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Thoughts on sticking with same brand of drums
I've owned kits from just about every major American company that was/is old enough to have made drums that can be classified as vintage. It took me 2...
13 years agohead question on concert toms
From al9000...
13 years agoCopper snares?
I played a 4x14 DW copper snare that I really liked. It wasn't the sound I was after at the time, but for the right application, I wouldn't hesitate b...
13 years agohead question on concert toms
I'm not sure there are enough adjectives to fully describe how much I hate CS & Silver Dot heads. All the Vistas I've owned over the years get Aquari...
13 years agoWhat should I use to clean a Mod Orange set?
I did some lengthy research online and discovered that quite a few people have used the Meguiar's Clear Plastic polish on drum wraps. So I stripped th...
13 years agoWhat should I use to clean a Mod Orange set?
I have a beautiful set of '68 Mod Oranges that, as far as I can tell, have never been fully cleaned. None of the lug or mount screws inside the shells...
13 years agoDixon drums?
From gutenberg...
13 years agoDixon drums?
Someone at DFO mentioned that the high end Dixons are rebadged Gretsch Renowns, or were at one point.
13 years agoRare Wrap? Big Beat Red Silk
I've only seen sliver silk and blue silk in person (I used to own a silver silk kit). The Ludwig silk wrap is very pretty, but it is also very frag...
13 years agoWhats your favorite Vintage Green?
Green Vistalite Camco Moss Green
13 years agoPaiste Drums?
Danny Carey of Tool has been a long time Paiste endorser. He has an entire kit made from Paiste alloy. [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwjsGPMIh...
13 years agoLudwig Vistalite vaues by color
First, I have to disagree with one of the above posters... There are far more amber kits than yellow. When the Vista line was reintroduced in 2000, p...
13 years agoLudwig Question
From bclarkio...
13 years ago“Stipelgold” Ludwig & Ludwig Deluxe Snare
Cooper's Vintage Drums had a 5x14 Deluxe Stipelgold snare for sale for something like $1700.00. It was in nice condition, so that should give you a ba...
13 years ago“Stipelgold” Ludwig & Ludwig Deluxe Snare
Is it Stipelgold or Ludwigold? Stipelgold has a really rough texture and is very fragile. Ludwigold was similar but had more of a sparkle to it. Eith...
13 years ago