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My life with a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
In case anyone is interested, I'm thinking of sharing my life experience with those Rolling Bomber drums I've acquired lately in this thread. The pro...
11 years agoCalf skins: what can they endure?
"Brico-swing" ;-) Basically, 20's to 60's standards in a rag-swing mode. Growing older, I tend to look more for nuances and finesse than hit like mad,...
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
Pics http://m.flickr.com/photos/pask74/10834643033/lightbox/ http://m.flickr.com/photos/pask74/10834370226/lightbox/ http://m.flickr.com/photos/pask74...
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
I can't seem to find any 15" Gibraltar wires but there are 16", are those the ones you were referring to?
11 years agoCalf skins: what can they endure?
Hi there, I'm discovering that fascinating lively calf skin tone and was wondering what I should expect from calf skins in terms of durability? I need...
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
Wow - that would be a rad! I'll investigate this option, too. Thanks for sharing.
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
Update: Playing with the strainer's inside nuts, I was able to attach the PR1416 but as it's still too short, the "zero position" still has the wires...
11 years agoVintage marching snares... ANY value???
To those who actually play them in a kit: can you get that superdeep tone from those 14x10 etc.? Most marching snare drums I've heard are more in the...
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
I've tried to look at it from all possible perspectives. Basically, if I put the Puresound wires on top of the original ones, there are 10 millimeters...
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
Hi there - thanks for your input. PR1416 is what I just bought but isn't long enough (by about half an inch). If you could find what that other brand...
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
Thanks - could you please let me know what exact Puresound wires you are using?
11 years agoRefinishing a Slingerland Rolling Bomber
Thanks for the info - much appreciated! Yes, pics of your kit would be great. Is the wrap (vs paint) altering the shell's sound?
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber snare replacement wires
Hi there, As the honeymoon with my recently acquired Rolling Bomber goes on (pics soon!), I need to replace those snare wires and got stuck. Puresoun...
11 years agoTama Swingstar
Hahaha - this was my first kit back in the 80s ;-)
11 years agoSlingerland Rolling Bomber: what about those center reinforcement rings?
Yes - like I said, removing the center rims isn't the first thing I'm gonna do for sure. I'll try different heads first. Currently, it's all calfskins...
11 years ago