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Topic: using drum covering on a p/ steel cabinet |
Brian Henry
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Posted 29 Sep 2003 5:00 pm |
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| I see that one of the carter options is to buy a guitar from them with drum sparkle covering instead of mica. Would this alter the tone? How would this stand up to daily use? The light blue sparkle looks very nice. |
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John Fabian
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Mesquite, Texas USA * R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Sep 2003 1:54 am
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If you cover the top decks with this stuff, it definitely changes the tone. We don't recommend covering the top decks with this substance. Covering the aprons makes no tonal difference.
These drum coverings seem to be more prone to scratching and less prone to chipping than laminate finishes. Drum coverings are less likely to chip or dent compared to lacquer finishes.
John Fabian[This message was edited by John Fabian on 30 September 2003 at 02:57 AM.] |
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Ed Naylor
From:
portsmouth.ohio usa, R.I.P.
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Posted 30 Sep 2003 4:14 am
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| I have used this covering many times over the years and have had no major problems or complaints. It is more difficult to "Adhere" than formica.Also it is more vulnerable to "Scratches". I used "Metalflake" Fiberglass starting in 1968.MSA used a plastic on the "Sidekick" and "Red Baron" It still is not as Fragile as Lagquer.Ed Naylor Steel Guitar Works |
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Bobby Lee
From:
Cloverdale, California, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2003 8:58 am
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| Black guitars sound better. |
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Rich Weiss
From:
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 30 Sep 2003 10:25 am
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| I've been using drum coverings for years. My old Thomas is pretty bland looking, so I don't feel bad about changing the look, which I do every couple years. It can be tricky to get the coverings to stick properly. I use velcro and black tape. The coverings, which I get at Precision drum coverings in New York, are beautiful, and you can get about any design or color you can think of. |
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Jay Ganz
From:
Out Behind The Barn
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Posted 1 Oct 2003 6:07 am
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Jody Carver
From:
KNIGHT OF FENDER TWEED
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Posted 1 Oct 2003 7:01 am
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Hey
Thats Buddy Rich's signature drum set. Marine
Pearl. If that could withstand the pounding
Buddy gave that Rogers beauty, It could most
certainly handle the steel guitar...
Jay, you are amazing..Thats a beauty of a drum set. Knobby legs and screws and the real
deal that is no more. If it has BR on the drum head its worth a small fortune.
I was a Rogers rep for years at CBS and that Marine Pearl is a classic among drummers.
Thanks for posting it. |
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Brian Wetzstein
From:
Billings, MT, USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2003 2:06 am
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here are mine![This message was edited by Brian Wetzstein on 02 October 2003 at 03:08 AM.] |
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Greg Vincent
From:
Folsom, CA USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2003 8:52 am
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How come drummers get covering options which are so much cooler than those offered to steelers?
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 2 Oct 2003 11:10 am
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| Careful, Greg----that's way too open an invitation for a drummer to come here and say "because drummers are so much cooler than steelers". Kofi Annan has only just ended the hundred years war between the steelers and the drummers (creating the steel drum at the same time) and this could get ugly. |
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Pat Burns
From:
Branchville, N.J. USA
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Posted 2 Oct 2003 12:18 pm
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Dennis Voges
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 5 Oct 2003 4:18 pm
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Hi
I have two steel guitars that I have covered with this exact material. It has not changed the tone in any way & I have had several people tell me how great my guitar sounds. Mine is the Blue Metalflke & is beautiful.
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Brian Henry
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Posted 5 Oct 2003 5:22 pm
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| I would like to cover a Sierra Artist with blue sparkle or maybe gold sparkle, drum covering. Is this precision stuff easy to bend and what would you use to glue it down. |
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Rich Weiss
From:
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
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Posted 5 Oct 2003 6:38 pm
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You wouldn't bend it, you cut it and glue it. It very thin cardboard. There's a special glue that they recommend you use.
Precision Drum Company in New York has a web site that you can view the samples and e-mail, or call for info.
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Dennis Voges
From:
San Antonio, Texas
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Posted 13 Oct 2003 7:58 pm
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Hi
The adhesive they sell to apply the covering is 3M Water based Contact Cement which can be found at most cabinet shops. I purchased a can from the company when I purchased the covering. Keep on Steelin |
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Brian Henry
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Posted 16 Jun 2004 4:57 am
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Dennis,
How did that waterbased glue last. I have my Sierra Artist stripped and ready tom glue down some red sparkle drum covering. Bearing in mind that the Artist is aluminum and also has curves back and front I am not so sure about this water based stuff. I tried some liitle bchips and they did not bond well. Do you think that the the other type would be better. |
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Mark Herrick
From:
Bakersfield, CA
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Posted 16 Jun 2004 9:16 am
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There are plenty of formica-type coverings in really cool patterns and colors. You have to search them out and it seems the best ones I've seen are from European distributors.
I think the reason you don't see a lot of that type of material on steels is that the steel community, for the most part, is fairly conservative.
Personally, I think the best looking steels are the nicely figured, lacquered maple cabinets.
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Rich Weiss
From:
Woodland Hills, CA, USA
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David Doggett
From:
Bawl'mer, MD (formerly of MS, Nawluns, Gnashville, Knocksville, Lost Angeles, Bahsten. and Philly)
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Posted 16 Jun 2004 1:16 pm
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| I think GFI offers drum patterns on their pedal steels. |
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Richard Sinkler
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aka: Rusty Strings -- Missoula, Montana
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Posted 17 Jun 2004 8:24 pm
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b0b, do black drums sound better too?
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