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1928-32 Slingerland 5x14 WMP/Artgold Tone Flange Artist Model/Lipskin Special Model
Hello Mike from the UK where the reputation of your fine collection is whispered of in dark corners of even darker rooms. We rarely get to see such b...
12 years agoMystery Radio King snare
Many thanks to all those who set me straight on this snare, it would seem I have dropped the ball. As luck would have it I bought it from a reputabl...
12 years agomost incredibly thin zildjian trans stamp hi hats ive ever seen !!!
I have a very thin pair of trans stamps, you can see the stamp through the back and they are sharp at the edges, they are very washy as you would expe...
12 years agoMystery Radio King snare
Hmmm, the brown you see is mahogany showing through. I must admit I am not filled with confidence on this one, I think I may have been misled, it does...
12 years agoMystery Radio King snare
OK I take in what you say but if it is a concert king why are there no extension brackets to the snare, there never has been. Also if the lug screws a...
12 years agoMystery Radio King snare
I have just bought a very interesting snare drum as I can find no trace of it in any Slingerland catalogue. As you can see from the photo's it is in b...
12 years agoVintage drum Quiz Whats wrong
WFL badge on a 60s kit, and I'm not sure that colour option was available when Ludwig were still WFL
12 years agoModern vs. Flat Based Hardware - What do you gig with?
I use both depending on the gig. I have DW 6000 which are great, but if I'm doing a gig with restricted space I'll use vintage, the one thing I have d...
12 years agoShow us your workhorse snare
From relayer...
12 years agoquick question about Aquarian American Vintage heads
Remo quality is questionable these days, I use aquarian on all my drums now, they seem very consistant.
12 years agoquick question about Aquarian American Vintage heads
I have them on both sides of two of my kits, an early 50s set of radio kings and an early 50s Leedy and Ludwig and I love them, they are warm and slig...
12 years agoShow us your workhorse snare
I am fortunate to have some lovely old snare drums but this one just keeps calling me back to it, I bought it with a kit and it was a bit of a bonus a...
12 years agohelp ID'ing some vintage parts
The cymbal arm with the funny tilter is a wfl they don't work too well as they tend to slip it's 50s or earlier
12 years ago"Modern" Vintage Hardware
I have a set of the DW flush base and have used them for 10 years thet are great, strong and light my only small niggle is that the snare stand can ge...
12 years ago~1970's Ludwig Black Oyster Pearl Jazzette~
Thank you for the welcome folks I will post the serial numbers when I have a mo, it's an early one judging by the the serial numbers a 67 which I thin...
12 years ago