Not So Modern Drummer

 

Master Index

 

Each Volume has six (6) issues

Graciously Compiled and Donated to NSMD Subscribers By: Larry Keller and Renee Keller

 

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Vol 1 #1; November 1988  First Edition (#1 overall)

            Ludwig's Black Beauty                                                                                                                           p. 1

                Refinishing:  Black Beauty                                                                                                                     p. 4

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 5

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 6

 

Vol 1 #2; January, 1989 (#2 overall)

                Slingerland Radio Kings:  An Overview                                                                                                 p. 1

                For Sale                                                                                                                                                   p. 5

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 6

 

Vol 1 #3; March 1989 (#3 overall)

                Corrections From Previous Issues                                                                                                          p. 2

                Wanted:  Parts and Drums                                                                                                                      p. 3

                For Sale or Trade:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                      p. 4

                Whatever Happened To                                                                                                                         p. 4

                Possible Topics of Interest                                                                                                                     p. 5

                One-Liners                                                                                                                                              p. 5

                Phone List Update                                                                                                                                  p. 6

 

Vol 1 #4; May 1989 (#4 overall)

                In Memoriam:  Greg Wilson 1950-1989                                                                                                p. 2

                Radio King "Krupa Strainer"                                                                                                                  p. 3

                Trouble in Istanbul:  The A., K., Zildjian, Zilcan, Sabian Story                                                            p. 4

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 6

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 6

                One Liners                                                                                                                                              p. 7

                Strange Tubs - Duplex 14/14 X 5 brass shell                                                                                         p. 8

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 8

                Phone List Additions And Corrections                                                                                                  p. 9

 

Vol 1 #5; July 1989 (#5 overall)

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 1

                Why Old Drums?                                                                                                                                   p. 2

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 3

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 3

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 4

                One Liners                                                                                                                                              p. 5

                A Poem:  Dedicated To The Families Of Drum Collectors                                                                    p. 5

                Leedy Drum Company                                                                                                                           p. 6

                A Different Drummer:  Ralph G. Eames                                                                                                p. 7

 

 

 


Vol 1 #6; September 1989 (#6 overall)

            Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 1

                For Sale or Trade:  Drums, Parts and Other Things                                                                               p. 2

                Leedy Elite:  The Other Black Beauty                                                                                                   p. 3

                Everything Old Is New Again:  Or Play It Again Sam                                                                           p. 6

                Collector Profile:  Chris Shirren                                                                                                              p. 6

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 7

 

Vol 2 #1; November 1989 (#7 overall)

            Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                From Ludwig & Ludwig to Ludwig Industries - And All Points Between                                            p. 2

                Leedy and Ludwig Knob Tensioned Drums                                                                                           p. 4

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 5

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 5

                Master Phone List                                                                                                                                  p. 7

 

Vol 2 #2; January 1990 (#8 overall)

            Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                Wanted:  Drums, Sets, Parts                                                                                                                   p. 2

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 3

                New Products and Services - Plating                                                                                                      p. 4

                Who Can I Trust - I Mean Really Trust?                                                                                               p. 5

                News From Collectors                                                                                                                            p. 6

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 7

 

Vol 2 #3; March 1990 (#9 overall)

            Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                Old Tyme Drummer's Trivia Quiz                                                                                                         p. 2

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 4

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 4

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 6

                Classics                                                                                                                                                   p. 7

 

Vol 2 #4; May 1990 (#10 overall)

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 2

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 3

                Vintage Drum Dealers                                                                                                                             p. 3

                The Evolution of the Hi Hat                                                                                                                   p. 4

 

Vol 2 #5; July 1990 (#11 overall)

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                This and That - Johnny Craviotto, Solid Drum Company                                                                    p. 1

                Phone/Address Update                                                                                                                           p. 1

                Tribute To Trixon                                                                                                                                   p. 1

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 5

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 5

 


Vol 2 #6; September 1990 (#12 overall)

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                Address Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                Master Subscriber Phone List                                                                                                                p. 2

                Wanted:  Parts and Drums                                                                                                                     p. 4

                For Sale or Trade:  Drums/Parts/Catalogs                                                                                              p. 4

