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Rogers Holiday
The creature is a Shmoo. That was a character by Al Capp from L'il Abner. The leg room from not having a snare stand was very liberating. I've given t...
4 years agoRogers Holiday
When i graduated from high school in 1961, I used my savings from an after-school job plus some help from graduation gift money and and Mom and Dad to...
4 years agoWhere have all the Leedys Gone
A friend of mine worked for Promark at their headquarters and factory in Houston. The place was located a field goal chip shot away from the old Astro...
4 years agoRogers Holiday
If you are not going to mount the second tom or a snare drum to the bass drum via a Swivomatic mount, you have two perfectly good Swivo mounts for cym...
4 years agoOops! Caught by the Glitter of it All
Cymbal mounts that eliminate the need for floor stands. This Top Hat Rogers set of mine could be gig ready without the need for any cymbal stands. Of...
4 years agoWhere have all the Leedys Gone
Dan...That Herb Brochstein story is correct. I was fortunate to come across this Gretsch cocktail set, and bought it for not much money. The open-bott...
4 years agoWhere have all the Leedys Gone
Since Dan Boucher asked to see my Black Diamond Pearl 1963 Shelly Manne set, here it is again. The drums came to me with heads stamped with the Henry...
4 years agoWhere have all the Leedys Gone
I'm from Northwest Indiana city which is actually a southern suburb of Chicago. None of the music stores I frequented sold any Leedy drums. Only one l...
4 years agoWhere have all the Leedys Gone
I currently have my one Leedy set that is my forever drum set. If I had to sell off all of my drums except for one set, my keeper would be this 1963 S...
4 years agoThey've Arrived
Robyn, thanks for filling me in about the situation. I had not seen any of the back story. You did a very good deed for a drumming brother.
4 years agoThey've Arrived
Is there some back story about why someone is gifting Mark a drum set? Was there some sort of tragedy that left him drumless?
4 years agoSelf-aligning Bass Drum Beater
My favorite bass drum beater was given to me by my friend Bart Witrock--owner of Rockin' Robin in Houston. I don't know the manufacturer of this beate...
4 years agoLudwig Double Tom Post Assembly
I have a feeling that the shortest one was used for normal depth toms (8x12, 9x13, etc.)and middle length was for the deep toms such as 10x10, 12x12,...
4 years agoLudwig 75th Anniversary "Eagle" Kit for Sale on Ebay-Big Beat Configuration
I completely understand that some drums appeal to some people and don't appeal to other people. I can honestly say that the combination of overly-long...
4 years agoSlingerland Push Buttons
That's what I do. And, I hammer things.
4 years ago