+1

I feel the same way.

[INDENT]Why is this drum missing a lug?

Why did they repaint the shell interiors?

Who was the original owner and do they still play drums?

Where has this drum been?

What type of music did it make?[/INDENT]

I was just thinking about all of these questions while cleaning up a Rogers snare last night.

-Tim

+1 with this comment! For myself, personally, they bring me back to a past that can never be copied with today's society. Life was different in the 60's. Definitely more simple! There were also less choices for drums. I ingested all the 60's catalogs...Gretsch, Ludwig, Rogers and Slingerland... and was fortunate to have a handful of local music stores that carried them. But, in the end, mainly due to budget limitations, I was awarded my first kit... a 4pc gold sparkle Lyra! I loved that kit... until I traded it in 1972 for my Rogers Silver Sparkle BR Celebrity!

Yes, I've had my share of not-so-good-sounding vintage kits, but most have been excellent.

Keep vintage drums alive!

Mark

squint pretty much summed it up for me too but would like to add a lit'l more. not only do i like vintage drums, i love and respect all musical instruments. i love music and everything it stands for. any vintage instrument is really cool in my book, the history behind them, the sounds they have made in that history is music in its self. i also think of the same questions about any older instrument i come across, if they could talk, what stories could they tell?

I must say I love Vintge instruments in general. Originally a guitar player but only because I wanted to write songs and sing. I wanted to play drums before any of that. Just couldn't afford to buy drums until I was a "grown up!" Since I had a mother who loves the Beatles and a dad that loved Led Zep I naturally looked at Ludwig drums and from there I started searching vintage drums and just fell in love with the different wraps. I also thought I could work on drums much easier since I had no experience working on electrical stuff. All it took was restoring one kit and this web site and I got the bug!

Oi steady on!

I'm all good with anti-modern drum/percussion rhetoric, it's a vintage drum site after all. But please go easy on the insults, my DDubs fill a certain job perfectly in my collection of which I sat back and chose them for. I'm not really that young or at all hormonal nor desperately seeking any coolness.

Actually ironically if I ever seek coolness, I take out the RB's! Never fails.

I like them for all the reasons listed so far. But one thing that has not been mentioned is the connection to this forum. If I had never gotten into vintage drums I would have never found this site and made so many wonderful new friends. Thank you vintage drums!

MMMmmmmm..

Still thinking of my reply...But man do I lov'em..

I like the way they Look / Sound / and the stories each one comes with..

Being made from hand is important to me..

Knowing that someone took the time to make and didn't finish until it was sounding/looking right,...holds weight with me..

Something that is spun out of a factory / pkg and sold doesn't have any sizzle/smell...its just a steak on a plate..!

oh oh...I don't wanta blog here..lolol.Storm Trooper

you can always go out and buy a set of Yama recording customs / Dw's

but finding / locating pieces / sanding/wraping/polishing/tuning...

and then playing does it for me..

Sailing2

Your philosophy is rather flawed due to most of the vintage drums are factory mass assembly line produce including your beloved Rogers drums ?

Are there any current drums which are not assembled by hand? I'm guessing all drums still require manual assembly.

Making the shells, cutting the shells, attaching a wrap, cutting bearing edges, cutting the snare beds, drilling the lug holes, installing the lugs, installing heads/hoops/tension rods, all require manual labor. Aside from DW, I don't think there are many drum companies which have robotic/automated drum manufacturing equipment.

Check out these cool videos:

Ludwig Drums - Drilling A Shell

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWpVQi9nytA[/ame]

Pearl Drums Factory Tour

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M31uGnsMRqg[/ame]

DW Factory Tour

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QPighlLYd2c[/ame]

You'll see that DW has very strict QC, which ensures all DW kits are consistent. Sadly, this is one thing you won't get from a vintage kit. :(

-Tim

Ummm...My drums weren't vintage when I bought them in the '70s.

They, like me, have grown into being "vintage" and are always getting better with age!