                Vintage Drum Shops/Dealers                                                                                                                 p. 5

                Whatever Happened To Fibes Drums?                                                                                                  p. 6

 

Vol 3 #1; November 1990 (#13 overall)

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 2

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 3

                Vintage Drum Shops/Dealers                                                                                                                  p. 4

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 4

                Rogers Drum Company                                                                                                                          p. 5

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 8

                The First Ever Nude Centerfold                                                                                                             p. 9

 

Vol 3 #2; January 1991 (#14 overall)

                There's Going To Be a Second Color Page In An Upcoming Issue                                                        p. 1

                Corrections And Additions To The Rogers Article                                                                               p. 2

                The NSMD's 1991 Vintage Drummer Search                                                                                         p. 2

                Feedback From Readers                                                                                                                          p. 3

                67 Years of Drum Pedals                                                                                                                        p. 4

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 6

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 6

                Vintage Drum Shops/Dealers                                                                                                                  p. 7

                Opinion                                                                                                                                                   p. 8

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 9

                Vintage Drum Rating Systems                                                                                                                p. 10

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 11

 

Vol 3 #3; March 1991 (#15 overall)

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 1

                Gold Plated Ludwig Snare Drums                                                                                                          p. 2

                Wanted:  Drums and Parts                                                                                                                      p. 3

                Vintage Drum Shops/Dealers                                                                                                                  p. 4

                Billy Gladstone Custom Drums                                                                                                             p. 5

                For Sale or Trade:  Drumsets-Parts-Snares-Singles-Accessories                                                            p. 8

                For Your Information - News From Various Subscribers                                                                      p. 9

                Pictures:  Bellson, Rich, Krupa                                                                                                              p. 10

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 11

 

Vol 3 #4; May 1991 (#16 overall)

                Have You Noticed Lately?                                                                                                                     p. 2

                Phone/Address Update                                                                                                                           p. 2

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 3

                1st Annual Midwest Drummers' Swapmeet                                                                                          p. 4

                The Drummers' Creed                                                                                                                             p. 4

                Vintage Drum Shops and Dealers                                                                                                           p. 5

                That's A Nice Kit, Son - Where's The Rest Of It? Cocktail Drums                                                       p. 6

                Don't Drill It - Adaptor Plates                                                                                                               p. 8

                Cleaning Tip Of The Month - If You Really Want To Use It                                                               p. 9

                2nd Color Nude Photo Centerfold                                                                                                          p. 10

 

Vol 3 #5; July 1991 (#17 overall)

                Vintage Drum Shops And Dealers In Vintage Drum Paraphernalia                                                       p. 3

                Subscriber Phone And Address Update                                                                                                 p. 4

                Wanted:  Drums/Parts/Catalogs/Paraphernalia                                                                                       p. 7

                For Sale or Trade:  Drums, Parts, Catalogs, Paraphernalia                                                                     p. 8

 

Vol 3 #6; September 1991 (#18 overall)

                Collector Profile:  Fred Young of the Kentucky Headhunters                                                               p. 1

                Aldridge Update                                                                                                                                     p. 2

                Bits and Pieces                                                                                                                                        p. 2

                For Sale or Trade:  Drums/Sets/Paraphernalia                                                                                        p. 3

                Wanted:  Drums/Sets/Snares/Toms/Parts/Paraphernalia                                                                        p. 4

                Vintage Drum Shops And Dealers In Vintage Drum Paraphernalia                                                       p. 6

                Nude Drum Centerfold                                                                                                                           p. 7

                Ludwig In The Sixties                                                                                                                             p. 9

                                Drum sets, Brass and Ludalloy Snare Drums, Wooden

                                Snare Drums, Mountings and Hardware, Finishes

                Address Corrections and Update                                                                                                           p. 14

 

Vol 4 #1; November 1991 (#19 overall)

                Vintage Drum Etiquette:  A Primer For the New Collector                                                                   p. 1

                For Sale:  Drum Sets, Singles, Snares, Cymbals, Paraphernalia                                                              p. 3

                Wanted:   Drum Sets, Singles, Snares, Cymbals, Paraphernalia                                                             p. 5

