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A Vintage Slingerland Rapid Strainer that still has the gum rubber washer intact!

With all the High End items posted (I have my RB's SSB's DW's, Pearl Masters too)...I purchased this at the height of the Pandemic here in Ft. Lauderdale....The seller lost his job and in order to eat- was selling this 1984 Tama Imperialstar w/Zolacoat Interiors (Think Stewart Copeland, Liberty...

You are probably missing the gum rubber washer that would usually rot away over time and causes that to happen. I fixed that by making a cut in two nylon tension rod washers and slipping them over the tension rod shaft. Some folks use a rubber "O" Ring that you would find in the Plumbing section...

The ad was taken down

Just found this article: https://drummagazine.com/theres-a-little-pork-pie-in-every-new-rogers-drum/

There was a half page ad in the new June 2020 issue of Modern Drummer on page 36 for the New Covington Kit in that color, ...No price...No dealers ....Just basically an announcement with a pic, Big Bang Distribution and RogersUSA.com.....

Snare Stand with Booty Shakers

Drum Factory Direct .....and they ship fast. Always have been satisfied

Everybody wants to cut down their toms, I'm not a great fan of Power Toms, but I feel that they have a sound of their own....lower fundamental note and deep full sound, Overall I have modern depth shallow toms on the majority of my kits..., I would never cut down the toms on my '84 RC's or my...

Awesome snare you got there my friend!......I use this Deep Snare stand- I liked better than the Gibraltar and costs less too. Pearl 930D....The "D" for Deep. I am 5'6" and play a 7x14" Maple Free Floater with this and it goes quite low...

Pork Pie !

I have Yamaha stands from the 80's that are still going strong. Hardware that has played thousands (not hundreds) of gigs since purchasing them new in 1984 with my RC kit.... Just throw them in a hard case, they lived a tough life and have outlasted all others....

1.) 2007 Gretsch USA.....Have 2.) 2010 Mapex Saturn 3....Have 3.) 1997 Yamaha Maple Custom(Gold lug)....Sold 4.) 1990 Pearl Masters MLX......Have 5.) 1984 Yamaha Recording Custom.......Sold

I have a 2007 Gretsch USA kit with those badges. i bought them new.

Drums I don't care for: Ludwig 3 ply 60's Keystone- too tubby sounding Ludwig Classic Maple drums I like: Gretsch USA and Brooklyn Pearl Masters and Reference and Early 90's BLX and MLX Mapex Saturn-