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COB Krupa Sound King - is this a dent or not?
I've been gathering some info on how to remove a dent from a Slingerland Krupa Sound King, COB. But I want to make sure before I start banging aroun...
14 years agoAdvice on disappointing Ebay transaction
I've been thinking that I probably should not have included the link to the ebay item, in fairness to the seller, especially as he does have a large a...
14 years agoAdvice on non sesponsive seller... NON ebay, but VD member...
From mcjnic...
14 years agoAdvice on disappointing Ebay transaction
Haven't contacted the seller just yet as I wanted to investigate the Zoomatic issue more closely. When I removed the strainer, I noticed that the shel...
14 years agoWhat's This?
Maybe someone put it on to try and reduce the rattling springs from inside the lugs? I wrapped my springs with felt and it worked just fine. Same idea...
14 years agoAdvice on disappointing Ebay transaction
I recently bought a Slingerland Gene Krupa Sound King on E(vil)-bay. Just got it delivered but it's NOT a brass shell like the ad stated. Magnet stick...
14 years agoKick Felt Strips - Motown sound?
From OldSchool...
14 years agoMicrophones for Drums (Vintage)
I heard that Wilco recorded their Sky Blue Sky album entirely with SM-57's. Great sounding drums on that album too.
14 years agoHow many Cymbals do you have?
I'm gonna show my wife all your replies. Then she'll see that owning about 6 cymbals isn't so crazy after all. Maybe she'll even let me get a few more...
14 years agoMicrophones for Drums (Vintage)
Not sure about actual mics per se, but in general, I personally prefer the sound of a small number of roomy mono mics picking the "overall" sound of t...
14 years ago400 COB or not?
If you do a search on this forum for "Alternatives to Supraphonics" you'll find a recent thread which had quite a lot of responses and contained a lot...
14 years agoSlingerland Quality?
As I understand it, throughout the 1960's Ludwig shells weren't made quite as consistently as Slingerland drums, probably due to the overwhelming dema...
14 years ago50's Gretsch Name Band/Midnight Blue Pearl
Can't stop looking at the pics of your kit! Great kit and great story! Ah, I miss those Ontario blizzards ... seriously.
14 years agoMoney Or No Money??
I'll take it a step further. I would PAY to play. Okay, I'm (half) kidding. I earn some $ from shows. It's a bonus but I would absolutely play for no...
14 years ago60's Slingerland Lt Blue Pearl Drums
[QUOTE=twotone;94800] drum companies should look at pics like this and get a gleaming, quality-speaking, forever-lasting, deep drum finish for their t...
14 years ago