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Gretsch Painted Drums.
That would actually make a lot of sense since it looks like you could special order the painted drums according to one of the old Grestch catalogs. Go...
13 years agoGretsch Painted Drums.
No kidding. I've searched the net high and low and found zip. Hey Gary could you please check out my other thread with pictures of this drum and let m...
13 years agoGretsch Painted Drums.
I thought model number also....but the model number is 4104 and 4105 for this particular drum according to the Gretsch catalogs of the 50's and 60's i...
13 years agoPainted yellow Gretsch snare or is it ?
Did some more searching online and I think the Yellow is original. Between Vintagemoore's yellow finish and this drum I found for sale on Ebay. The ye...
13 years agoPainted yellow Gretsch snare or is it ?
Liked the model number idea but it looks like the Dixieland model was 4104 and 4105. Can't see any correlation to 1946 with any of the Gretsch serial...
13 years agoPainted yellow Gretsch snare or is it ?
Thanks Mikey. Vintagemoore posted a picture for me yesterday of a yellow Gretsch Snare he had from the 60's . Maybe he can take a look at my pictures...
13 years agoPainted yellow Gretsch snare or is it ?
I went ahead and picked this up today but I can return it tomorrow if it is bogus. There are just some things I just have not seen before on this drum...
13 years agoGretsch Painted Drums.
Yea that is what they look like on my 53 cocktail as well. This is a weird drum. Not sure what is going on with it. Posting a new thread with pics now...
13 years agoGretsch Painted Drums.
Just a big 1946 written vertically in black
13 years agoGretsch Painted Drums.
That certainly looks like the right yellow. How did there stamps work ? There is a big 1946 stamp on the interior of the shell but no paper tag like y...
13 years agoGretsch Painted Drums.
Did Gretsch ever have a yellow painted finish available in the 40's and 50's ? I found a snare with the silver paint on the interior with a stamp of 1...
13 years agoInfo on a kit listed on Craigslist.
Looks pretty cool. Post says he thinks they are Pearl but does not really know. Any ideas ? http://phoenix.craigslist.org/evl/msg/2559062909.html
13 years agoSuggestions on finishing Natural Wood.
Now that is what I am talking about ! That tom looks great and the project seems spot on with what I am dealing with. Thank you for taking the time to...
13 years agoSuggestions on finishing Natural Wood.
Any suggested brands on the oil based polyurethane and how many coats ?
13 years agoSuggestions on finishing Natural Wood.
This only had one really light coat of water-based paint. So it literally flew off as I was brushing the Citristrip on. Thought I did a miracle rescue...
13 years ago