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by Chris Gravestock
Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:42 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: A sad story with a happy (ish) ending
Replies: 1
Views: 8127

Re: A sad story with a happy (ish) ending

and why has whoever actually made the expresso for Slingerland not released it under another name when everyone seems to want one?
by Chris Gravestock
Sat Dec 10, 2011 3:41 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: A sad story with a happy (ish) ending
Replies: 1
Views: 8127

A sad story with a happy (ish) ending

Many years ago I ordered a Slingerland Expresso for $299 + shipping when there were about 2$ to the £. It was great, but then we found a secure practice space in a pub where I could leave a 'proper' kit - all I had to do was set it up and pack it away each week. So I sold the Expresso. Then they sto...
by Chris Gravestock
Wed Nov 30, 2011 3:56 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums For Sale
Topic: Star Cocktail Drum for Sale in UK
Replies: 1
Views: 9194

Star Cocktail Drum for Sale in UK

Hi, I have a vintage Star 16 x 24 Cocktail drum for sale. It is painted silver inside with some secret silver paint! It is wrapped in a thin Black multi colour sparkle wrap, but using just one piece of of ds tape on the shell and one at the seam, so could easily be stripped and re-wrapped. It has tw...
by Chris Gravestock
Sat Nov 27, 2004 12:14 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Cheap Cocktail Kits on e-bay
Replies: 2
Views: 2484

Hey Chris, Welcome to the wonderful world of do-it-yourself modified cocktail drums. I saw these same kits on the US version of Ebay. The pictures looked a little scary and I assumed the cymbals were scrap metal from the git-go but I wondered whether the drums and other hardware were even worth bot...
by Chris Gravestock
Tue Nov 23, 2004 5:18 pm
Forum: Cocktail Drums Discussion Board
Topic: Cheap Cocktail Kits on e-bay
Replies: 2
Views: 2484

Cheap Cocktail Kits on e-bay

Cocktail kits going cheap Here in UK cocktail kits are as rare as hen?s teeth. I have never seen an old one. Ever. I did see a Club Jordan second hand. I was intrigued. But not enough to pay ?500 for a kit I would not use very often. Then I saw this ?powerful sound frontstage drum kit? on e-bay UK a...