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Jeff Hamilton brush technique
I love the cymbal rake with the back of the brush at 1:44 of the video. Good stuff!
17 years agoVintage Sonor kit - Date?
Looks like Luan to me. I agree that the shoddy wrap job is not indicative of Sonor quality.
17 years agoScore! '78 Slingerlands - All Original
I am in the process of banging out a bunch of dents in my sound king as well. I am using the dowel and hammer method and it works quite well ( Thanks...
17 years agoWorcester Public Library - Anyone near it?
Hello again David, I can't give you any solid proof about Wahlberg and Auge drums but I live about 40 miles from Worcester and have seen 3 or 4 of tho...
17 years agoWill restoration ever become "taboo"?
This is a great thread. I recently acquired a 1948 Slingerland Radio King snare for short money. I posted on many sights a question about what people...
17 years agoScore! '78 Slingerlands - All Original
WOW you lucky bastard!!!!! I look for deals like that contantly, found a couple of good ones but never a deal like that. I love the finish, never seen...
17 years agoTraditional Grip vs. Matched Grip.. OPINIONS??
I must chime in once again on this subject. Jim you mentioned different posture etc. with the guys who play traditional grip but that's just the way t...
17 years agoTraditional Grip vs. Matched Grip.. OPINIONS??
Interesting yet simple question in my opinion Jim. It doesn't matter what grip you use. If your a good drummer you can make any kit sound good regardl...
17 years agoGretsch Micro-sensitive Strainer
It is all supply and demand. If these were easy to acquire in mint shape then the price wouldn't be so high. I agree it is hard to swallow to pay that...
17 years agoMore info on this Ludwig 8 Lug Snare Please
It looks like a Japenese Stencil drum to me. The lugs llok like slingerland knockoffs and I bet the shell is Luan. I have a similiar one made by the L...
17 years ago1970's Ludwig Supraphonic Snare Drum
I have a 70's, Blue and Olive pointy badge Supra for sale. The chrome is in rough shape in places which is typical of alluminium shelled supras. P-85...
17 years agoTake 2..."How Can This Be?"
if it looks like a chicken, clucks like a chicken, and tastes like a chicken... chances are it's a chicken. I think it's brass!!
17 years agoLudwig Club Date vs. Ludwig Down Beat (mid 60's)
WOW!!! That is a sweet set man. Is it a re-wrap?? The wrap looks pristene as does the rest of the set. NICE!! Definately my favorite vintage wrap.
17 years agoreplating old lugs
I have got 2 quotes from 2 different company's in the Boston area and they both had minimum charges. One was $250 and the other was $300.
17 years agoDiscuss Drum Catalogs
I think the drummers that endorsed the brands had as much to do with sales as anything else. When I was kid taking drum lessons in the late 70's, my f...
17 years ago