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| rogers badge | 10/30/2009 |
Q: I have a late 60s dynasonic & am missing the oval "custom built" badge. Do you know where I can find ...
A: Max, your best bet on finding one is either ebay or an individual collector. I don't have anything ...
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| Modern Spurs and mounts | 10/27/2009 |
Q: I got a 60's Ludwig Downbeat a while ago. I've also bought a arti dixon bass drum lift as the bass ...
A: George, not sure I can assist with your question. Your best bet is to contact Precision Drum to fin ...
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| buying | 10/21/2009 |
Q: I am looking to buy a 18 floor tom for a Pearl Export series. Where can I find one?
A: Ross, if this is a fairly new drum kit, individual toms can usually still be ordered from Pearl in ...
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| Export badges | 10/17/2009 |
Q: Im in the process of fully restoring my 90's export kit, and am in desperate need of a new set of ...
A: Dan, sorry to say I do not have any badges for your kit, nor do I know anyone who might. There is a ...
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| staining drums | 9/14/2009 |
Q: I have been staining drums and doing a good job, except when using water based stains. I bought a 10 ...
A: Neil, thanks for the question. My best guess on the stain issue you currently have lies in the wood ...
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| Bearing Edges | 8/26/2009 |
Q: I have posted a thread on vintagedrumforum.com concerning bearing edges on a new set of ludwigs. ...
A: If I were to have those recut, I would find someone with experience at it. The issue i find with ...
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| Bearing Edges | 8/25/2009 |
Q: I have posted a thread on vintagedrumforum.com concerning bearing edges on a new set of ludwigs. ...
A: George, thanks for the question. I don't have a strong opinion on this, but I do have one in ...
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| the inside of my drumshels are damaged, what can i do? | 8/15/2009 |
Q: i was wondering what i could do about the inside of my drums being damaged. due to some issues, the ...
A: Troy, I send a response a while back, but my experts page shows I still have a pending question. I ...
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| the inside of my drumshels are damaged, what can i do? | 8/14/2009 |
Q: i was wondering what i could do about the inside of my drums being damaged. due to some issues, the ...
A: Troy, thanks for the email. You didn't mention if the inside of your shells are coated with any ...
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| busted lug | 8/11/2009 |
Q: one of my snares is a ddrum 7x13 dominion ash...its a great sounding snare but i busted a lug the ...
A: Robbie, most drum lugs are different in shape and hole spacing, so my recommendation is to get a ...
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| Drum Mic - 4 Chanell Mixer | 8/10/2009 |
Q: I am looking to purchase a 4 channel mixer to mic my 4 piece kit. I will then send my mix to one ...
A: Buddy, thanks for the email. While I don't have much experience with mixing boards, I do have a ...
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| Ludwig Vistalite inlay | 8/3/2009 |
Q: I have just purchase some Blue Vistalites and both bass drums need the inlay replaced on the hoops. ...
A: Tim, thanks for the email question. As for color of inlay to use, that may be more of a personal ...
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| starter drum set | 7/17/2009 |
Q: We are looking for a low cost starter drum set for our 6th grader. Found one at Sam's club ...
A: I think you will find most starter kits that include snare drum, stand, case, and practice pad are ...
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| starter drum set | 7/14/2009 |
Q: We are looking for a low cost starter drum set for our 6th grader. Found one at Sam's club ...
A: I'm not familiar with the gear sold at Sams Club, but I can tell you $200 is hard to beat for a ...
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| painting drum shells flat black | 7/7/2009 |
Q: hi just wondering the best way to go about painting some drum shells in a flat black finish? would ...
A: Glenn, thanks for the email. Painted drum shells are usually done in the manner you described. ...
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| Click Tracks | 7/5/2009 |
Q: I was wanting to know where i could find backing click tracks. I always start to fast and need ...
A: Matthew, I'm not aware of any cd tracks of click tracks, since a click track could be set for any ...
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| Click Tracks | 7/4/2009 |
Q: I was wanting to know where i could find backing click tracks. I always start to fast and need ...
A: Matthew, are you looking for a click track to help while playing with a group? If so, I would ...
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| 1960 Ajax Snare | 7/3/2009 |
Q: I recently bought myself a 1960 Ajax snare and i'm busy restoring it. I want to know if it is okay ...
