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Speed King *&*$)%#!!!
Ok kids......... put on your lolerskates....... I have to play a gig tommorow!!! AAAH My NC SK is over at the drum shop awaiting repair... I hav...
14 years agoSpeed King *&*$)%#!!!
It's also possible that the foundry is elsewhere in USA...... Who knows... I just want my pedal to work.
14 years agoSpeed King *&*$)%#!!!
Weird... The pro pedals (not SK) are Taiwan.... The Speed king is made in NC... The Accent pedals are china.
14 years agoWhere do accessories fit-- in establishing the value of vintage drums?
From drm2m...
14 years agoSpeed King *&*$)%#!!!
it should be the latter, as the bearing is all together... it looks like the modern sealed type... The separated side's bearing dropped out easily.....
14 years agoSpeed King *&*$)%#!!!
The cam that goes into the bearing at the "Goalpost" is sliding out sideways... the fork is all together with both cams attached. I am taking it ov...
14 years agoSpeed King *&*$)%#!!!
I have a young speed king... the newer NC made black one... and the bloody thing broke down. The fork seperated from the goalpost (one side) whic...
14 years agoIs Paiste A Good Cymbal?
Paiste is a good cymbal. Your series choice isn't the best though.... Although I'm an Istanbul Mehmet cymbal fan... I won't razz anyone playing...
14 years agoMy worst nightmare comes true during a Vistalite Restore.
Yeah.. work got my busy, but I've found the WeldOn 4 to be effective in bonding things together. The trick to it working is that the pieces have to...
14 years agoHeads, if you can find them, that work for MIJ
Heads that give an open tone usually have a rim that is thin, large diameter, and doesn't touch the shell... by a fair gap. Current production hea...
14 years agoLets discuss the bread and butter lugs
This thread is just going on and on... One of my Jazz cat friends has a BB Kit with no broken lugs. Since they were made for Calf heads, you need...
14 years agoMy "Original" Ludwig "Carioca" set from the 1971 catalog!!
Those are Timbales on there huh??
14 years agoWhere to find a cymbal holder for gretsch?
I have one on a ludwig.. so I know what you are talking about. Gibraltar has reproductions... and a drum building site like precision may have repr...
14 years agoWestbury oddity
5 lugs a side is seen on the cheapest Pacific sets too... it's the minimum number of lugs they can get away with... LOL.
14 years agoMy worst nightmare comes true during a Vistalite Restore.
Tomorrow is the day the parcel service brings the weld-on... let's see how it goes.. (Cue Scary Music)
14 years ago