PorkPieGuy
Platinum Member
I absolutely love the sound of my Radio Kings I just bought a little while back.
The configuration is a 26, 13, 14, 16. I looked all over the place for an 18 or even a 20 floor tom to add. When I perused old catalog, I saw that they offered 18s and 20s in this finish, but I have yet to see any evidence that they even exist. So as I was looking around, I found this rusty beast about 4 hours away.
A 20” Radio King, but I passed over it for a few weeks because I was convinced that a sparkle version existed. After weeks of searching, I decided to make an offer on this drum. Long story short, I got it, de-rusted it with evapo-rust (a miracle product if there ever was one), added some modern hardware, and here it is. There’s only one problem with it. I have to always play it on carpet because when I hit it on a hard floor, it vibrates away like an out-of-balance washing machine. I’ve NEVER seen a floor tom do this. What an absolutely wonderful drum. I think it looks just fine.
The configuration is a 26, 13, 14, 16. I looked all over the place for an 18 or even a 20 floor tom to add. When I perused old catalog, I saw that they offered 18s and 20s in this finish, but I have yet to see any evidence that they even exist. So as I was looking around, I found this rusty beast about 4 hours away.
A 20” Radio King, but I passed over it for a few weeks because I was convinced that a sparkle version existed. After weeks of searching, I decided to make an offer on this drum. Long story short, I got it, de-rusted it with evapo-rust (a miracle product if there ever was one), added some modern hardware, and here it is. There’s only one problem with it. I have to always play it on carpet because when I hit it on a hard floor, it vibrates away like an out-of-balance washing machine. I’ve NEVER seen a floor tom do this. What an absolutely wonderful drum. I think it looks just fine.
