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warped bass hoops (not out of round) help!
if it's not flat, it won't tune well... hooray for physics
14 years agoWooding Chrystalite Question
I think Wooding drums are Italian... my memory is a little faded though. http://www.vistalites.com/other/Wooding.htm
14 years agoVintage Thrones..........ouch
The one Ludwig I have has good padding... just not much... the whole seat is like an inch and half thick... I have to post a picture of this other th...
14 years agoVintage Thrones..........ouch
Did they hate drummers back in the day? I've gotten 2 different vintage seats.. one's a ludwig that's the size of a bike seat.... ick... and one th...
14 years agostripping drum wrap ludwig
Just a matter of good old fashioned adhesive removal... If you are going to spray them, a light touch with the sander may be in store too... xylene...
14 years agoMy worst nightmare comes true during a Vistalite Restore.
Depends on whether your crack is a tight short hairline, or the drum is now the letter C from t getting clear through. make sure the surfaces to b...
14 years agoMy worst nightmare comes true during a Vistalite Restore.
in case anyone was curious, Weld-On is literally a chemical weld... it converts the acrylic back to a liquid form and bonds 2 surfaces into one.....
14 years agoHow Old is a vintage drummer?
I'm 32... I like having different drums that sound different. Same goes for Guitars.. I have a collection of those too. Older drums are a great w...
14 years agoMy worst nightmare comes true during a Vistalite Restore.
Whew.... the shock has warn off... I had the ratchet too... the wierd thing is that they waited 3 days to show the symptoms... AAAAAAHH Anyway, I...
14 years agoMy worst nightmare comes true during a Vistalite Restore.
As I've been posing progress pictures as I go along.. I had my worst nightmare come to fruition.. I lost a mess of sleep with it, but I'm at peace...
14 years agoLudwig Hercules Stands.....
I got a few of these that I'm cleaning up... and I bought a few more. I'm really impressed with these, and wonder why they aren't doing the tube stee...
14 years agoneed a lug for a 1950's Radio King Snare.
Way bad heads for destroying lugs... Me thinks you needs diplomat or something thin like that. Snare side head can be "Medium"...
14 years agoInternal Felt Mufflers
I have them on a few Ludwig snares, and on a Sonor snare... just a light touch does the trick.
14 years agoInternal Felt Mufflers
Self Dampened heads may play a part too... PowerStroke, PowerCollar, StudioX, etc....
14 years agoneed a lug for a 1950's Radio King Snare.
Just put some Duct Tape on it...... JK. This kind of thing happens with drums made durring the Calf head ERA... that have been fitted with Mylar...
14 years ago