A: Gavin, I have not seen Woodoc, so I am not familiar with it. If I use oil on the inside of a shell, ...
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| 1960 Ajax Snare | 7/1/2009 |
Q: I recently bought myself a 1960 Ajax snare and i'm busy restoring it. I want to know if it is okay ...
A: Gavin, thanks for the question. I'm not familiar with Ajax drums...do you know much about the ...
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| bearing edges | 6/27/2009 |
Q: I was wandering where I could have my bearing edges recut on my Rogers XP8's,so far I have ...
A: Mike, thanks for the response. Not sure what shape your bearing edges currently are...such as if ...
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| bearing edges | 6/24/2009 |
Q: I was wandering where I could have my bearing edges recut on my Rogers XP8's,so far I have ...
A: Mike, thanks for the question and sorry for the delay in responding. Had a few questions that I ...
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| paramount | 6/23/2009 |
Q: what about paramount is it a good brand?
A: Danny, thanks for the question. I had to look up Paramount since I am not familiar with that brand. ...
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| ReRings | 6/22/2009 |
Q: Do you know of any companies that supply maple re-rings? What glue would you recommend for their ...
A: Bill, thanks for the question. The usual 2 places I get drum parts from (Drummaker.com & Precision ...
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| lubricating ludwig speed king pedal | 6/11/2009 |
Q: got a couple of Ludwig speed king pedals and need to know the best type of lubricant,one of them was ...
A: Geoff, thanks for the question. You will definitely need to lubricate around the bearings at the ...
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| Rare? Marching Snare | 6/10/2009 |
Q: I have an older Ludwig marching snare that I saved from the dumpster at my High School back when I ...
A: Wade, I hate to say it but the drum may not be very rare/desireable. I could be wrong on that, ...
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| Alesis D4 | 6/6/2009 |
Q: I'm in the middle of a big confusion hope you can help me with this, i need to buy me an electronics ...
A: Alex, I answered this question the other day, but just got a notice it never went through. It was a ...
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| remo | 5/25/2009 |
Q: hey i know you said your knoledge regarding drum history is limited however your limited is still ...
A: This is a good question that I absolutely have no idea about. I did a search through a few websites ...
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| tama iron cobra rolling glide pedal setup | 5/4/2009 |
Q: How far down down should the pedal go before it hits the bass drum? Should the chain still be on ...
A: Ethan, thanks for the question. I have never used an Iron Cobra pedal with the power glide cam, so ...
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| removing blue stain & lacquer from shells | 4/26/2009 |
Q: my situation is that i have a blue premier xpk fusion kit from the mid 90s and i fancy a kit with a ...
A: Ali, thanks for the question. While I have removed factory applied lacquer and re-stained drums, I ...
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| vintage drums | 4/13/2009 |
Q: how much could i sell this drumset for?: its a vintage yamaha from like the 60s 70s or 80s. not ...
A: Steve, not sure if I can give you an estimate of value based on the information. The line of Yamaha ...
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| the cold | 4/12/2009 |
Q: im really a gtar player recently invested in some pearls any way got good cymbals how bad is 30 - ...
A: Those types of temperatures should not be an issue for your drum kit in moderation. Everything in ...
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| vintage badges | 3/3/2009 |
Q: I'm the origional owner of a vintage ludwig set. I'm restoring them for my son. I need to replace a ...
A: Joe, thanks for the email. There may be more sources for vintage drums badges than this, but I have ...
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| Vintage Ludwig Marching Bass Drum | 3/1/2009 |
Q: I was given a Ludwig Marching Bass Drum as a gift. I was told it was circa 1930's. Still has ...
A: Don, based upon what I see on some of the music auction sites, your bass drum's value may be ...
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| Drum Prices. | 2/19/2009 |
Q: Sorry this is so short. What would be the best type of drums to buy for a beginning drummer?
A: Morgan, that is a tough question given the sheer number and quality of drums being made these days. ...
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| snare drum probs | 2/13/2009 |
Q: hey there, hope you can help me. Ok i just bought a new drum set for myself. I'm a beginner. ...
A: Peet, thanks for the question. I can tell you that "snare bleed" to other toms is a frequent ...
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