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better pics, right side up!

Thanks John,
My friends said I have too much time on my hands.
I think they are right!
There is no comparison with peter Lau's stuff though. He rules!
Thanks!
Mike Long

Thanks Robert, One of my friends said if it didn't sound good I could call it sculpture! It doesn't sound bad, for what it is, and it is perfect for an acoustic group. It is a crutch with a 12"x 14" old WFL floor tom I've been dragging around for years. I made the snare drum from a 8"...

Me too! I can't think of a thing to call it.
Guess you guys can't either.
Oh Well. I tried to play the thing out, and it really is not loud enough without running it through the PA or an amp.

Hi All,
I have been working on this, mostly when I was recovering from surgery. Not sure what to call it.
Maybe you all can give me some input as to what I should call it.
Thanks,
Mike Long AKA ratatattat
PS I will post pic asap

Thanks Baker.
I love this site.
I love my cocktail drum and hope to be using it sometime in the not so distant future.
Adios,
Mike Long

Thanks John, Been a long road to recovery. Finally recovering from many surgeries and ready to try to stand and play once again. I do like my old radio kings, but I do really miss playing my cocktail drum. I have sold all but one cocktail set. I still have my slingerland cocktail drum that is a one ...

Thanks Robert! I appreciate that! I see that the site activity is a bit on the slow side.
Thanks again!
Mike

I guess nobody remembers me.
Or everybody is afraid to post a reply. I am not looking for sympathy or anything like that.
Maybe a "welcome back" would be nice.
I do miss this site and the interaction.

Hello Everybody, Been some time since I have been here! I had a little accident that has changed the way I play now. I am back to a regular kit sitting down even. I took a forty foot fall off a billboard sign and crushed both of my heels and fractured every bone in my lumbar and fractured my sacrum ...

Just occured to me, maybe a chain may work and have the more immediate feel. Just a thought.

YOU play the drum, it doesn't play you. There is no sluggish anything, when you step on the pedal, it straightens out, works everytime, just like Malt Liqour! Its the cheapest fix for the skimpiest part of this pedal, I also have a DW 5000 inverted also with toe weights & heel elevator etc etc, ...

the wire rope is WAY better than the string!

I modified my sidekick using wire rope in place of the cord, after time even the wire rope will fray also, but it is a replaceable item & very cheap, you just need a cable cutter tool to make it convenient. It feels a little different, but if you can get used to the side kick with the cord, the ...