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00:08There is seriously nothing better than getting a box in the mail, and before I open this, I just want to say thank you to everyone that has sent me something, whether it be a letter, or stickers, or whatever it may be.
00:20I just want to say thank you because it brings a little bit of joy in my life.
00:23But now, on to this box, which is actually two boxes.
00:33Take a look at this thing.
00:36Hey buddy, been a fan of your channel for a while now. I pulled the snare out of a trash can and thought you needed it.
00:42Of course I need a snare out of a trash can.
00:44I run a channel called The Bearded Diver. You can see the video of me finding it in there.
00:49Keep blasting, man. Keep on blasting.
00:52So everyone, go check out The Bearded Diver's channel. I'll leave a link to the video where he finds the snare.
00:57And again, thank you.
00:59So yes, this drum may look pretty rough, but really it's not that bad.
01:03It definitely needs new heads,
01:05new snares,
01:08and a new thumbscrew for the internal muffler.
01:11On top of replacing that stuff, I think this is Sharpie, so we need to find a way to get that off.
01:16And then the only other thing I can see right now is that the snare tensioner on the throw-off is a little bit bent.
01:22So we gotta straighten that out.
01:23And then last, of course, is to give this a nice cleaning.
01:26By the way, this is a Ludwig Rockert Elite Piccolo, not to be confused with a Ludwig Classic Piccolo.
01:33It's 3x13, has a maple shell, and really that's all I know about this drum since I've never played one or even seen or heard one in person.
01:41So I guess today I'll learn about it.
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02:53The first thing I'll do is deal with the circle.
02:55And we'll start with the easy method, and if that doesn't work, then we'll step things up.
03:11And just like that, it's gone.
03:13This is Eric, my unofficial parts guy.
03:25About a year ago, I bought a hi-hat stand that he had posted on Craigslist, and seriously, I walked into his house, and there were drums everywhere.
03:33Long story short, I ended up leaving with more than just a hi-hat stand, and now whenever I need something I can't find online or, you know, don't feel like overpaying for, I'll ask him, and he usually has it.
03:44And sure enough, he had plenty of knobs, so I brought the drum with me just to make sure the new one would work, and he ended up doing all the work for me.
03:51So thanks.
03:52All right, so you had one there.
03:56This one has two.
03:58And there's nothing on the back of this one.
04:01Right.
04:01Or there's a washers.
04:03So I'm going to go for a break there.
04:04Okay.
04:05How far down on the nut do you want that to go?
04:19That's fine right there.
04:20Okay.
04:21You are up and running, my man.
04:22All right.
04:23I love mine.
04:24Really?
04:24I do, and I'm not really a piccolo guy.
04:26It's like a .22 pistol.
04:28It's loud as shit.
04:35It's loud as shit.
05:05It's not exactly 100% straight.
05:32But it is a lot better than what it was before.
05:35I don't know.
08:09This rim is slightly warped, which means the head doesn't exactly fit.
08:49side. So now instead of clamping together it pushes apart. So this along with the
08:55table bending method is honestly the easiest way to correct a warped rim.
09:19So
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