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Clanshell setup question
I stand corrected on my terminology, and perhaps I should turn on my splell cheacker. (Clanshell??) The problem I'm having is getting the off positio...
14 years agoClanshell setup question
I've purchased my first clamshell snare. Its a beautiful drum, but came with some CF of a strainer so I ordered a Puresound streiner particularly for...
14 years agoHave you ever altered a vintage drum before it was vintage?
I'm seeing the other side of this now. I have recently purchased and am restoring a mid 50's Slingerland kit and have played a few gigs with it. Exc...
14 years agoHave you ever altered a vintage drum before it was vintage?
In the late 70s/early 80s I had a set of Ludwig B/O label that I rewrapped and added Rogers Memory Lock hardware. The fact is that the Rogers hardwar...
14 years agoMy 50s Slingerland project
The drums are actually nicely color matched; the whole kit looks bluer in the photos than in real life. The photos look more like the pre-faded color...
14 years agoMy 50s Slingerland project
[Attachment: 30605] [Attachment: 30606] [Attachment: 30607] [Attachment: 30608] Here's a work in progress. Still to do: -Replate (nickel) t-rods...
14 years agoHeads for late 50's Slingys
I'll try to post some pictures in the next day or so. Still a work in progress, but getting very close (are they ever actually done?).
14 years agoHeads for late 50's Slingys
I'm finishing up a major cleanup/minor restoration of some mid-late 50s Slingerland Radio Kings, 13, 16, 22. The heads that came with the drums were...
14 years agoClamshell butt side needed
I need a butt side clamshell in nickel with swivel nut ('56-'62). I would like to buy or can trade either a chrome strainer side with swivel nut or n...
14 years agoDisplay Case for Snares
That would give me an excuse to buy 3 more snares!
14 years agoClamshell dilemma, what to do
I just purchased a mid-late 50's Krupa super snare drum. It's overall very nice but, as is probably typical, not strictly original. The hardware is...
14 years agosnares for super (clamshell) ??
Thanks for the information!
14 years agosnares for super (clamshell) ??
Are there any currently available snares that can be screwed onto a mid-50's style clamshell strainer?
14 years agoSlingerland AA Pedal needs some work.
Your dad is a lucky man. Keep your eyes on Ebay as these do come up every now and again. If push comes to shove you could have your machinist friend...
14 years agoSlingerland AA Pedal needs some work.
What you show is a right handed thread so it goes on the left side (drummers view) of the pedal. The right side of the pedal uses a left hand thread...
14 years ago