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I knew it!
Well, for what its worth, I plan to print and frame the article�� Tired of hearing all of the "You can only count to four" jokes.
10 years agoWFL Black & White Duco Drums ?
Wow, nice find! Bob
10 years agoLeedy & Ludwig restoration advice
My friend was probably jumping out of his boots when I sent the text. This is great:) Thanks Jeff, Bob
10 years agoLeedy & Ludwig restoration advice
Blairndrums, He is interested. PM with his email address has been sent Thanks, Bob
10 years agoLeedy & Ludwig restoration advice
Jeff, I will apply the Novus to all of the drums during my next visit. I am looking forward to cleaning the bass drum. I will upload pics of the bass...
10 years agoLeedy & Ludwig restoration advice
Jeff, Thank you for your quick reply and suggestion. I was amazed to sit behind them and play them. This was the first time I ever saw a Leedy&Ludwig...
10 years agoLeedy & Ludwig restoration advice
I cleaned the lugs, hoop...etc with a Dawn solution in a spray bottle. The tension rods and hoop clips were placed in a Dawn bath. I finished the tens...
10 years agoLeedy & Ludwig restoration advice
Hello VDF Members, A friend of my family asked me to help him restore a 3 piece Leedy & Ludwig kit. He thought they were from the 1940’s and purchased...
10 years agoThe Basic Set-Up Of A Snare Drum
John, this is great information and a recipe for snare drum setup success. I do hope this earns a "pin" in the Restoring Vintage Drums section here. L...
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
EricP.....Glad to help Ning....Martin has one Awesome Premier kit. I love the the aquamarine sparkle finish and matching stands. Thanks for sharing B...
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
Hi EricP, The Olympic by Premier bass drum head was the original head and it came with my purchase. (See photo of black shell kit from Pittsburgh) Onc...
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
Thank you for the compliment. They are fun to play and the guys I work with enjoy hearing the old round sound. My best guess is in the range of US$250...
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
Here are a few photo's from my orphan kit, purchased on ebay. The 14x20 and 8x12 were found in a storage locker with guitars and drum stands. The gent...
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
I have the US badges. I think they were marketed here by the Selmer Group but I am still researching this.
10 years agoPlease help identify the shell material on these Olympic By Premier drums
I own an early 1970's Olympic by Premier and my interiors are mahogany with beech re-rings. The interior was unfinished so I applied four coats of na...
10 years ago