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Site Changes and Updates:

ALL SITE CHANGES HAVE MOVED TO THIS PAGE ON THE FORUM

<--July 22, 2005 Added a set of Gretsch Playing cards to the web site. A very rare Gene Krupa Pin. I added Jamminsam.com to the links page.

<--July 21, 2005 Another long break from the web site working on other projects. The Puresound Wires project is finally up and you can see my handy work on the vintage wire page. Click on the Application Button and a window will pop up. I also work on Maxwelldrums.com and he is in the process of moving to a new product line and we just changed his logo. I have a bunch of stuff to add to the web site so stay tuned and keep checking back. Thanks for all of the emails and questions!

<--June 19, 2005 Ormond Downes Flyer and 1920 Super Ludwig Hardware Layout

<--June 18, 2005 Drums Unlimited brochure with Buddy Rich on the cover.

<--June 11, 2005 Added Drummers Digest and also added a set of Gretsch Playing cards.

<--June 9-10, 2005 Added the Joe Morello article from Ludwig Drummer #1. 3 new Ludwig Drummers including a 1941 version. Rose Morris Drum badge. Added a Gene Krupa autograph book

<--June 8, 2005 added two new snare drums to the Drum of the Month May and June.

<--June 6, 2005 Added a new Ludwig Flyer

<--June 4, 2005 Added a new Ludwig Flyer

<--June 2, 2005 Added a new Gene Krupa Card. New Nokes & Nicolai Badge, New Rogers Badge, New York Paper Tag, Ludwig & Ludwig Stipel Gold Badge, Italian Drum Badge (bottom right corner)

<--May 28, 2005 Added the Drum-O-Wheel. Also added a R360 Printers Stamp to My Collection. added Zildjian Square Sticker to the Sticker Page

<--May 26, 2005 Wow! way to long since the last update. Basically I handle other drum sites and that takes a bunch of time. My site has always been a hobby and I add things when I can. I probably have another 20 items to add and a bunch of clean up on drums I have sold and drums I have bought! So here is the recent update to the Frank Wolf Catalog Page! Yep I have two Frank Wolf Drummers Supply flyers.

<--April 24, 2005 Added a new Japanese Snare Badge Audition. The Leedy Roll Off cover shot. Gene Krupa Life magazine Fact Card

<--April 23, 2005 added two tracks from the "The Mighty Two" on the home page. New Bison Snare, Ludwig Drummer Cover

<--April 22, 2005 added a Cozy Cole and Gene Krupa Signature

<--April 18, 2005 2 new badges on the main badge page - York and HIP

<--April 17, 2005 New Fibes Fiberglass Drum Badge, Tama Badge, Premier Shell Stamp , Slingerland Fancher Badge

<--April 16, 2005 New home page top bar

<--April 1, 2005 Added new collection of Snare drums to other collections. (bottom row). Also added new Yamaha Lay-Out in the hardware section.

<--March-April Finished this web site spencerdrums.com and this web site 1888webuyit.com

<--Feb. 28, 2005 Added new photos - Buddy Rich, Irv Cotler, Joe Cusatis...

<--Feb. 24, 2005 Added a link to the Trixon drum page, Camco Drummer and HideHitters. Added a new Yamaha Pack of material. Added a new Lionel Hampton Page Added new Drummer Photos Added Brite Stuff to home page

<--Feb 22, 2005 Added new WFL practice pad (bottom of page) Added new Leedy topics (8 new ones)
WFL colors for the 1939 catalog

<--Feb 20, 2005 Added new WFL Aluminum war badge. Added new Premier Hardware Lay Out. Added new Cozy Cole 3 X 5 picture at the bottom of the page. Added new link to the links page Bonzo Drums

<--Feb 2, 2005 Added new Slingerland Gold Veil Snare Layout

<--Feb 1, 2005 Added new Ludwig & Ludwig postcard and mailing envelope to the vintage letters page.
also added two new snare layouts Slingerland COB and Slingerland Capri Pearl

<--Jan 31, 2005 Added new Jazz Journal cover shot of Buddy Rich. A new Frank Wolf brochure

<--Jan 29, 2005 added two new Down Beat Magazines and a new selection of historical letters.

<--Jan 27, 2005 Added the "How to clean a drum" section (5 day project). Added a new Cozy Cole Page with hand written letter and Cozy Brochure. Added 3 new Ludwig Drummer Magazine covers. Also a Danny Gottlieb Cardboard poster. Added a new Eddy Grady Photo. Added a 1975 Pearl catalog finish scan and a new 1975 catalog cover shot. Added 2 new Sonor finish scans and 72 and 75 sonor catalog covers and 1975 price sheets.

<--Jan 22, 2005 I had this page sitting around and never put it up. Vintage Drummer Photos

<--Jan 21, 2005 Added a new 70's Slingerland Blue Agate Snare Layout

<--Jan 17, 2005 Added two new layouts Gretsch 50's and 70's Slingerland Fixed the Ludwig, Slingerland and Leedy Images and added badges to break up the years.

