Hello Dan5kMan, Try DOW oven cleaner. First try it in an inconspicuos place (under the bass drums tom mount for ex.). It will probably take a lot of this...
Bummer about the paint. I have an early 70's clear that I have been restoring and I removed what appeared to be paint with a three-stage polish from Novus....
... found ... mail ... You can see a selection of vistalite catalogues and brochures at http://www.vistalites.com As for purchasing stuff - there's a few good...
I think Pearl also offered an "Octoban" style drum. I've seen them only in clear, so I don't know if other colors were offered. IIRC, they're not as deep as...
Hi all. Check Aprils Modern Drummer, about 5 pages entitled "In The Clear,The Past, Present, And Future Of Acrylic Drums." And they get good reviews.Much...
Somebody posted me at the www.vistlites.com web site on this subject. Seems like the Lovely Len from ClassicDrums.com has a neat solution to this problem..... ...
I appreciate the feedback from everyone. I guess I'll try the paint stripper, then follow with the some polish or wax. I hope it works. I might end up keeping...
Have emailed Len at ClassicDrums.com - he's got a load of vistalite gear in at the moment. If anybody's interested, current stock includes: 24/14/15/18ft in...
does anybody have any info of the clear vistalite enormus drum set that Derek rom the Bay City Rollers used on the early Saturday Morning Show with HR...
... I don't know anything about that kit, but did see the BCRs on one of those "I love the 70s" programmes recently with a blue and yellow vertical bar kit -...
Way cool! I 'spoke' with FV yesterday - he's got a 6 piece spiral kit in that colour combination - including a 20 inch floor tom - that should be on eBay soon....
Pretty new to the club, and vistas, but think both are great. Have chatted with Andy, and learned much from his site, and this one. Was wondering if anyone...
Hello to all!! I am relatively new to the group and have been working on a 70- something clear Vista set. She has a few scratches but no damage to seams and...
Hey there, King louie has a set of yellow vista's, he has them on his site since a view months.. here:http://members.aol.com/kingloumus/sets.htm Go get them, i...
I was strolling around Ebay when i saw this auction:http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll? MfcISAPICommand=ViewItem&item=863635656 Scroll down and there are...
Yes - "Extra Gain" is also known as Frankie Vistalite (FV) and, I think, bids under the ebay id drumbum41.aol.com. His name is Frank, he lives in New York and...
Has anybody seen a surface crack that does not go all the way through the shell? I just noticed one on the top of my bass drum shell. At fist I thought it was...
... HUGE! ... As Andy said, his name is Frank V. I sold him a 14x22 green vista bass not too long ago. He is a nice guy but a very shrewd businessman....
At last.......... I've finally got the pictures of the Keith Moon & Goldfish incident loaded onto http://www.vistalites.com Under the "Vistalite legends"...
Hi Andy, Great job. The wonders of modern technology!Cleared up the "It was a Ludwig kit,no it was Zickos" argument. The best of both worlds. As for...
Hey all! My name is Bill Brown (its really my name, I swear) & I just joined this group a couple of weeks ago. I bought a smoke black vistalite set last month,...
Bill Welcome aboard. You'd need to try a second hand / vintage dealer for those pieces. I've dealt with Cherie Willoughby ay www.repercussions.org and Len Howe...
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