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If the guy won't show the drum -- the whole drum -- I wouldn't buy it. Even if I thought I'd still come out ahead, I wouldn't buy it on principle....
15 years agofunny size skins
It's hard to tell from the pics, but that bearing edge looks pretty rough, especially at the weld. It may not be practical to work it so that it's ni...
15 years agoFavorite Hi-Hat stand?
I haven't found it yet, but it's NOT the Gibraltar 8600 flat base stand. It's sluggish. I've got a Remote Speedy Hat on order, so let's see how that...
15 years ago60s Slingerland---is this too good to be true?
...and where are the pics? ;) One of the elementary schools in my district has a Premier Royal Ace they use as a concert snare. It's a great soundi...
15 years agofunny size skins
Making it a free-floater would be quite a bit more complex because instead of simply screwing lugs & gaskets onto the shell, you'd have to fabricate a...
15 years agoRemo Quadura snare drum
From p.bova...
15 years agoRemo Quadura snare drum
Of the two new pictured drums, one looks like it has a conventional head and one looks like it has a PTS head. You can see a conventional head's fles...
15 years agoRemo Quadura snare drum
From Musicaldeath...
15 years agofunny size skins
The American Vintage heads are OVERsized by about an eighth or a sixteenth of an inch, so they're not going to help in this case. I think the only pr...
15 years agoDawn on rust
Bottles of Evapo-Rust can be found at car parts stores and I've had pretty good luck with the stuff. Just soak the rusted part(s) overnight.
15 years agoRemo Quadura snare drum
Your drum shell is made entirely of Acousticon, which is the name Remo gave to their "resin impregnated fiber" shell material. (I guess "sawdust and...
15 years agotuning
From drowse49...
15 years ago1920's Ludwig kit
I'm a percussion instructor at a high school, so I find myself cross-referencing all sorts of stuff between drum set, concert, and marching percussion...
15 years agoVintage Shell VS New Shell
Some pros of vintage drums: [list] [*] Those thin three-ply old growth hardwood shells sound fantastic. [*] Different bearing edges that were more co...
15 years agotuning
You want more tone, which is generally a trait of single-ply heads. But playing "loud rock" makes me think you'd want something a little more durable...
15 years ago