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The worst thing that happened to vintage drums
Lately, I have seen way too many drum sets advertised for sale or posted by the owners as "lookie here at what I have" that are missing the reso heads...
3 years agoLudwig Combo Vistalite?
So, that's what a unicorn looks like, eh?
3 years agoDefinition of the Ludwig "Super Classic" outfit!
12--14-20 Slingerland drum sets, 13-16-20 Slingerland and Leedy drum sets, 12-16-20 Rogers drum sets all with matching wood snares have always been my...
3 years agoPlease help to identify this Slingerland snare drum
Here's a better look at the badge.
3 years agoDefinition of the Ludwig "Super Classic" outfit!
I wish you well with your type of collecting. I have approached the hobby from the perspective of wanting the types of drum sets that I owned or wante...
3 years agoPlease help to identify this Slingerland snare drum
I removed all metal parts from the snare drum. i discovered that: (1). The shell measures exactly 7" deep by 14" diameter; (2). The badge's grommet ha...
3 years agoDefinition of the Ludwig "Super Classic" outfit!
Responding to the very informative post by O lugs about the collecting habits of the catalog-correct people. I'm very grateful for people like him who...
3 years agoDefinition of the Ludwig "Super Classic" outfit!
I can only speak for Rogers Drums with any authority. Some of those drum sets that were given names and shown in the catalogs existed only for those p...
3 years agoDefinition of the Ludwig "Super Classic" outfit!
I have plenty of experience as a manufacturer's representative. For several years during more than thirty years in that profession, catalogs were very...
3 years agoPurple Haze
"Hey, Mitch...Here's the new tune I wrote to be the title tune on our next album. And I have arranged for this guy in Texas to loan us this drum set...
3 years agoRogers Drums
From Tommyp...
3 years agoRogers Drums
No sh_t! So have many others of us.
3 years agoThis is the Display Your Rewrapped Vintage Drums Thread
What type of white wrap is on the Camcos? Could it be White 3-D Moire like on my re-wraps? re-wrap tom and original Camco Tuxedo snare.
3 years agoMy 1963 Shelly Manne Drum Set
Of all of the dozens of drum sets that I have owned over sixty-plus years, this is the one that I think will stay with me forever.
3 years agoMy 1963 Shelly Manne Drum Set
I will begin this post with an apology for posting lousy pictures of my favorite drum set. The pictures I take with my current cell phone have never c...
3 years ago