my picture small enough for VDF to accept it. Drives me nuts . I don't have that pro...
11 years agoFresh barn rescue with some history.
By the way. Mtoto was the name of Gargantua's mate.
11 years agoFresh barn rescue with some history.
My new project. This is a 24" Leedy bass drum that came out of the Mtoto Room at the John Ringling Hotel in Sarasota Fl. It was owned by band leade...
11 years agoLyon & Healy Not On Drum Guide
I have been working on this L&H bass drum for a couple of years now. It had several coats of paint but when I started stripping WOW. I don't know why...
11 years agoLeedy broadway snare question
That is a Leedy "extended" Standard strainer. I have one just like it and it is dated 1939. Mine has gut snares.
11 years ago