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Jazz Festival Reproduction
Absolutely beautiful! What a fantastic idea for bringing an otherwise unused drum back to life. Well done!
12 years agoWood Filler?
Has anyone ever used wood filler to fill in extra holes on a project shell? I'd never consider doing this, but I've seen others use it and even Bondo...
12 years ago$30 snare
Looks great, nice job! Now for the real question... How does it sound? If you like it, then it makes it all the sweeter!
12 years agoDownbeat vs Club Date
Thanks for the replies everyone. I was pretty convinced from the beginning that I'd do the trade. Caddy - thanks for getting to my question. What I...
12 years agoGarage Sale Finds
Wow, either just one of us go to garage sales, or just one of us gets deals at garage sales. Anyone else have a good garage sale deal to share?
12 years agoSevere snare drum problem/question?
One look at those lugs would tell you that this was made by Pearl (or one of its other overseas affiliates). Bottom line here is that you got the drum...
12 years agoGarage Sale Finds
From Batterhead...
12 years agoDownbeat vs Club Date
All things being equal (identical shells, assuming 12, 14, 20 configuration), and obvious hardware differences aside (center mounted lugs, more/less l...
12 years agoPatina Removal in grooves - best way
Another small tidbit on Barkeeper's Friend - it also comes in a liquid cream format. It's not as easy to find and costs a bit more, but it works real...
12 years agoGarage Sale Finds
So, I was reading Oldschool's thread about the beatuful Gretsch kit that was just outside of his grasp (so sorry about that man... what a bummer!)....
12 years agoPatina Removal in grooves - best way
Nice job on the cleanup! I'm sorry I was so late seeing this thread, I probably could have saved you some time and elbow grease. I generally don't c...
12 years agoOld Ludwig help
Sexy Super Classics! Let us know if you get them... Beautifil kit, Good Luck!!!
12 years agoLudwig deal or not
Lots of restoration potential here it seems, but I have to agree with the others that $900 is a bit much for a pile of projects. That said, I'd be al...
12 years agoRogers 20,13,16
I have a nice Oyster Blue Ludwig kit in 13, 16, 20. I have a real soft spot for this kit since it was really beat up when I got it... saying it neede...
12 years agoStandards On Ebay
I'd so love to have a kit like that! Awesome finish too!
12 years ago