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...
Hi Andy, VERY COOL pix of Moon's kit. I have never seen the goldfish before. The site looks fantastic! Another (not so famous) Vistalite moment is the Red...
Andy.... Thanks for the direction, I checked out both sights & Len from Classicdrums is hooking me up! ->Bill Brown. ... Do You Yahoo!? LAUNCH - Your Yahoo!...
Cools pictures of the Goldfish Keith Moon. If anyone has seen the Carol Burnett and friends video that came out a few years ago (Harvey Gorman, Tim Conway,...
Thanks for the kind words guys.... I'd love to get still from either the Carol Burnett or Cheech'n'Chong tapes. Does anybody have a these and a mechanism for...
Hi all, I have posted some new pix of my Tequila and a pair of acrylic sticks I have had for a long time. The sticks were made by a company called Wam-Rod....
Looking good. Best of luck finding the snare, dont mention you collect seems to put an other $200 on the price! There was a red/white swirl a year back on...
You might like to know..... The lovely Len from ClassicDrums.com has gone into production with vistalite gaskets. He's making them in white (original) and...
Hello to my fello Vistaphiles, I have posted a new photo of my early 70's clear Vista rocking a show recently in Oregon. Many comments on the set and the...
Check out http://www.drumradio.com to listen to host Rick Watts as he broadcasts live out of New York City WVOX 1460 every monday night from 6pm - 7pm....
Any of you vista heads know what bass drum hoop inlay colors were available from the factory? I always though silver sparkle was the only choice. But I've...
Silver Sparkle inlay is the correct answer. I considered painting my hoops a meduim blue shade (I didn't) and blue sparkle inlays with blue hoops would look...
Hi, Silver is correct for an all blue shell, but if it was a multi color shell, then the blue side would have blue inlay, but not sparkle, more a satin/pearl...
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POSTED PICS ... this set is for sale.. i have the 12" tom up for auction on ebay .. that tom is not not set up in the pics... THIS IS MY FIRST VISTA SET ... I...
There is an excellent section on the repair and maintenance of Vistalites on the Jim Rethwish web site. You might also like to contact Romano Cotone at...
thank you very .. much .. now i just have to locate some "weld on # 3 cement" that should not be a problem ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
Hi all, If you don't already know the RCI Vistalite site has been updated, pics are awesome. http://www.rcivistalite.com/showcase.htm He's got to have some...
Hi everyone, my name is Billy Donald, and I am new to the group here! I am unfortunately not yet a Vistalite owner but I am fanatical about them and I hope...
Hi Billy, Welcome. Nice site you have, the Vista museum is a nice touch. You've got a couple of mine in there, the red/amber spiral, and the "Tequila". Feel...
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