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There was a seller on eBay who had a bunch of NOS gun metal lugs and hoops. He may still have some available.

The Tama Stagemaster single braced beats anything in that price point and weight range.

I have used the Pearl conversion kit with success.

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Sleeved washers aren't designed to help prevent detuning. They help to make tuning smoother because they keep the tension rods from rubbing against the rim. In that regard, they do work. I use them and can notice a different when tuning.

How about some Stewart Copeland?

And as a designer and typophile, the lettering in this is amazing.

I was just about to post this. I absolutely love this song. Nelson Riddle also did My Three Sons.

Pork Pie black brass. Usually around $300. The DW Design brass snare is good, too. Or go on Drum Factory Direct, buy a World Max shell and parts and make your own.

Got some 14" Amedia Kommagene hi hats, 900/1100. The profile is fairly flat, which really helps darken the sound a lot. They're a good match for my 18" Old Stamp K. The surface seems to be a bit brushed or burnished before the patina is added. They certainly feel like old cymbals. I'm going to...

I use the Behringer C2. $50 for a pair and they sound amazing.

It's not hard. Get a step bit and drill it out.

It's hard to tell in the photo...is it corrosion, or just marks in the clear coat?

Definitely a trans stamp, which puts it late 40's to early 50's. If it's 22" (although it looks smaller in the photo), with that medium thin weight, I would guess $400-ish.

I used to have a 22" at about 2800 grams. It was a beautiful cymbal. It pretty much sounded like the most perfect vintage A Zildjian. It had that AZ clarity, but without the annoying highs. Instead is had a low, dark, mellow wash with just a bit of growl.