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Drummers wearing gloves
Playing both guitar and drums I have gotten into the habit of wearing those inexpensive black cotton gloves when carrying equipment. This keeps all th...
8 years agoRemove chrome from Ludwig Supraphonic 63
Apparently stripping chrome is not that difficult because it is of course removed with electric current. However chroming over gets costly, but you wi...
8 years agoDrum head recommendations 1970's drums
There are instructional drum tuning videos now on youtube with lengthly details for things such as using 2 snare drums, toms tuned reverse of what I u...
8 years agoDrum head recommendations 1970's drums
Yes- both bass drum heads tuned to just above wrinkly is always how I played. I was never formally taught how to tune a drum set. Instead I got things...
8 years agoZildjian cymbal restoration
[QUOTE=idrum4fun;403840]Getting those marks off your cymbal can be tough, though not impossible! Really depends on how much effort you're willing to p...
8 years agoZildjian cymbal restoration
I worked on my top hi-hat first. It came out very nice, and now I am the only one who knows where the worst corrosion spots were, there is only a ghos...
8 years agoDrum head recommendations 1970's drums
Recently I have been playing mostly a Roland electronic set. It is the first time I ever bounced the bass drum pedal, since prior to that I thought ev...
8 years agoZildjian cymbal restoration.
Yes, of course had I stored these inside it would have been better, however at the time the need dictated that so many of my things were put into a st...
8 years agoDrum head recommendations 1970's drums
I actually prefer the Steve Gadd thuddy sound. This is simply a matter of what type of filler is put into the bass drum. Although a cheap shot, just a...
8 years agoZildjian cymbal restoration.
Folks, these are nasty with some long green corrosion streaks on the surface. However there was not much stick wear to the surfaces, so once the cloud...
8 years agoZildjian cymbal restoration
I also posted this under Vintage Drum Forum: I plan to bring my Zildjian's up to playing condition. In 1981, I bought all new: 21" (Large bell) Rock...
8 years agoZildjian cymbal restoration.
I plan to bring my Zildjian's up to playing condition. In 1981, I bought all new: 21" (Large bell) Rock Ride, 14" New Beat Hi-hat set, 18" Swish, 18"...
8 years agoDrum head recommendations 1970's drums
Jim, Thank you for your insights. I have been mostly playing on a furnished set of Roland electronic drums. However for usage and possible resale of...
8 years agoDrum head recommendations 1970's drums
Good suggestions. I previously had a large hole in the bass drum reso head, because that was the sound most band mates were looking for at the time. I...
8 years agoDrum head recommendations 1970's drums
Thank you. I believe it was Remo Black Dot that I went to about 1976, and really liked them. Additionally I never punched through a black dot drum hea...
8 years ago