                Vintage Drum Shops and Dealers In Vintage Drum Paraphernalia                                                         p. 9

                Phone and Address Update                                                                                                                    p. 10

 

Vol 4 #2; January 1992 (#20 overall)

                Aldrich Update                                                                                                                                       p. 1

                How To Make Ratchet Hardware Work For You                                                                                  p. 2

                Subscriber Opinions                                                                                                                               p. 3

                For Sale Or Trade - Vintage Drums                                                                                                        p. 3

                Wanted:  Vintage Drums/Sets/Singles/Catalogs                                                                                      p. 5

                Vintage Drum Dealers                                                                                                                             p. 7

                The Color Centerfold:  Naked Drums                                                                                                    p. 9

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 12

 

Vol 4 #3; March 1992 (#21 overall)

                Plug That Hole                                                                                                                                        p. 2

                George H. Way, Camco & Drum Workshop                                                                                          p. 3

                Wanted:  Drums, Parts and Other Stuff                                                                                                 p. 7

                For Sale or Trade:  Drums, Parts and Paraphernalia                                                                               p. 9

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 11

                Dealers In Vintage Drums                                                                                                                       p. 12

 


Vol 4 #4; May 1992 (#22 overall)

                Bits and Pieces:  News From Subscribers                                                                                              p. 1

                Did You Ever Wonder Why?  `                                                                                                               p. 1

                Plugging Away - Another Way To "Fix" Those Extra Holes                                                                 p. 1

                Black Finish For Brass Drums                                                                                                               p. 2

                Way/Camco/DW Article Reprise                                                                                                           p. 2

                The Gig From Hell - The Continuing Saga Of Gigs Gone Wrong                                                          p. 3

                Editorial Notes                                                                                                                                        p. 3

                Concerning Dealer Ads Vs. Individual Collector Ads                                                                            p. 3

                Wanted:  Drums, Parts, Accessories, Catalogs & Other Stuff                                                               p. 4

                For Sale or Trade:  Drums, Sets, Singles, Catalog Copies, Etc. Etc. Etc.                                               p. 7

                Dealer Ads                                                                                                                                              p. 9

                The Drum Collector's Addiction Test                                                                                                    p. 9

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 9

                Naked Drums Picture Page                                                                                                                     p. 11

 

Vol 4 #5 July 1992 (#23 overall)

                Another Black Plating Place                                                                                                                   p. 1

                The Top Spousal Excuses For Drum Collectors                                                                                    p. 1

                Getting The Yellow Out Of White Marine Pearl                                                                                   p. 1

                The Gig From Hell - The Sequel                                                                                                             p. 1

                Bird Spotter's Guide To George Way And Camco                                                                                p. 2

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 4

                Wanted:  Drums & Parts                                                                                                                        p. 5

                Vintage Drum Dealers                                                                                                                             p. 6

                Phone Address List                                                                                                                                  p. 6

           

Vol 4 #6; September 1992 (#24 overall)

                Spousal Excuses - The Sequel                                                                                                                p. 1

                WARNING!  WARNING!                                                                                                                    p. 1

                New Thoughts And Other Stuff From NSMD Readers                                                                        p. 2

                The "Legit" Drummer-Collector                                                                                                             p. 3

                Wanted:  Drums, Sets, Parts And Catalogs                                                                                            p. 5

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 7

                For Sale                                                                                                                                                   p. 8

                Dealer Ads                                                                                                                                              p. 10

                Naked Drums Picture Page (Black & White)                                                                                          p. 12

                The State of Collecting                                                                                                                           p. 13

 

Vol 5 #1; November 1992 (#25 overall)

 

Vol 5 #2; January 1993 (#26 overall)

 

Vol 5 #3; March 1993 (#27 overall)

 

Vol 5 #4; May 1993 (#28 overall)

 

Vol 5 #5; July 1993 (#29 overall)

 

Vol 5 #6; September 1993 (#30 overall)

 


Vol 6 #1; November/December 1993 (#31 overall)

                Greetings & General News                                                                                                                     p. 1

                Free To A Good Home                                                                                                                           p. 4

                K. Zildjian & Co.:  The Original Turkish Cymbal                                                                                  p. 4

