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Wilson Bros. Field Snare
Mark, You are quite welcome. Here are some catalog pages and so forth to go with Harry's fine article. I think your IW/TW theory might be correct....
2 years agoWilson Bros. Field Snare
I collect bass drum pedals and have this information on the Wilson Brothers. I can send some catalog pages if you like but did not see your field dru...
2 years agoThe Flam
I have often wondered about the story of Philo T. Paradiddle in case anyone has any details. I think he was originally from Paraguay, but I could be...
2 years agoHow do you log out?
Well that worked like a champ! I will go ahead and confess that I had to think a while about the "minus" key. Not bad for a Friday the 13th. cheers,...
2 years agoHow do you log out?
Thanks for the advice but with my Chrome browser (not sure which version), the last option visible is "Who's Online". When I click on the box to enla...
2 years agoHow do you log out?
I don't see any way to log out of the forum. It looks to me like the result of that is I am not seeing new posts correctly. Other that that, I am en...
2 years agoSnares on a C17th military drum
I agree completely with Buckie's reply above and can add that the gut snares from this time period tended to be large diameter and looped from one sid...
2 years agoFirst time no holiday greeting
Deck them halls! (better late than never)
2 years agoPedal ID Help
You are quite welcome, glad to help. I looked it up in the Esposito book, Walberg and Auge Catalog 10 from the 1940's lists it (page 168 in the book)...
2 years agoPedal ID Help
Your pedal is a Walberg and Auge "Whirlwind" model. I would have to check the Jeremy Esposito book on Walberg and Auge to get the dates. They were s...
2 years agoHappy Holidays Everyone!
As we say down here in the South: "Deck them halls!" (often followed by "Gobble till you wobble").
2 years agoWhat is this?
It looks to me like it is an Orff children's music drum that once stood on legs like a floor tom. Some of these were made by Sonor and the more expen...
2 years agoDo You Use Vintage Hardware for Gigs?
I still use several Ludwig cymbal stands that I bought about forty years ago when I converted from a rock and roll weenie to society music and jazz....
2 years agoShould I shellac my luan shells?
I bought an inexpensive Sonor bop set to live in my van for jazz jams. It was the first new drum set I have purchased in 50+ years of playing. I don...
2 years agoAs you check into the "new" old forum
I can't seem to find the "Logout" function (?).
2 years ago