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Vintage 4 Piece 1962 Ludwigs-Champagne
Is this the set? http://cgi.ebay.com/LUDWIG-DOWNBEAT-SET-1960-61-20-12-14x14-14X4-snare-/120649147144?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item1c173fe308
14 years agoMy 60's Gretsch Kit Restoration Project
Matt, 1) You'll find the aluminum Gretsch spurs if you are patient. Unfortunately I can't do anything about the extra holes. A correct (replacement)...
14 years agoMy 60's Gretsch Kit Restoration Project
Matta, Thanks for the feedback. Ironically the guys I used to work with in SA were in London today and I just had lunch with them. Real quick: When m...
14 years agoMy 60's Gretsch Kit Restoration Project
Howzit Matta, I'm not a Soffa (yank) but was down there quite a bit back in the go-go 2000s. I still have a lot of mates in CT and Thelema may be jus...
14 years agoGretsch Help Needed
Nice one Rick. Love how you remembered this exact drum was already covered. Not sure why the same question is being asked again.
14 years agoGretsch 50's internal drum mute
Bill, once again I learn something totally surprising from you. Geez, I wish this had come up 6 weeks ago just before I took apart my 1960 Gretsch se...
14 years agoHelp Date 2 Sets of A. Zildjian Hi Hats
Thanks Bill. To the point and very helpful. Oddball--maybe I'm an oddball too. I think the hi-hats I've liked the most are my brothers 15" -- I wanna...
14 years agoHelp Date 2 Sets of A. Zildjian Hi Hats
Jaye, thanks for your input as always. The older set 2 hi hats are strange to the touch (of my experiences as a hobby drummer who hasn't handled scor...
14 years agoHelp Date 2 Sets of A. Zildjian Hi Hats
1) Set 1: 13". I was told they were 50s by the seller a number of years ago. True? First pic is the two hats and the second is the stamp (both have t...
14 years agoInfrigement of a copyright on ebay
One of the biggest misconceptions in copyright law is that someone has to put the copyright symbol or do some other hocus pokus to vest a copyright. T...
14 years agoParts - Ludwig and (maybe) Gretsch (Mikey?)
There's a guy who sold what I know to be a correct set of the rods on ebay and he told me they were "just under 5.5" " so there would seem to be some...
14 years agomy new (vintage) kit!
Looks great whatever your name ends up being. Congrats! Looking forward to more photos.
14 years agoParts - Ludwig and (maybe) Gretsch (Mikey?)
Hey Guys, I just need some small odds and ends--all should be period correct. 1) 6 hole 14" COS rim for a 1965 Ludwig club date floor tom. So basica...
14 years ago1965 Green Sparkle "Club Date"
I think it's the first green sparkle club date set I've seen. Super cool.
14 years agoLUDWIG (everything i own)
Congrats on the fast snare and kit sales! What happened with all the hardware sales, how come they got taken down?
14 years ago