I love history, vintage drums too me are a connection with the past, also the sound you get from them cannot be copied by modern drums.

History repeats itself...Vintage is comfort and reliability, just like mums apple pie"

I am a proud American. Vintage American-made drums represent the golden age of American craftsmanship to me, and they should be celebrated for standing the test of time. If one actually ponders the marvel of a vintage drum they would realize that they are a round, wooden instrument that was subjected to massive vibrations, and they still work like new after fifty+ years.

Some guys used to frequently post pictures of the factories and workers with the belts running to the ceiling and all that and I thought those pictures were simply fantastic.

Cue the Lee Greenwood...................LoLoLoLo

> WHY do you like vintage drums?

1. What's not to like?

2. I'm a 'vintage' drummer, (read: auld phart,) and I like to play vintage drums.

3. What's not to like?

John

Drums that have existed for decades, that have been dragged about from pillar to post(or not for that matter), that have been tainted by time, that reflect the mood and the fashion of it's era, that were made by eye not laser measurement, that needs to be researched then searched for, thats what its about for me.

New drums can strike me also, but landing a old beauty gives me a sense of individuality because no one can repeat what that drum has endured in it's lifetime, it's condition and how it's plies have dried out or moved around colouring it's sound.

I like the sound of vintage drums...Once the wood ages it emits a nice warm tone that modern wood just can`t duplicate yet...This, with the right combination of heads, you have the perfect concoction for a great sounding drum...

Cheers

Because you have companies today like DW making insanely priced "vintage" drums trying to capture the sound that you could get for a small fraction of the price. Just buy a beater Slingerland 70s kit for $500 or so.

The mojo. The style. The smell. Etc., etc. Fun stuff!

DW, Crush and the like is for hormonal young metal boys trying desperately to be cool. Yes Sir

Ahhhh the smell. :D

Something about taking off the heads of a vintage drum shell. The have a very unique an unmistakable smell. You can sometimes get a waft of scent by just walking into the room.

-Tim

I like all drums, vintage or not. They all have things they can do well and I have no reason to say anything bad about modern drums. Joe Morello sounded pretty fantastic on his DW kit, I am just sayin'.

For me vintage drums remind me of my youth as I practiced daily, played in more bands and ensembles than I can count, spent hours drooling over magazines and brochures, and walked into every music store I passed. When looking at images of kits on this forum I can remember "seeing one just like that on the showroom floor of _______ music store", or perhaps I had a friend that had a kit like that or maybe it is the same color, model, etc. of one I had. Maybe it is a kit just like the one I dreamed of owning at one time or another.

I love the idea of getting an old drum, taking it down to the shell and really start to clean it all the while wondering what it has been up to, who loved it, and how and why it was that it finally passed on to me. Getting a drum cleaned up, and repaired (I am mostly a drum cleaner and not much of a drum restorer) and turning it back into the instrument it was supposed to be is a very gratifying experience.