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Trowa snare
From calfskin...
14 years agoStumbled across another project (Ludwig)
(I'll add some pics in a few hours) Ok, so I noticed a snare shell yesterday, sitting in the hall at our practice place. It caught my eye because it...
14 years agoPremier Snare, Rogers kick pedal, and remo roto toms....year/model/value please?
I would say that snare looks like a 14" x 4" 1960's Royal Ace to me. Before they started using the long levers on the strainers, so not the late 60's....
14 years agoTrowa snare
Such a wealth of information :D. I am really curious whether there is some place (web/book/catalogs) where information like this can be found. I am s...
14 years agoDumpster diving
I was already upset about us not having stuff like "yard sale". But I'm pretty sure I won't ever find a drum in the trash :( Do you have pics? Pics a...
14 years agohelp identifying drums and establishing value
From backbeatkeeper...
14 years agohelp identifying drums and establishing value
Now, I'm rather new to vintage drums myself, but this reminds me of the 303 outfits I saw in the catalogs. In that case I suspect the snare might be a...
14 years ago50's Ludwig 8-lug Classic Snare Bearing Edges
Some snares don't have snare beds at all, but it surely is not a defect. Lots of them actually do have them. Here's a picture I found (Google, who els...
14 years ago50's Ludwig 8-lug Classic Snare Bearing Edges
I almost dare not ask, but are you talking about the snarebeds? Those are pretty normal, for a snare... But I'm not 100% sure what you mean with the...
14 years agoReal Floor Tom versus Hanging Floor tom
I have both, but I prefer them with legs. Maybe I'm just too retarded, but I find it easier to get them positioned just right. And it doesn't bounce w...
14 years agoTrowa snare
From Retrosonic...
14 years agoTrowa snare
Very nice! I am glad to know that it is from the 50's, and that it is beech. But are the outer plies also beech? I always thought beech was light (in...
14 years agoTrowa snare
From Dule...
14 years agoTrowa snare
Well, I have thought about it, while trying to fall asleep yesterday. I realized the crack is not a crack. It is just the seam, and the patch behind...
14 years agoTrowa snare
Hi, I already started a thread in the section which is not Non-USA before I knew that I was talking about a Trowa snare. But I'll continue here, if I...
14 years ago