Recent content by Rich K.

Yes... he has pics. Magnets won't stick to many stainless steels either.

Well, according to Jeff, they had sent some powertones to the plater. When the chrome was stripped, there was stainless steel, not brass. He had the stainless ones polished. If he had stripped chrome off of a cob it would be brass underneath, correct?

Taking over distribution is a lot different than taking over a company and reviving an iconic brand. It was plainly an ill informed statement and misleading.

The guy that runs the Rogers fanatic facebook page took a few powertones that he assumed were brass to a plater. They told him the later ones (Dayton / Fullerton) were not brass, but stainless steel. This was a very recent revelation. Check out Jeff Burke's posts on the Facebook Rogers page.

That article says DW took over Gretsch and now DW has experience reviving iconic brands. This guy doesn't seem to know what he's talking about.

You will likely look forever to find that missing floor tom. Buy a complete set.

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The post is a few years old...

The snare, I think, was only catalogued with the Combo BeBop outfit (snare and 20" convertible bass drum). Most of the radio kings stamped rims are off center.

In the '20s it seems like metal snare (nickel over brass) were as or more popular as wood snare. Can't think of anyone that made steel snares in the '60s...though it turns out that many of the late '60s and early '70s metal powertones we thought were brass were actually stainless steel.

This is the underside. Guess it's original. (You knew a 6 point rivet was a real Zildjian? I thought I could get gear nerdy...)

Not that I'm getting one right now, but I wonder why the 22s cost almost twice as much as the 20s.

The guy dropped off the cymbals. He says it came this way. Turns out he added rivets to a different cymbal I wasn't interested in. So, not sure if these are original or not, but they look fine.

yes, the helicoil is a much better solution. I bought a kit and did it myself, but it wasn't so easy as the inside isn't open ended and I had trouble breaking off the end piece (if you have a helicoil kit, you'll know what I mean). If you're handy or can have a pro do it, it makes them better...

Petty screwed me on a set of Slingerland spurs... can't recommend dealing with this guy. I think the OP need brackets, not spurs.