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    Anyone know what the decal size was for John Bonham's bass drum head
    with the 3 rings ? It would be for a 26" bass drum too. Not sure the scale of it along with thickness of rings.......

    Thanks!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Music72 View Post
    Anyone know what the decal size was for John Bonham's bass drum head
    with the 3 rings ? It would be for a 26" bass drum too. Not sure the scale of it along with thickness of rings.......

    Thanks!
    No, but I used to draw all their symbols on my notebooks through highschool. like, all the time...every day. I was obsessed. That's all i can offer you

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    I bet a custom bass drum head site could help you out. Look better, too.
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    There are several online places like BumWrap and DrumArt that probably either have them in stock or you can send them the logo and they'll make it for you. Give it a whirl.

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    Extrapolating & scaling from a head-on photo of Bonham and drums:
    each circle Diameter is 1 foot with a thickness of 3/4"
    putting all three circles together you get a design 77.6" Wide x 70" Height
    The design is hardly ever centered on the reso, usually down slightly to keep from interfering with the Ludwig logo.

    That's all I can give you...
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    Quote Originally Posted by slinglander View Post
    Extrapolating & scaling from a head-on photo of Bonham and drums:
    each circle Diameter is 1 foot with a thickness of 3/4"
    putting all three circles together you get a design 77.6" Wide x 70" Height
    The design is hardly ever centered on the reso, usually down slightly to keep from interfering with the Ludwig logo.

    That's all I can give you...
    that's all?

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    I downloaded this pic from vintagelogos.com

    This head is 26" and exactly what you are looking for. Check out their website and you will see this pic in their gallery and you can order it.



    or if you bring this photo to scale you may be able to figure out the sizes of the rings etc and make your own.
    Last edited by Pearl MCX Man; 09-18-2015 at 07:16 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearl MCX Man View Post
    I downloaded this pic from vintagelogos.com

    This head is 26" and exactly what you are looking for. Check out their website and you will see this pic in their gallery and you can order it.



    or if you bring this photo to scale you may be able to figure out the sizes of the rings etc and make your own.
    Thanks so much !

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    ....or you can do this^
    SONOR 6 pc Special Edition 3007's red maple, old Pearl Brass 14x6 FF snare, Yamaha Tour Custom maple 8 pc., Tama 4 pc., honey amber B/B, Ludwig Supralite chrome 14x6.5 steel snare, Paiste, Saluda & Zildjian
    Loaned out Slingerland upgraded 4 pc 1963 black, wrapped maple + 14" Pearl birch FT
    The Almighty Speed King pedal, Speed Cobra, Sonor Single

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    You are pretty close with the ring sizes sling but I do not understand the 77.6 x70.0 can you explain.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pearl MCX Man View Post
    You are pretty close with the ring sizes sling but I do not understand the 77.6 x70.0 can you explain.
    It's approximate the square area for the design, if you drew a rectangle around the design, that's all (which is not square but irregular.) Or think of it as the size of the sheet of decal needed. You could do it yourself but you need a compass(use tape to protect the reso from compass needles!) or really big plate to trace with a marker and fill in/paint the design. If you make a mistake with the markers on a clear reso just use rubbing alcohol to wipe it clean.
    DIY: If you could get some big tag board(18" sq.) you could cut 2 concentric circles with scissors out of that and trace those for the inner and outer circle parts.
    OK, enough details...
    Last edited by slinglander; 09-18-2015 at 09:34 AM. Reason: add txt
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    Loaned out Slingerland upgraded 4 pc 1963 black, wrapped maple + 14" Pearl birch FT
    The Almighty Speed King pedal, Speed Cobra, Sonor Single

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    If you say so

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    Ummm that design would be about 6'5" x5'10"...thats a big bass drum
    Last edited by myk; 09-18-2015 at 07:52 PM.

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    oops scaling in mm forgot to divide by 4!= 19.9"x17.5"..LOL!
    SONOR 6 pc Special Edition 3007's red maple, old Pearl Brass 14x6 FF snare, Yamaha Tour Custom maple 8 pc., Tama 4 pc., honey amber B/B, Ludwig Supralite chrome 14x6.5 steel snare, Paiste, Saluda & Zildjian
    Loaned out Slingerland upgraded 4 pc 1963 black, wrapped maple + 14" Pearl birch FT
    The Almighty Speed King pedal, Speed Cobra, Sonor Single

    http://www.screaminmelinas.com
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    Now that is better sling. I just thought there was something you knew and I didn't but did not want to start an argument. I was wondering about your measurements if the were in metric cause your numbers where insane.Thanks for verifying that.

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    No problem....Adobe Illustrator CS4: hate to live with it, can't do without it!
    SONOR 6 pc Special Edition 3007's red maple, old Pearl Brass 14x6 FF snare, Yamaha Tour Custom maple 8 pc., Tama 4 pc., honey amber B/B, Ludwig Supralite chrome 14x6.5 steel snare, Paiste, Saluda & Zildjian
    Loaned out Slingerland upgraded 4 pc 1963 black, wrapped maple + 14" Pearl birch FT
    The Almighty Speed King pedal, Speed Cobra, Sonor Single

    http://www.screaminmelinas.com
    http://www.facebook.com/DerailedRockers/

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