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J Spangles

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Fan belts

« 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.


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Re: Fan belts

« Reply #1 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.


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« Reply #2 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 Grin


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« Reply #3 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.


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Re: Fan belts

« Reply #4 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) Wink