http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/ Drumzilla's Lair - Drums, drumming, and the business of music. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:55:23 GMT gundorps http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31202 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31202 Tim, Whenever you have a question about "vintage" drums, always check with the Vintage Drum Guide. Here's their quip on drums made in Japan during the 1960's - Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:24:37 GMT marv-peck http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31201 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31201 For sure, one of my favorites!! Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:30:22 GMT Jeff Riedle http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31200 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31200 If you Google 'vintage japanese drums ' you'll get plenty of information. The first two that'll tell you a lot are: http://www.vintagedrummuseum.com/Japan/ Fri, 06 Nov 2009 02:26:50 GMT Butch S http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31199 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31199 A quote from Wikipedia regarding Charlie: "A famous anecdote relates that during the mid-1980s, an intoxicated Jagger phoned Watts's hotel room in the middle Fri, 06 Nov 2009 01:57:15 GMT timlizzy http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31198 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31198 Hey can anyone hook me up with a website with info about old Japanese no name brand drums? 1960's? I have a chance to buy a blue sparkle kit a 20"bass 14"snare Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:38:46 GMT Winfield http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31197 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31197 I have an 18" A Zildjian Crash/ride, 15" New Beat hats; and a 22" A Zildjian ride bought in 1974 & 1976 respectively that have served me well and will continue Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:12:38 GMT gundorps http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31196 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31196 ... Well, let's see...A's date back to the 1930's. K's date back to the late 1800's (1890's?), so if your cymbals seemed old when you got them 50 years ago, Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:44:26 GMT Jeff Riedle http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31195 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31195 Hit DOWN and a little to the SIDE at the same time, and you should never crack a cymbal. DON'T beat it on the edge... Jeff "Stretch" Riedle ... [Non-text Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:39:58 GMT Butch S http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31194 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31194 "...If you take care of your ride there's no reason it shouldn't last for fifty years..." Very true. I have a 22" Zildjian sizzle ride that I'VE had for Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:40:51 GMT Jeff Riedle http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31193 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31193 My workplace sells Zildjian. They replaced the Z Custom with Z3, because the old Z Customs are so heavy that musicians said they weren't "musical" enough. The Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:58:18 GMT jsegovia@... http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31192 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31192 If you take care of your ride there's no reason it shouldn't last for fifty years. There are lots of vintage Zildjians around that are in great shape if you Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:37:58 GMT Matt http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31191 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31191 I recently heard that Zildjian replaced the Z custom line with the Z3. My favorite ride was the 20" Z custom. Does anybody know how similar the Z3s sound to Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:54:41 GMT Winfield http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31190 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31190 Great news Butch! Good luck with the new project. Hope you enjoy playing for many years to come...... -Win Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:48:45 GMT Butch S http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31189 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31189 "...if you ever run into a guy with a british accent, who goes by "Ciggy" (aka Andrew Cater), tell him I said hello..." I will absolutely keep an eye AND ear Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:18:18 GMT gundorps http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31188 http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/drumzillaslair/message/31188 'Zilla, Much luck with that project. Sounds like you guys know how to live, having a roadie and all! Say, speaking of guitarists, I learned some time ago that