                Vintage Drums In The Studio                                                                                                                 p. 5

                Cook's Corner - Cozy Cole                                                                                                                    p. 6

                For Sale Or Trade Ads                                                                                                                            p. 8

                Wanted Ads                                                                                                                                            p. 11

                I've Been Thinking                                                                                                                                  p. 13

                Dealer Listings                                                                                                                                        p. 14

                The First Annual NSMD Back Issues Sale                                                                                            p. 15

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 18

                Vintage Drum Dealers                                                                                                                             p. 19

 

Vol 6 #2; January/February 1994 (#32 overall)

                Greetings And News                                                                                                                              p. 1

                I was Thinking Too                                                                                                                                p. 2

                Bad Guys & Replicas/New Years Resolutions/Review                                                                         p. 3

                From Stone To Eames                                                                                                                            p. 4

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 6

                Color Catalog Page                                                                                                                                  p. 9

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 10

                More Buffing Tips By Eddie Dowd                                                                                                      p. 15

                Cook's Corner - Slingerland Banjo Drum                                                                                                p. 16

                Hal Blaine Interview By John Sheridan                                                                                                  p. 17

                Bill Ludwig, Jr. Gets Down                                                                                                                    p. 18

                Dealer Ads/Address Update                                                                                                                   p. 21

 

Vol 6 #3; March/April 1994 (#33 overall)

                Not So Dumb Questions                                                                                                                        p. 1

                The Scuttlebutt                                                                                                                                       p. 2

                Hal Blaine Interview - Part 2                                                                                                                  p. 3

                State of The "Ancients" Market                                                                                                             p. 5

                Never Leave Your Key At Home                                                                                                           p. 6

                A Third Generation Deal Goes Bad                                                                                                       p. 7

                That's No Vintage Drum Dealer - That's My Husband                                                                         p. 7

                Cook's Corner - Slingerland Catalogs                                                                                                      p. 8

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 14

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 15

                Mystery Pedal                                                                                                                                        p. 18

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 21

                Vintage Drum Dealers                                                                                                                             p. 22

 


Vol 6 #4; May/June 1994 (#34 overall)

                Everything You've Always Wanted To Know About NSMD ..

                                (But Were Afraid To Ask)                                                                                                     p. 1

                The Other Side Of the Coin                                                                                                                    p. 2

                4th Annual Midwest Custom & Vintage Drum Show                                                                           p. 3

                Cook's Corner - More Slingerland Catalogs                                                                                            p. 4

                Strainer Talk - Leedy New Patent Combination Snare Strainer and Muffler                                         p. 6

                Ardie:  Dean of Drums                                                                                                                           p. 8

                Dumb Drummers of The World (A Brush With Stupidity)                                                                   p. 9

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 11

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 12

                William Wanser Collection (Pictures)                                                                                                     p. 15

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 18

                Vintage Drum Dealers' Directory                                                                                                           p. 19

 

Vol 6 #5; July/August 1994 (#35 overall)

                Lost Cangany Article Mystery Solved                                                                                                  p. 2

                The List That Wouldn't Die - Harry Cangany's Top 25                                                                        p. 2

                Why Collect Drums?                                                                                                                              p. 3

                G-Drums Loudness Defined                                                                                                                   p. 3

                Jim Petty Canister Thrones                                                                                                                    p. 4

                Collector Profile:  Kevin Dusenbury                                                                                                      p. 5

                Mystery Drum of The Month - Ludwig & Ludwig Super Ludwig Custom circa 1927                        p. 5

                Gladstone Replica Snare Drums                                                                                                             p. 6

                Preservation:  How Far Do You Go?                                                                                                     p. 7

                Gretsch Parts                                                                                                                                          p. 8

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 9

                Leedy Catalog Pictures - White Elite, Black Elite, Full Dress, Marine Pearl                                         p. 11

                Dealer Sales                                                                                                                                             p. 15

                Vintage Drum Dealers Directory                                                                                                            p. 23

                Subscribers' Directory                                                                                                                            p. 24

 

Vol 6 #6; September/October 1994 (#36 overall)

                Greetings & Salutations                                                                                                                          p. 1

