Vintage Leedy,Slingerland,Rogers timbale /tom tom / bass drum tuning system parts used in my Hybrid timbales to match future timbalitos & toms to created a retro Latin drum set that represents several classic drum companies. My favorite parts to acquire are Rogers,Leedy & Slingerland. I find that Slingerland & leedy share hole locations on lug mountings but differ in hole size, but make the brands interchangeable with the lugs in many cases. Some times, re plating or powder coating parts is needed for exterior finishing & preservation of parts but in some cases, unplated parts allow future welding & other metal working. These parts are easily protected w/ wax. Auto wax or metal sculpture artist wax. These are the kind or parts that are best when done in Stainless Steel. Many parts could be custom fabricated by basic metal & wood shops or home garage shops. Some replacement parts are available via mail order or direct communication with discovered resources that we can share here. For instance, a forum menber has listed many sources for quality raw hides & flat calf or goat skins for heads of drums. Some trade magazines offer resources & all topics re: retorations of drums, but there are none dedicated to Afro / Latin / Brazilian drums & percussion hard wares. We can create our own in this topic .
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