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Yamaha Project - Soooo Dirty
Looks to be a D-22 kit. They sound GOOD... They will be worth the effort to clean up. That snare throw is different than mine, so I'm guessing this...
7 years agovintage Avedis 14" cymbals
And bear in mind that labeling cymbals as "crash" "ride" or whatever is a relatively new concept. Before that is was just a cymbal, and you used it as...
7 years agoNeed Help Identifying Some Parts
The fourth picture of hoop claws are for a square profile hoop... And since you have those (Yamaha looking) tension rods in your other post, I think t...
7 years agoAnyone know what this is worth?
Parade drum. Due to age, might be worth a bit to the right collector. It's an early one. No idea what that value might be.
7 years agoHere's the second half of the previous post
Those bass drum tension rods appear to be Yamaha to me. Pretty much unchanged from the 70's to the late 90's at least.
7 years agoRogers Kit in San Fran Area
DAMN Those are nice... Fair price too (IMO). Just add a 14X14 floor tom and I'd be quite happy with those until I die.
7 years agoA Little Rant & Rave
My standard answer is: "How about I take care of the drums and you take care of (insert instrument here), OK?" I recall a situation in an original s...
7 years agoRogers restored Brooks-Mays Era 14" Piccolo snare-$100
Are these brass or steel Shell?
7 years agoRequesting Opinions on Snare Colors
In blonds finish I’d suggest the Yamaha concert snares. But I believe they only come in satin clear finish. Tama SLP snares are wicked nice fo...
7 years agoHelp ID Yamaha(60-70’s?) steel snare
Growing up in the 80’s I saw (and owned) my fair share of “unknown” drums but I’ve never heard of these. Those lug casings a...
7 years agoVintage Drum Shows
It’s not that far to CT from Ontario... ROAD TRIP!
7 years agoNice Surprise!
I might suggest acetone as any acid or strong base could affect the nickel plating. It should weep into the engraving as well. Then use a baby toothbr...
7 years agoHelp ID Yamaha(60-70’s?) steel snare
I have a copy of an early catalogue but not handy... I also have the SDM5 with my D20 kit as reference. A euro only deep snare, and also the possibil...
7 years agoParts for my Gretsch snare wanted
I realized I don’t have the pictures handy... stand by..
7 years agoParts for my Gretsch snare wanted
I’m looking for parts to complete my Gretsch snare. Need the hoops rods throw and butt. See the pictures because there is no label so I don’t know m...
7 years ago