                Cook's Corner - Ethical Dealing                                                                                                              p. 2

                News From Subscribers                                                                                                                          p. 3

                Jimmie Fadden Interview                                                                                                                        p. 4

                Bass Drum Head Painting                                                                                                                       p. 9

                For Sale Or Trade                                                                                                                                   p. 13

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 15

                Dealership Ads                                                                                                                                       p. 17

                An Analysis Of The Vintage Drum Market                                                                                           p. 19

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 21

                Vintage Drum Dealers Directory                                                                                                            p. 22

 


Vol 7 #1; November/Dec 1994 (#37 overall)

            Greetings & Salutations                                                                                                                          p. 1

                Seeing Into The Future - Recent Drums Which Will Be Valuable In 10 Years                                       p. 1

                Radio City Music Hall - Tribute To Billy Gladstone                                                                            p. 2

                News From Subscribers                                                                                                                          p. 3

                Helpful Hints                                                                                                                                          p. 5

                Letters To The Editor                                                                                                                             p. 6

                Cook's Corner - Visiting Instanbul                                                                                                         p. 7

                The Not So Modern Percussionist                                                                                                         p. 8          U

                Thoroughbred Music's Florida Drum Expo                                                                                            p. 11

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 12

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 16

                Dealer Ads                                                                                                                                              p. 18

                Product Reviews - G-Drums Self Aligning Tension Washers; Johnny CRaviotto Teams Up

                                With DW On Solid Shells                                                                                                       p. 22

                Vintage Drum Dealers Directory                                                                                                            p. 24

                Address Update                                                                                                                                      p. 25

                What's That Color?  - Ludwig Pearl Finishes                                                                                         p. 26

 

Vol 7 #2; January/Feb 1995 (#38 overall)

            Conn Wonder Strainer (1904-1914)                                                                                                       p, 2

                News from subscribers; Dresden Apparatbau                                                                                       p. 3

                Buddy Rich Controversy Continues                                                                                                      p. 3

                Poem:  "drums"                                                                                                                                       p. 4

                Celebrity Drums                                                                                                                                     p. 4

                Not So Modern Percussionist:  Cymbals (K. Zildjian)                                                                          p. 6

                Cook's Corner - The Wesselhoft Family:  from Conn to Leedy to Conn                                              p. 8

                1965 Slinger - Leedy Color Swatches                                                                                                     p. 10

                For Sale or Trade                                                                                                                                    p. 11

                Leedy: 1930                                                                                                                                            p. 13

                Wanted                                                                                                                                                    p. 15

                Dealer Ads                                                                                                                                              p. 18

                Cover Notes                                                                                                                                            p. 19

                Buyer's Remorse                                                                                                                                     p. 19

                Signatures of a drum Without a Beat                                                                                                      p. 23

 

Vol 7 # 3; Mar/Apr 1995 (#39 overall) - MISLABLED

            Slingerland:  The Next Chapter; New Owners, New Factory, New Drums                                          p. 2

                Johnny "Hot Sticks Cyr:  Mystery Drummer from last issue revealed                                                 p. 4

                Reviews:  Reproduction Drum Parts:  Slingerland Extension Levers & Ludwig Spurs                          p. 6

                Strainer Talk:  Stalking the Wiley P-83:  From 1918 to now, a Ludwig standby                                   p. 7

                For Sale & Trade Ads                                                                                                                             p. 11

                Color Centerfold:    1960 Super-Ludwig                                                                                                p. 13

                                                1964 Supra Phonic 400                                                                                           p. 14

                Wanted Ads                                                                                                                                            p. 15

                The Swatch Page:  67-68 Rogers Catalog                                                                                               p. 26

 

Vol 7 #4; May/June 1995 (#40 overall)

 


Vol 7 #5; July/Aug 1995 (#41 overall)

                Chad Smith/McCourts MegaSet                                                                                                             p. 2

                News from Subscribers                                                                                                                           p. 3

                Analysis of the Vintage Drum Market Part 2 - One year later                                                              p. 4

                Strainer Talk:  Sensitive Matters - Ludwig Sensitive vs Leedy Broadway Dual                                   p. 7