<--Jan. 15, 2005 Added new badges all over the badge section, Japanese, Liberty, Vibratone, Sonor, Royal
English Drum Badges (3), Sonor Shell stamps Added 4 new vintage photos in the Chuck Davis Collection, Added a Beverly Badge Added new snare drums to different snare pages about 6 drums. Created a Beverley Snare Page and added a Beverley Snare. Also 5Ajax Snare Drums new WWI Gretsch Badge, Hayman Snare Page

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Jan. 14, 2005, Added a new snare to the Tommy P page a 70's Slingerland BR model in WMP Also added a Rogers Mayfair paper tag. Also added a Ludwig Educator Badge. Added a Pearl 70's square badge. Added a new Pearl 70's WMP to the snare page. Gretsch square badge and a Gretsch Cadillac Green Snare

<--Jan 7, 2005!!! Added a new Slingerland badge at the bottom of the page. Added a new collection for a collector that contacted me James Pacheco

<--Dec 13 2004 Added New Ludwig Drummer and 1936 Slingerland Finishes

<--Dec 12 2004 Added a new 78 set of Louis Bellson Records Added 3 new drum keys. Sonor, Slingerland and Tama. Started working on the Famous Drummer Pages

<--Dec 9 2004 Added new Slingerland Capri Pearl Snare to Home Page

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Dec 9 2004 Added a Ludwig Universal Badge.

<--Dec 6 2004 Added two new Japanese Drum badges and one Beverley Badge

<--Dec 5 2004 Changed the home page and added a Duplex snare page thanks to a visitor to the web site. Also a new 1920's Slingerland badge, Added more to the Krupa Page at the bottom and added new drums to the Tommy P. page. Also a new badge on the bottom of the Main Badge Page

<--Nov 20 2004 Small changes and fixes took this month off to work on other projects.

<--Oct 20 2004 New home page and title Bar

<--Oct 8 2004 Added some cool images of Marine Band Drummers with Rope tension snares.


<--Oct 8 2004 Added a new Rogers Union Badge found a better version of the Ludwigold Badge and another Duplex Rim badge. Added two new Pearl finish pages.

<--Oct 2 2004 Fixed a finish on the Slingerland finish page. Added a new Downbeat and also added a complete 70/80's Ludwig Dealer Book on the Catalog page.

<--Sept 30 2004 Added the Bruce Felter collection. Added more snares to the Dyna Collection. Added a new Slingerland Badge and new Ludwig/Paiste Cumbal Brochure to the catalog page.

<--Sept 26 2004 Added Drummer Photos, Joe Morello Card, Slingerland Gene Krupa Flyer, Ludwig Dealer Pen and Ludwig Sticker

<--Sept 20 2004 Added Swatch Page

<--Sept 15 2004 Added New Snare Drum Section

<--Sept 14 2004 Added 4 new links to the links page

<--Sept 1-7 2004 Added a new Buddy Rich Promo. New sticks and Brushes. Re-did the My collection page. Added Vintage Drummer Magazine covers. Added Modern Drummer Mags. To much to list


<--Aug 26-30 2004 Much more to the reference section

<--Aug 22 2004 To much to list in the references section

<--Aug 22 2004 Added WFL Finish page. New Camco Finish page. New Reference Catalog page and formatted the reference page to reflect the references I have.

<--Aug 19 2004 Added 1967,1963,1979 and 1980 Slingerland finishes.

<--Aug 18 2004 Added Capri Pearl and Mardi Gras Snares to my collection and also added Slingerland 3-point strainer and hardware to Slingerland page.

<--Aug 13 2004 Added new Ajax Badge

<--Aug 7 2004 Added new Mardi Gras Snare to home page. Added another 60 slides to Slide Show

<--Aug 6 2004 Added a new slide show to the home page. 60 slides

<--Aug 2 2004 Added a new Gretsch Flyer

<--July 31 Added a new Sonor Hardware Page to the Snare Hardware Page

<--July 29 Added a new Slingerland Niles Brass badge with no serial number and items for sale

<--July 28 Added an Ajax Snare to the snare page. Ajax Hardware to the hardware page and an Ajax badge to the badge page.


<--July 23 Added a works completed page. I also added new text and a signature to the home page.

<--July 22 Added New top graphic to the home page and the Dynasonic Gallery. Removed link to The Drum Center Forum and added new items to the home page.

<--July 8 Added New Camco, Ludwig, Leedy and Bower Badges

<--June 17 Added Zildjian Tape Measure and New C.C. Drum Key


<--June 16 Added stickers to my collection a wet decal and a Slingerland Dealer sticker and envelope.

<--June 1-June 10 Completed new Steve Maxwell web site

<--May 10, 2004
New home page look. More eye candy for us snare collectors.

Long break working on Rebeats Web site and Vintage Drum Center

<--April 22, 2004 Added new Tommy P. Drum and updated home page.

<--April 15, 2004 Added new link on the links page DrumBlog

<--March 28, 2004 Added new section Magazine Ads and also added more Rogers Finishes

<--March 18, 2004 Added new drums to home page

<--March 18, 2004 Completion of upgrade to VINTAGEDRUMGUIDE.COM This was my original domain name choice, but decided early on to make it vintagesnaredrums.com until the site grew to its current size and encompasses much more then just snares. Thanks

<--March 18, 2004 Added new catalog section

<--March 18, 2004 Added new drum keys

<--March 10, 2004 Added new Buttons to my collection found the Zildjian and Drum Center in a box!

