Hey Everybody:
Been thrashing away since I was eight and I'm 53 now. Went through grade school training, high school and a little college jazz band. Drum corp was some of the best training I ever had and played in neighborhood bands since I was a kid up to bus tours out of Nastyville. Spent most my life on the road and also play guitar and sing as well as keys.
Started restoring kits with new wrap and on my third project. My current kit is a 76 Ludwig Maple kit with deep Supraphonic snare and Zildjians. Love this kit, but the 24" kick is a bit cumbersome.
I picked up a REMO 516 Acousticon kit a few years ago and stored it in the garage for a rainy day project. I've ordered an orange sparkle finish and have already stripped the drums down to their shells. Somebody had already done a horrid job of re-wrapping them and I'm hoping to bring them back to a better life as a downsized jazz kit for fast load ins. Does anybody have some background
on these drums that might be useful?
Cheers,
Charlie
Omaha, NE
