As there is NO activity on this Yahoo Group are there others for people interested in: - Fifes and Drums - History of rope tension drums - Drum collecting -...
Hi, I thought I would take a moment to introduce myself as I was just approved as a member to this forum. I have been interested in and playing fife and drum...
Come on, join us at our new home, a real website at www.FieldDrums.com. With that change, we'll be free of the limitations of a yahoo group and be better able...
An email arrived recently with a couple of photos of a rope drum and a simple request: "Is it possible to tell from the photo who might have made this drum and...
I think this was a steal. The drum looks original in every respect -- certainly the shell, counterhoops and snare strainer look like early CW vintage. Better...
I was delighted to see a beautiful 1862 presentation drum by Wm. S. Tompkins fetch $3,000.00 at auction recently on eBay (#150213786096). In addition to the...
See http://cgi.liveauctions.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&ih=014&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA% 3AIT&viewitem=&item=330180948259&rd=1#la-image-1 Sold at auction...
Before anyone spends a fortune on these, you might want to know that they might not be from the CW. Although they are impossible to date for sure, the taper...
I just want to inform the group that I have a low bid in on the Drum. I have quite a collection of these little guys mostly rope rather than hook. If anyone...
Jack Lawton joined us this morning and he is a tremendous addition to our slowly growing network of folks interested in rope drums. But Jack brings a lot more...
... Dan Woolpert emailed mentioning that he has had an instrument display together for the past few weeks and had some visitors in. It will be back up after...
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Question to RopeDrums Group Members: Based on the photos posted to our group's website, does this drum look right to you? I think it's okay but I'd like your...
It appears after reviewing photos that the drum has been cut down. If you look at the photo with the vent hole it favors the bottom of photo. I am also...
We had a great Drum Maker who also did fine Drum Restoration here in southeastern Pennsylvania His name William H. Reamer owner of Drummers Service, New...
Recently an 1890s(?) Lyon & Healey Ornately Inlaid Drum was sold on eBay (the lucky winner paid $890, outbidding this Yahoo group's moderator by $10 -- the...
This from Will Chappell in an email to me dated 5/1/07: "Your drum [Lyon & Healy bass drum, ca. 1890 with star inlay and inlaid circumferential stripes, design...
My name is Ellis Mirsky and I am a rudimental drummer. I also collect old rope and rod drums. I've met a few others through my collecting who have the same...