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Question about Ludwig floor tom sizes in the early-mid 60's...
I recently got an old Ludwig 15" diameter marching snare (mid-60's, white interior) to convert to a floor tom. I picked it because it was a "Club Dat...
14 years agoShredding 5B sticks
And I'll add further... the heavier oak sticks will consume even more of your energy. It'll take more energy to set the added mass of the new sticks...
14 years agoShredding 5B sticks
A couple of weeks back, I posted here about how I just traded in all of my cymbals toward lighter ones. My cymbals were almost all Zildjian Z Customs...
14 years agoPre-age new drum wrap?
Well, someone mentioned sending the drum to be wrapped as well as the drum to match it to over to the guys at Precision Drum Co. I didn't research it...
14 years agoThe Ugliest Acrolite Metamorphosis
I'm looking into powder-coating mine. Another angle I'm considering is an original-ish finish, with some nice tube lugs. I've seen a couple of Acrol...
14 years agoQuestion about hoop-mounted cymbals....
Hey guys... What's the biggest cymbal you'd feel comfortable mounting on a bass drum hoop? The reason I ask, I'm thinking of mounting a cymbal or tw...
14 years agoVistaLite BD Travel Worries (On a barely used kit!)
Yeah, if your bass drum pedal has a plate on the bottom, and you cover it with the "hook" side (the plastic, non-felt side) of velcro, it's going nowh...
14 years agoWhat do you think of using steel wool to "clean up" old stands, lugs etc.?
Has any one tried dropping small pieces, like lugs, into a media tumbler, like reloaders (gun owners who load their own ammo) use to clean the empty b...
14 years agoSpeed Kings: Original vs. "Upgraded" vs. New...
From marko52...
14 years agoWhat do you think of using steel wool to "clean up" old stands, lugs etc.?
From SkyDog75...
14 years agoSpeed Kings: Original vs. "Upgraded" vs. New...
I'm considering getting a Speed King for the Ludwig set I'm putting together. I'm seeing plenty of older, original examples, operating condition unkn...
14 years agoWhat do you think of using steel wool to "clean up" old stands, lugs etc.?
Just wondering why no one has mentioned the idea of just having a chrome shop re-plate the pieces? Is that the ultimate sin, never to be mentioned, o...
14 years agoConverting Ludwig Standard to Luddy Classic
I'm reminded of a 15" marching snare that I recently converted to a tom. I spent hours filling the extra holes, then redrilling the whole shell for t...
14 years agoCamco Bop Kit Question
I know very little about Camcos, but regarding the comments about it being made in the USA simply because "it says so"... When I got into Kramer guit...
14 years agoLudwig 15" Marching Tenor or snare & very shallow marching bass
Oops... forgot to mention that I want "Clubdate Date" style drums... ie: one center Bow Tie lug. I'm trying to build a weird Club Date-esque setup......
14 years ago