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What Deals Have You Gotten
I got this Ludwig 402 off Craig's List last week for $40. This is what it looks like after a total disassemble, cleaning, polishing, removing some ta...
16 years ago1950's Slingerland Radio Kings (restore)
Here's a little more about this project... I started working on these drums at Thanksgiving. The set had been in my barn or basement for the past 35...
16 years ago1950's Slingerland Radio Kings (restore)
I finally finished the restoration project on an old set of Radio Kings. The drums had been sitting in my basement (or in a barn) for about 35 years....
16 years agoVintage Slingerland Radio King (and other) parts
Vintage Slingerland Radio King (and other) parts. Some good stuff here: SRK tom leg mounts with leg rods http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt...
16 years agoHappy Birthday Gene Krupa
100th birthday today. One of the all time greats.
16 years agoSlingy 1964 Stage Band Outfit
I have a 5 piece Slingerland set that I am trying to determine a date on. The toms and bass lugs are identical to the ones on this set. The lug is p...
16 years agobass drum felt
Doesn't your pedal allow you to adjust the positioning (height) of the pedal's shaft?
16 years agobass drum felt
No, I don't think it would be overkill and one of the nice things about the "footpad" idea is you can do it one pad at a time AND you can place it on...
16 years agobass drum felt
Since the head you are describing sounds like it comes with the built in tone ring I doubt if you will need a full felt strip on the batter head. I h...
16 years agoSlingerland Radio King question about selling parts
Since my original post of these parts I have sold a couple of items and have placed some of them on eBay: (I will post links in the eBay part of the f...
16 years agoRadio King Lugs (beaver or cigar)
Yes. I thought about a more traditional (white pearl), but I decided to try something a little different (red crystal). The drums had already been r...
16 years agoRadio King Lugs (beaver or cigar)
Like I said in post #1 YEA for retirement This drum was the easy one. The floor tom and bass are going to take a lot more time and elbow greas...
16 years agoRadio King Lugs (beaver or cigar)
Here's the same tom from the picture in post #2 after some work on it.
16 years agoRadio King Lugs (beaver or cigar)
I think (hope) I figured out how to include a picture of one of the drums so you can see the lugs. http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/attachment.php?att...
16 years agoRadio King Lugs (beaver or cigar)
I have an old set of Radio Kings that have been in my basement for over 30 years waiting for me to have the time to recondition. The time has come!...
16 years ago