News & updates page
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Check out my current restoration project
A beautiful set of 1986 Pearl Maples.
(Professional series).
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DLasDrums and TRX cymbals. Read about the recent alignment
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Check out the new kid on the block
Varus Drums
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DW purchases the great Slingerland name and will be relaunching the old school brand with an updated version of the Radio King snare drum
My first set was Slingerland so this news article is near and dear to me. Happy to see the Slingerland brand relevant again.
In next month’s News & Updates
Company highlight - Precision Drum Company
Current restoration project
1986 Pearl Maples (Professional Series)
16’x22” Bass drum / 16”x16” Floor Tom / 12” x 14” Tom / 10”x12” Tom / 8”x10” tom
Update April, 25, 2023
There was a brown industrial cover over these drums. A heat gun and hours of work uncovered the original finish. The drums are in good shape for being 37 yrs old. Bearing edges are very good, and while some of the hardware shows patina, the set is all there.
I generally always smile but being my first real restoration, I’m all focus.
After much thought, and input from a bunch of friends, I decided to go old school and select White Pearl as the new finish.
I will post pics of the the set when it’s finished.
A HUGE shout out to my friends at Precision Drum Company.
The Precision Drum Company history: Founded in 1961 by George A. Folchi, Precision Drum Company was the first provider of drum recovering wrap, selling the very same material that was being used by the major American drum companies. As a result, George quickly built a reputation of providing high quality products, with outstanding customer service.
If you’re ever looking to restore, refinish or build a set of drums -
Precision Drum Company should be your only call.
DLASDRUMS.COM & TRX CYMBALS
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When the TRX Cymbal Co. was established in 2006, they chose “Young Turks” as their slogan because their mission was, and remains, to bring the quality of traditional, handcrafted Turkish cymbals to modern drummers. The definition of Young Turks is “strong, young newcomers”, and that’s exactly what TRX cymbals and the drummers that play them are.
Even though TRX is a small boutique cymbal company, they are big on quality.
Focusing on quality and not quantity isn’t the fastest, easiest or least expensive way to make cymbals. But it has never been TRX’s goal to be one of the biggest cymbal companies in the world - just one of the best. -
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We can educate on the full line up of TRX cymbals and help you pick the best cymbal for your specific need.
As always, we will provide our very best pricing on all TRX cymbals and remember that all sales are backed by DLasDrums’ great customer support and service.
So before you purchase a new cymbal do yourself a favor and check out TRX.
Dave Las now plays and endorses TRX cymbals - they are that good!
DLASDRUMS.COM is now an authorized reseller of TRX cymbals. To learn more please check out the TRX story, a link to their amazing line up of finely crafted cymbals, and how DLasDrums can help you with your new cymbal purchases.
TRX is becoming known as the “Young Turks” of the cymbal industry for good reason.
Find out why before you purchase another cymbal.
An amazing partnership
DW & Slingerland
DW is scheduled to release their new Slingerland Radio King Snare Drum this year!
In a recent interview, a DW Executive was quoted as saying DW is targeting 2022 for the release of a newly designed and updated, DW constructed, Slingerland Radio King snare drum.
Read the Drum Magazine article here:
Slingerland is a US manufacturer of drums. The company was founded in 1912 and enjoyed several decades of prominence in the industry before the 1980s. After ceasing operation in the early 1980s, and a brief stint being owned by Gibson, the guitar manufacturer, the Slingerland brand was acquired by DW Drums in 2019, who have announced their intention of re-launching the historic brand. Slingerland is strongly associated with historic jazz drummers, such as Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich.
Varus Drums
I am intrigued whenever a new drum manufactured enters the market. Some are successful, while others are not. I’ve been watching the development of Varus Drums for some time and am excited about the drums they design and build.
Here’s some background on Varus Drums
”The Story of Varus Drums starts in 2013 with Thomas Mantovani the owner of the project. The manufacturer reaches a more sophisticated, modern and casual appearance, inspired by the great Italian motor racing brands and the passion reflected in their products. In addition, Varus offers beautiful, high quality, natural wood finishings which turn the brand into one of the more versatile in the market, with its own noticeable identity.”