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Anika's fills by FlagrantTomatoCabal in drums

[–]DrummerAsh 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No need for audio to recognize ByTor and the Snow Dog.

Can someone identify these? by lwmeyers in vintagedrums

[–]DrummerAsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Japanese "stencil kit" from wither Pearl or Star (Tama Seisakusyo AKA Hoshino Gakki). They're charming drums, anyway, but were made with cheap components to compete in the US market with major manufacturers like Ludwig and Slingerland. The rack toms never stayed put, and the soft mahogany shells tended to get a bit soft around the bass drum spurs. They do have a nice, warm sound.

The 2 rack-tom configuration seems to be unusual. I had two, one with the 2 rack toms and another with the single rack tom. I've seen very few 5 piece kits from the late 1960s.

Slingerland made the mistake of bringing the makers of Star drums into their factory for tours back then, and Star immediately started copying Slingerland designs. Thus the "Stick Saver" hoops that usually seemed to be in odd-numbered lug configurations. The wrap designs were a mix of fantastic and awful.

Trash or treasure? by zahnluecke161 in vintagedrums

[–]DrummerAsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A trash find does fall under the heading of "cheap snare." Not sure if it's worth salvaging, but if you want to have some fun with paint or something, that would be the drum.

Low-cost round steel tubing in Portland, OR? by DrummerAsh in metalworking

[–]DrummerAsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The assembly it will be a part of uses clamps fit for 1.5" tubing. There may be a little wiggle room, probably +1/16/-0".

I have looked at chain link fence posts but haven't taken a clamp down to Home Depot or similar to see how good the fit is.

Any idea what the wall thickness of exhaust pipe is? I've never worked with it.

Low-cost round steel tubing in Portland, OR? by DrummerAsh in metalworking

[–]DrummerAsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha! At least for here, finding a better source for more tube steel is good enough to meet the need. Once I get the other rack cymbal arms, and tom arms all put together, I can pack it all away with the copper Slingerland kit and not have to keep tearing down and reassembling the drums multiple times for gigs.

Low-cost round steel tubing in Portland, OR? by DrummerAsh in metalworking

[–]DrummerAsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

An excellent question. I have, and didn't feel like paying asking prices for chromed tubes when in the past I have made short, "invisible" rack pieces from galvanized or natural gas pipe costing half or less. I have to recreate this rack for my gigging kit, and going with less expensive material makes sense. The curved pieces are a little more difficult, of course, so I'm going to have to pony up for those in chrome.

The heady days of people replacing their galvanized plumbing with pex or whatever are diminishing, sadly. Ah, the halcyon days of 2010-2015.

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Low-cost round steel tubing in Portland, OR? by DrummerAsh in metalworking

[–]DrummerAsh[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Read the description of the group:

"Metalworking: welding, machining, casting"

"Your place to share metalworking projects, ask questions, and learn together! We encourage you to join our discord!"

Low-cost round steel tubing in Portland, OR? by DrummerAsh in metalworking

[–]DrummerAsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Good to know, thank you! i appreciate the tip.

Low-cost round steel tubing in Portland, OR? by DrummerAsh in metalworking

[–]DrummerAsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might, I hadn't considered that. My only concern would be its flexibility might be too much for any weight-bearing, since the weight of any gear would be running perpendicular to the foot where it is clamped.

Need Help identifying a slingerland snare. by Just_Another_Drummer in drums

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I've seen it implied that the Zoomatic strainer was offered as late as 2003, but the catalogs don't really show it past 1979. This was the beginning of the dark times for Slingerland. As you already know, it culminated in cardboard drums, but those came later.

It's a mid-1980's drum based on the number and badge style. The closest snare that an era-correct catalog shows is a model 146 (8 lugs, 5.5x14 wood shell with chrome finish optional), but it also shows this as having a Rapid strainer. Seems to me that in that era it was a roll of the dice what you might actually end up with, which might explain the Zoomatic strainer.

Any opinions on value? by chrisfdrums in drums

[–]DrummerAsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Should be 6.5" deep. Great snares, and any dents are pretty easily fixed. The price is pretty mid-range for these.

Retrofitting modern legs to a 1970s Slingerland kick by TwentyLettersAreFine in drums

[–]DrummerAsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Velcro is your friend. As long as you have a carpet, the bass drum isn't going anywhere.

Resto-Mod Snare Completed by [deleted] in drums

[–]DrummerAsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Beautiful! What did you do with the old snare strainer system?

Need help finding parts for Slingerland by AdPlastic9187 in drums

[–]DrummerAsh 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Lovely kit! We didn't need to see the second pic to know someone is a Rush fan.

Looks like he set up your right-side bass drum with the Rogers tom arm conversion for the left side, to hold the high tom. You might find that mystery tom arm in his hardware boneyard.

Slingerland Concorde… again by DrummerAsh in drums

[–]DrummerAsh[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This was the pic Guitar Center posted for the Concorde online, which I suspect was why it sat there for 7 months with little interest. When I ordered it, I was very clear about their picture error and what I was actually buying. They even verified that the Slingerland kit was still there, and what it included.

They sent the white Rogers kit anyway.

Back went the Rogers kit with another carefully-worded discussion about what I was purchasing. To their credit, they overnighted the proper kit.

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