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Can anyone identify this piccolo for me?
From elrod770...
13 years agoHow do I put these snare wires on?
Hmmm... Thread the cord through either the inner two or outer two holes in your strainer mech (depending on how you want the snares to sit - whatever...
13 years agoPremier Dominion Super - lug(s) needed
Hello again, and many thanks for your replies. Here's an update. Whilst I wait for Matt at Vintage & Classic Drums here in the UK to source a replacem...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this piccolo for me?
From jonnistix...
13 years agoCan anyone identify this piccolo for me?
Hello out there! Along with the Premier Dominion Major (see thread) I also got this little thing as part of the deal. It doesn't have (or doesn't seem...
13 years agoPremier Dominion Major - bad paint job!
One more thing.... Note the dissembled butt-pieces; it seems as if some part of them was snapped off many moons ago to accommodate some other strainer...
13 years agoPremier Dominion Major - bad paint job!
Part 2 of 2 - After getting ALL the gunk out of the flanges (blister-inducing work!) I've polished it up with very fine wire wool and Brasso polish. E...
13 years agoPremier Dominion Major - bad paint job!
Part 1 of 2 - Disassembly and strip - The pics speak for themselves, but I'll walk you through a few bits. As you will note from earlier pics above, t...
13 years agoPremier Dominion Major - bad paint job!
Thanks for letting me know about the white finish - but oops! - I've already stripped the paint back! I could tell the outside had definitely been re-...
13 years agoPremier Dominion Major - bad paint job!
Hello there - following on from my Premier Dominion Super (Pearlex Regal) thread, this morning I found a Premier Dominion Major (with stand) and an un...
13 years agoCopper sparkle experiment
What a great finish - top banana! Great to see/watch people doing careful patient fun restores on their kit!
13 years agoHawkes & Co 'Snapper' - tension nuts!
Hello there - I'm in the process of (also) restoring a c1912 Hawkes & Son 'Snapper' 15x3 snare drum - see pics. After a lot of elbow-grease it's looki...
13 years agoPremier Dominion Super - lug(s) needed
Hello out there - I've just got hold of a c.1930's Premier Dominion Super 14x6.5 snare (Pearlex wrap, Regal hardware finish - and it's stand!) which i...
13 years agoSlotted Premier Drum Key
Hi there Jeremy - hunted high and low round the house to find my 1615 and finally it did turn up - but not before I found this place and ordered a cou...
15 years ago