<--March 10, 2004 Added new Beverley Badge to Badge Page

<--March 10, 2004 Added new Ludwig Standard Badges and Walberg and Auge

<--March 10, 2004 Added new Ludwig Standard Badges and Walberg and Auge

<--March 8, 2004 Added new Leedy & Ludwig Badge

<--March 6, 2004 Added Roy Holliday Page

<--March 1, 2004 Added Duplex paper tag and rim badge

<-- Feb 29, 2004 Added more shell engravings and rim stamps

<-- Feb 28, 2004 Added Ajax badges to the badge page and Added Japanese Trump badge

<-- Feb 27, 2004 Added the history of brushes section

<-- Feb 22, 2004 Made some changes to the home page and added the new Jake Jerger Book.

<-- Feb 19, 2004 Added snare strainer to Rogers Hardware.

<-- Jan 10 - Jan 25, 2004 Created the Chuck Davis page

<-- Jan 10 - Jan 19, 2004 I have been working on a project for precisiondrum.com here is the project

>-- Jan 1 - Jan 14, 2004-- I had been working on completing the Rebeats.com web site check it out!

>--Jan 1, 2004--New sections Scroll Engravings, History of Drum Companies and Ebay Items. Also added new badges and snares

I have been working on web sites for Vintage Drum Center and Rebeats (December)

>--Dec 18, 2003--Rogers hardware page additions and added "Dynapro" to other collections

>--Dec 3, 2003--Added two new badges to the Leedy badge page.

>--Dec 1, 2003--Added Vintage Drum Center of Iowa to home page and created new page for the shared information between the two websites.

>--Nov 30, 2003--Added more to the links page, changed home page and started working with Tommy P.

>--Nov 28, 2003--Added more to the links page and started organizing the links.

>--Nov 22, 2003--Added one Rogers interior drum label.

>--Nov 21, 2003--Added the statistics to the about me page for this web site

>--Nov 20, 2003--Changed the about me page

>--Nov 18, 2003--Added snares to Ludwig, Kent, Premier, Slingerland pages.

>--Nov 16, 2003--Changed the home page and added a new section called Vintage Drummers

>--Nov 15, 2003--Added new badges to the main badge page, Japanese badges, Premier Badges

>--Nov 12, 2003--Added a Leedy Postcard to my collection

>--Nov 12, 2003--Added Louis Bellson Roll Chart to my collection

>--Nov 11, 2003--Added a Ludwig & Ludwig Badge and two Mike Balter Mallet items to my collection

>--Nov 5, 2003--Altered the home page images

>--Oct 28, 2003--Added to the Jake Jerger section

>--Oct 22, 2003--Added the reference book section

>--Oct 18, 2003--New home page design and title bar design

>--Oct 3, 2003--Added more Jake Jerger pictures

>--Sept 24, 2003--Added more Jake Jerger pictures

>--Sept 20, 2003--Added more stickers

>--Sept 16, 2003--Added Roger's Big R Brochure

>--Sept 12, 2003--Added Jake Jerger section (took about 6 hours over 4 days)

>--Sept 8, 2003--Added CGI mail form and program for mail list

>--Sept 5, 2003--Added Krupa sticks and large Drummer Newspaper

>--Aug 31, 2003--Added two Slingerland badges. and Started Rogers Hardware Section

>--Aug 30, 2003--Added a new Leedy Badge from a WWII wood drum.

>--Aug 23, 2003--Added Clothing section to my collection

>--Aug 22, 2003--Added Ludwig Badge Pre Serial Number

>--Aug 18, 2003--Added Leedy, Ludwig and Slingerland badges. Additions to my collection.

>--July 28, 2003--Added the Rogers Brochure at the bottom of the home page. More Drum Keys

>--July 26, 2003-- Added drums to My Collection Green Vistalite Page. Added 1941 Leedy Finish Page

>--July 17, 2003-- My friend and fellow drummer passed away at the age of 45.

>--July 14, 2003-- Added Camco Finish

>--July 10, 2003-- Added Rogers Finishes

>--July 7, 2003-- Added Green Conga Drum to My collection

>--June 28, 2003-- Added Buttons Page to my collection

>--June 27, 2003-- Added Stickers section and Chicago Drum Show 360's

>--June 23, 2003-- Added Premier, Ludwig, Camco, Ajax, Japanese Badges and VintageDrummer Link

>--June 20, 2003-- Changed home page and added links to Drum Center Forum

>--May 30, 2003-- Added more to the favorite links page.

>--April 13, 2003 -- Added more hardware images to the hardware section. Added a favorite links page.

>---April 12, 2003 -- Added Leedy, Slingerland, Premier, Ludwig, Pearl, Gretsch Hardware Sections.

>---April 11, 2003 -- Added Ludwig Hardware Section

>---March 29, 2003 -- Complete Home page rebuild with mouseover center section.

 



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