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Looking for Premier Tymp-Tom tension rods
Are you looking for the factory correct parts or just something functional to make them playable? I don't have anything but there are several ways to...
2 years agoIdentifying “Sarantas” drum kit .. no info online ..
Welcome. Those would be referred to as a "stencil" kit made by one of the Japanese drum manufacturers. Probably made by Pearl with some parts sourced...
2 years agoSlingerland mix their inner plies?
This was back in the days before "just in time" and "lean manufacturing" so companies kept inventory for years if not decades so those were probably l...
2 years agoAnyone here ever polish Wraps with a DA Machine?
A DA with a proper buffing bonnet should work well, but be careful and start with a finer polish to start until you know how the wrap reacts to the po...
2 years agoHappy Holidays Everyone!
Happy Holidays. Hope anyone traveling makes it to their destination safely and on time.
2 years agoLudwig 18 Bass drum
It's hard to tell on the wood species in your pictures. Some new pictures taken more parallel to the interior of the shell would help. The spurs l...
2 years agoLudwig 18 Bass drum
Definitely not a Ludwig shell. Ludwig has never done plied re-rings. I would say it's a Keller shell since that is the most widely available aftermark...
2 years agoLudwig jazz festival
You can cut the wrap right where it goes into the shell and start the new wrap there. This is the standard practice. This is the usual telltale sig...
2 years agoLudwig SL Drums
From johnnyringo...
2 years agoFirst 6.5 acrolite
It was much earlier than that. Ludwig made some for the New York City Board of Education starting in the mid 60s and into the 70s They weren't sold to...
2 years agoSonor Screw
You will need to pull it to see what is going on with the lug. The top screw of a lug doesn't do that much. All of the load is on the bottom screw so...
2 years agoLooking for reviews on this Leedy snare drum
Definitely a Shelly Mann snare. Slingerland era Leedys had the same Slingerland shell, hoops and tension rods as Slingerland drums. Leedy specific,...
2 years agoLudwig SL Drums
From jaghog...
2 years agoWondering if this is a late 70's slingerland no. 141 festival model chrome over steel
That's what it looks like. The shell is cheaply made. They take a flat sheet of steel, bend the edges over flat against the shell and then roll it int...
2 years agoDamaged Bearing Edge--Re-cutting Vintage Ludwigs
From LudwigGuy...
2 years ago