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Vintage W&A Kit Restoration
From Dan Boucher...
10 years agoShow your jenkins and martin drums and drum kits
My Jenkins/Martin snare that Jerry made for me: [IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n632/PurdieShuffle/bk3_zpsd5719c66.jpg[/IMG] And these are...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Mike - This just keeps getting better and better! I opened up the 14" x 14" tacked bottom tom. It has a 4" to 5" wide reinforcement ring around the to...
10 years agoHow About This Guy?
In case anybody is wondering who TommyP is drooling on his keyboard over, this is a photo of Buddy Rich's daughter... [IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.c...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Thank you! Gary- You would have to ask somebody like Steve Maxwell a question like that. I have no idea. W&A kits from the 50's bring about as much a...
10 years agoHow About This Guy?
Right out of the box I have to say that the kid can play. That said, I think Tommy nailed it perfectly when he called his approach "pneumatic." Buddy'...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
LOL - I love the 'Internet high five'! Now there's a big grimey hand-print on my monitor screen! :p The 'dating mystery' with this kit has been -part...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Bass drum done! One of the toms is next... see photos below John
10 years agoDuco refinish
Tim- Remember to lay down the lighter color -first- (central stripe,) then apply the dark color while the light color is still wet! That's the key to...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Gary - I'll be 66 in January. I worked real hard all my life and when my ticker started giving me problems, I took early retirement at (62) for health...
10 years agoVintage W&A Kit Restoration
Two T-rods away from finishing the bass drum! The rust is gone. Photos tomorrow... John
10 years agoWanted: First generation Swivomatic bass pedal
I have one in -excellent- condition. All parts there and working. $180. (firm) + $15. shipping in lower 48 Will pm photos for serious inquiry. Joh...
10 years agoNever seen these "Standards" before...
Hey Mike, The snare drum in the catalog must have been real nervous at the photo shoot! There is a little puddle under the stand...! :p Vinny - $50...
10 years agoDuco refinish
I have written long step-by-step tutorials on how to do a DUCO finish. Check through the archive searching for 'DUCO.' One of the -many times- I have...
10 years agoLug fabrication
@ $15. per you did spectacular! Take them to a motorcycle shop and ask them to 'batch process' your lugs with their metal stuff next time they send in...
10 years ago