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Trying to find out what drum series this Ludwig is.
Nice kit. I have the same shell pack in Silver Sparkle I bought new in 1980 after my 1970 Hollywood set was destroyed in a club fire. Nice African mah...
13 years agoDon't be shy about loving an Acrolite!
Ohhh ok, I see what you meant. My bad.
13 years agoDon't be shy about loving an Acrolite!
I never said the SM57 was the best mic in the world. I said the Acrolite is the SM57 of drums. Thousands made and always sound good and can be used in...
13 years agoDon't be shy about loving an Acrolite!
The thread was in praise of a fine drum and their price being way below the quality of the drum. The Acrolite is a very very good snare drum and I wou...
13 years agoHelp on this clear snare
Hi Spencer, on another post someone was asking about some Fibes drums and I made a statement that I worked at Corder Drum Company in 1977 and it was c...
13 years agoDon't be shy about loving an Acrolite!
I'm not shy about loving my Acrolite. I found one on CL and got the tripod stand, Grey metal and plastic case, and Gladstone pad for $30.00. It is in...
13 years agoatlas snare stand
I had the same problem with my Preimier snare stand and I went to Lowes and found some rubber tubeing that I cut and slid over the metal arms. I used...
13 years agoPete Best's Drums
Yes, that is a wild photo. I read somewhere that one of there fill in drummers left his set and Paul took possession of it. Anyone remember or read an...
13 years agoPete Best's Drums
That photo is of Colin Hanton's set he used when he was in "The Quarrymen" Skiffle and Rock band John had when he met Paul. Then Paul and George joine...
13 years ago1977 Fibes
YOu know what. Now that I think about it, he may have been makeing the rainbo jingles tambourines when I first started working there but I think he wa...
13 years ago1977 Fibes
If those were made in 1977 they are Corder drums made in Huntsville Alabama. James Corder bought the machinery from Fibes so the hardware is the same....
13 years ago1973 Rogers Londoner V - New Mahogany
Great Job and a beautiful set. How much do you think you have in the restoration in just the drums excludeing the stands and pedals. With a $75 purch...
13 years agoHow Old is a vintage drummer?
I am 55. Been playing all my life. My first paper kit at 3or 4. Still have my Supraphonic from my Hollywood Ludwigs in 1971. Had a Whitehall set befor...
13 years agoHelp With These Zildjians and Model Etc.
I see this thread turned in to a debate on cleaning cymbals. I have mixed emotions. I recently came across some really nice A Zildjians from a Craigs...
13 years ago1960's Slingerlands
I decided to pass on the kit. After more correspondence with the seller I found out the Bass and 12" tom were ok original 60's drums. The floor tom wa...
13 years ago