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Centennial Snare Drum
A Gretsch Centennial snare drum #89, 14 x 8 in elm and gold has just appeared on Ebay...again!! Originally sold on Craigslist back in 2009 - separate...
12 years agoRound Badge Gretsch shells
The Gretsch manufacturing facility was moved to De Queen, Arkansas by Baldwin. This was right in the heart of the furniture belt and many people have...
12 years agoRound Badge Gretsch shells
Hi John. Thank-you, that is a good start. This all has to do with the issue of De Queen Gretsch sounding superior to the rest. I wanted to find out wh...
12 years agoRound Badge Gretsch shells
I'm looking for info on the shells of round badge Gretsch drums: were they Jasper? But in particular, regardless of make, I am looking for the constru...
12 years agoWhat makes Gretsch Round Badges So Desirable?
From mcjnic...
14 years agoWhat makes Gretsch Round Badges So Desirable?
The question of Jasper shells and their distinctive qualities came up the other day on the Gretsch Woodshed, and after a brief search I found this inf...
14 years agoGretsch woodshed
Am I out of date? I've been on the road all summer; while I've been away Gretsch have started their own players website and forum, here: http://forum...
14 years agoDo you guys gig your vintage drums?
Despite what some of you think, and despite what I may have suggested in other threads, my kits are not vintage kits, they are just kits I've had a lo...
15 years agoWhat year Gretsch ?
From jonnistix...
15 years agoHow do you polish Ludwig vistalite shells?
Back in the days when there were turntables with clear Plexiglass lids that scratched when you looked through them I used liquid brass polish (Brasso...
15 years agoWhat year Gretsch ?
The cymbal stands have the same base as some four section Rogers stands I own. Was there a common manufacturer of hardware back in the late sixties ea...
15 years agoAnybody still use?
From latzanimal...
15 years agoWhat makes it vintage?
From mcjnic...
15 years agoSnare rattle
Sounds like your snare head is either too tight or too heavy, or both.
15 years agoWhat sounds good to you...
I was a little concerned that I had strayed away from the essential issue of this forum, which, I suppose, is 'Vintage Drums', and that some readers/c...
15 years ago