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Deal Alert: Maple kit
Another reason to love this forum. Better explanations...Walking Basswood, being less dense than Maple transmits a lower frequency, therefore has low...
13 years agoDeal Alert: Maple kit
John, I found this write up helpful for removing scratches. It takes time and patience with high gloss surfaces. http://www.homesteadfinishingprodu...
13 years agoDeal Alert: Maple kit
John, Basswood is under-rated. I played a Basswood kit for a year in a weekly gig. Loved the sound. Basswood has vintage vibe because it is far less...
13 years agoDeal Alert: Maple kit
Nice Looking kit and definitely in a class above Verve's earlier projects. Pretty certain from this vantage point its not maple but Basswood. The gra...
13 years agoDeal Alert: Maple kit
Still a good deal at $100. I paid $75 for mine with the cheapo Pearl mounts and 9-ply Basswood shells with re-rings. Yes, re-rings on Basswood! Mine w...
13 years agoDeal Alert: Maple kit
I picked up one of the earlier piece of crap verve kits locally for $75. It was that.. a piece of crap. Poorly made Basswood shells with cheap hardwar...
13 years agoWhat are people trying to sell these days?
Wow! That's astounding...the vintage drum market has taken off!
13 years agoNew Pics of my drum room.....
Nice Poppy! Where's the beloved Sonor kit? Wait a sec, is that it in the corner? -kellyj
13 years agoWuhan cymbals
jccab, You can find Zildjian New Beats as Teverson says easily for about $100-150 set. I found an old 60's pair from a friend . The top hat has about...
13 years agoWuhan cymbals
Good cymbals. hand hammered. Very decent. I enjoy the 8" splash on my kit. Wuhan China has produced cymbals for two thousand years...all the way back...
13 years agoRare Wrap? Big Beat Red Silk
jrfrond, Thanks for the info. It is a gorgeous wrap. The photo I submitted at the start of this thread does not do it justice as it has a very nice...
13 years agoLA Camco sound
The question becomes "did the remaining maple shells from the PA warehouse end up with the Tama/Camco lugs"? This would make a very rare kit indeed if...
13 years agoLA Camco sound
Mikey, You paid $80.00? Nice score! Please e-mail the pics. [email]chaplainkjs@gmail.com[/email] and I will post them.
13 years agoFound a kit made on my birthday
We live in free market. You can offer whatever you want. The seller decides to "sell" or "hold". The buyer can never force a sale just make an offer....
13 years agoLA Camco sound
DolFan 54 says, "It is very difficult to distinguish maple from birch as the differences are very subtle. The biggest difference although still subtl...
13 years ago