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14x26"bass drum & yup
i do still own these!
the 20" china is a zildijian "china boy high" as it is printed on the cymbal, I think it must be from the 70's.
I've had it since the late 70's I think.

all of the cymbals are zildijians.

The last pic are my old radio kings. I picked up the bass & snare as a set at a flea market about 20 years ago for the lofty sum of $50.00. They are a student set that was black & silver duco laquer originally, but when I bought them they were painted over in blue sparkle spray paint, hardwa...

Is the Logo bass drum head. In the past I have always decorated my front bass drum head. I am a sign & billboard artist for a living so I have always had the means to do this easily. I have done many for friends etc. With the upright cocktail ya can't do this. Unless I decorate the shell (don't ...

hiya John, yup it is a slingerland concert tom 8" but it is black nitron wrap & not the dark blue glass glitter. I don't think anybody is making that color anymore. or I'd re-wrap it to match. Viva la france! Mike

hiya Bruce, I replaced the rope with vinyl coated aircraft cable because mine was fraying also. It works pretty well & is way more durable! Under $1.00 worth of the cable is all ya need. I also stripped out the thing that holds the cable to the beater. I just connected the cable directly & j...

Speaking of hi hats,Guitar Center has 10" mini hats{zht} on sale for $120...I'm not to sure how they sound.But they look cool and would probably serve the cocktail kit really well.Anyone else thats may have suggestions on playing your hats open and with your hand,or any other methods...keep it...

strange how each drum sounds so different in comparison to each other!

now to polish & clean & polish & clean, new heads etc etc

Hi everybody. I finally recieved the new (to me ) drum. It is really dark blue, it looks purple in a strong light! It has no center seam or ring, & no snare either. Looks like a factory muffler though. ??? well I gues they never did standardize anything with these cocktails?? Another project! Wh...

the f holes were left over from some I made for a banjo player friend of mine. He had drawn some on his banjo head & they looked cool, but all of his bands equipment including his banjo were stolen after a gig in Chicago. They replaced all of thier quipment & I asked him if he was gonna get ...

spike jones deluxe!

funny how these sets evolve!

I am surprised , but it doesn't budge in any direction imbalance wise! ??? seems like it should tip, but I have been beating the crap out of it on a daily basis & still seems to be cool. I think the velcro & extra leg & rug maybe the thing holding it up!??