At this point I admittedly have way too much gear. The problem is, is that when I try to sell at fair prices I get no interest. For instance, a new never played Sakae birch snare drum I have listed...

Did a quick search on Reverb and found this. You could grab this one for parts or possibly make the pin out of a same sized bolt and a wing nut.
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My apologies, I spaced on that.
It’s curious that you can get the slave lowered to the point you want but not the primary. I’m still sure that if you move the cam on the shaft it will translate into...

To me it looks like you still have some room to adjust the slave pedal in height. Where the spring is attached on the master, loosen the adjustment and move it to the rear, that should raise your...

Looking forward to your build, the grain in that shell is going to pop! Going with black hardware is a great choice but, S-Hoops are powder coated which could pose a problem with chipping. I...

DW 5000 Turbo, I believe.
I’ve used the Accelerator as well and found them both to be excellent pedals.

I have removed those with a round file, it will take a bit of time, but it's worth it so as to not damage the shell. A Dremel will work for sure, you just have to be careful it doesn't grab the...

I got this from Bentley's Drum Shop on eBay, I think for 6.99 plus shipping. Pearl seems to have used this logo for just a couple years in the 60's.493097

I believe they are connected, Drum Center of Portsmouth is another great shop in the area.

Picked these up at North Shore Drumshop in Beverly, Nate's a great guy and has done really well with this shop.

After having these for a bit of time and tweaking them I have to say they were a great buy. Really versatile drums that are quite a bargain considering the street prices, well done Pearl! I'm not...

The stock resonant head comes ported. Still has a nice tone, but I prefer unported.

Picked these up a couple weeks ago, Pearl did a great job on this line! With White Suede Emperors on the batters, CS Clear as resonants, Coated PS3 as bass batter, these have a great vintage sound....

Very cool, most importantly unique.

Here's mine, 2011 vintage.
16x22, 16x16, 8x12 WMP
6 1/2 x 14 Hammered Bronze
Additional components are a 16x20, 9x13, 12x13, 6 1/2 x 14 matching snare.419931

For years I've used Turtlewax brand chrome polish.
A bit more labor as you have to polish off the haze, but well worth the results.

"but as to my drumkit. i feel that it sounds rather cardboxy and that it does not have the omph or thump that professionally recorded bass drums have,"

Professionally recorded bass drums are not...