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Repairing cymbals before/after
The use of flux for welding is only a temporary requirement. In the not too distant future welders will all use flux capacitors powered by a Mr. Fusi...
4 years agoNeed help dating K Istanbul cymbals
You are quite welcome. It actually sounds good and is pretty versatile for drum set or as a suspended cymbal for band/orchestra (minus the rivets). W...
4 years agoNeed help dating K Istanbul cymbals
JDA, You shamed me into actually taking some photos. Sorry for the quality, I have no flat surfaces in the drum room. I owe some sound files to vari...
4 years agoAccount Suspended - Had Me Worried!!
I assumed you all had applied a new "Riff Raff" filter to keep folks like Granto out. Oh wait, wouldn't that keep out all of us (?)
4 years agoLudwig P-82 Throw-Off Replacement
I built several drums this winter and used the Indie brand throw offs. Their hole spacing is adjustable so they work as a replacement strainer withou...
4 years agoinstalling snares on radioking snare
David, I saw a reference above to a similar page for adjusting Rogers Dynasonic snares. Could you please post a link to that or tell me how to find i...
4 years agoNeed help dating K Istanbul cymbals
JDA and JMOLL, Thanks gentlemen, I really appreciate it. I also have an 18" with a chunk missing that was drilled out for larger than normal rivets....
4 years agoNeed help dating K Istanbul cymbals
Jmoll, Thanks so much. I don't remember where or when I bought the ride cymbal, but I have had it since the late 1970's. I had switched from playing...
4 years agoNeed help dating K Istanbul cymbals
Hello, I have been fortunate to own and play some wonderful old K Zildjian cymbals for many years. I have never tried to identify them but have late...
4 years agoThis is the Display Your Vintage Bass Pedal Thread
Here is a design that has withstood the test of time (?). It is a heel pedal with a two pound weight to return the beater position. There is a gap i...
4 years agoDrum shop with the largest inventory of vintage drums.
Olympic Drums and Percussion is two gentlemen who I believe live in Seattle and Portland between them. Maybe you can combine that in your visit to Po...
4 years agoCamco hi-hat clutch minutiae
Its a custom design for folks who like to mount their high hats from the bottom, very rare piece indeed.
4 years agoWhat's this antique pedal?
Granto, Yes, one of these days I will be shamed into starting a thread about old pedals. For all the Ludwig pedal fans I can really recommend Steve Z...
4 years agoWhat's this antique pedal?
The generic name for these types of pedals is an overhang or "Omaha" pedal. The Omaha reference is from the Olney 1887 U.S. patent 357093. The rod f...
4 years agoCocktail Drum Outfits
Its not pre-1970 (1993 I think) but Tommy Winkler of Nashville made four very unusual ported cocktail drums with three heads. The third head was a sn...
4 years ago