Recent content by harryconway

Well ..... that's what I did, initially. After years of playing a typical "mix" of Zildjian and Paiste "rock" cymbals, I went down the rabbit hole on hand-hammered Turkish cymbals ..... mostly Istanbul Mehmet and Agop cymbals. Some Soultone, Buzin and Masterwork, also. And it was a wonderful...

So I can't speak specifically for the Paiste or Meinl you mention, but ..... I had Paiste Colorsound 5's for a while. And the finish was worn on some of them. (I got 'em all used). So perhaps Paiste is using the same color technique with the Blue Bell? The Meinl's look like an applied...

Those are the lugs and logo I had on mine (concert toms I added to my MIJ stencil kit). They look pretty nice as is. As long as you don't throw a ton of money into them .... (the operative word "restoring" ..... what are you planning on doing?) That said, the "would someone pay $500 for this...

The name (Paiste, Cresent, etc) and the series (900, Ardor, etc) and well as possibly size and type (crash 17", 24" ride, etc) ..... that is inked onto the cymbal. And ink can rub off. Cleaning can remove ink ..... as well as gigging, and transporting cymbals in a bag that doesn't divide the...

$350 is a sweet price, as long as power toms and hanging floors don't bother you.

Yeah ..... you should really be using air !!!:LOL:

While a port will probably get rid of the flutter (beater bounce) ..... porting your existing reso. might alter it's sound that you like so much. So you might have to search for a new reso.

Killer. That looks like a great way to attach a legless hi-hat to a bass drum. Gonna order me one of those.

Maybe so .... but probably not. Only time will tell;)

If your stands are shaking ..... that's bad. If you're tearing down and setting up your kit a lot, cheap stands won't cut it, at all. For years, I used double-braced Tama Titan (what is now Roadpro) and DW 5000 stands. Stuff is heavy like a boat anchor, but it's sturdy as all get out. But...

Got me baffled. I see green and black ..... with a hint of fade going to yellow. Yup !!!

Beautiful kit. Great sizes.

Pro Drum Los Angeles.

Job well done !!!

I really like this series. Those smaller lugs look killer.