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Title: Fan belts Post by: J Spangles on April 12, 2008, 08:57 PM I just bought a ludwig 400 on ebay from a retired pro and it has fan belts glued under the bearing edges. Has anyone heard of this practice before?
I must say that the drum sounds great. Title: Re: Fan belts Post by: Dave Heim on April 12, 2008, 11:31 PM I'm guessing it's to dry the drum up a bit, take some (or all?) of the ring out. Interesting.
Title: Re: Fan belts Post by: Paicey on April 13, 2008, 11:41 AM Id heard of doing that years ago. Ive never done it myself but i just might try it soon. Is it a Ford fan belt ;D.
Title: Re: Fan belts Post by: Mister Acrolite on April 13, 2008, 11:47 AM This was common for some studio guys in the 70s. I think I read about it in a Steve Gadd interview in MD many years ago. Never tried it, though.
Title: Re: Fan belts Post by: J Spangles on April 13, 2008, 02:25 PM I don't get to play it till Wednesday. I just put the heads back on and she's shouting at me already. I'll let you know how it plays.
Paicy, I just got an email from the seller, he says the fan belt is from a red 65 mustang convertable, apparently anything else is a waste of time and money ;javascript:void(0);) |