![]() ![]() Of course, all of my fully restored, heavy duty 80′s vintage Titan hardware made the trip. ![]() Needless to say, in that gymnasium…that snare sounded as much like a cannon as it did when I bought it back in 1985!Īny old cat that ever played a high school battle of the bands has a special place in his or her heart for gym acoustics! King Beat snare that looked MASSIVE with the small size kit. After years of not playing and only a couple hours of quick rehearsal, we totally killed “North Pole Rock and Roll” as all the kids in school sang along,įor those of you playing the home version of the game, I busted out a 10″ up 14″ down 20″ kick setup along with my 1985 14″ x 6.5″ The band was pretty much an “old guy band” comprised of parents of some of the students…all mutual acquaintances which was cool and vibey. Evidently the fifth grade drummer sadly fell ill so they thought “…hmmm who do we know who plays like a fifth grader?” So they asked the next best thing to a fifth grade drummer to fill in….ME! I had the opportunity to play drums (after far too many years of not playing) for a “Christmas Holiday Sing” assembly at my kids elementary school. The last Swingstar bass drum I had.came with 6 Rockstar lugs on it.from corrosion and over-tension on the original lugs.It was a Christmas miracle I tell ya! I actually played a set of drums I restored! It's not necessarily terminal and I've cleaned of many lugs like that and the lug tower corrosion could be stopped/neutralized. So just because someone is selling "clean looking" lugs.doesn't mean they were always like that. It's not hard to clean off the corrosion, and apply some light oil to keep things in check going forward. ![]() Screw tops and washers show a lot of speckling, or white/green spots, or no longer have the golden anodizing finish.those saw moisture.and so did the lug internals. So if you're looking to buy some lugs ensure the internals don't show that "whitish" corrorsion. With Rockstar or Imperialstar lugs on them. Which is why you often see Swingstar Bass Drums The Swingstar BD "speed boat" lugs are pretty susceptible for that. All these cast Tama lugs from the 1975 to 1980's do corrode internally when subjected to humidity or moisture. ![]()
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