WFL Supraphonic???

[CharlesM]

I was in a local music store tonight and they had an old Supraphonic with a keystone "WFL" badge. It did NOT have the blue oval transition badge. It had a baseball-bat muffler. Otherwise, looked like a normal Supra.

Anyone know anything about the approx. date of this drum? Would it be a brass drum? As far as what I know, the plain WFL badge places it c. mid '50s...possibly among the earliest true Supras?

Any help appreciated.

Thanks,
Charles

[Rich K.]

If it has the WFL badge, it's from the late '50s. It was called the Super" then, and there's a good chance it is brass. You should try to snag it if the price is reasonable. A brass one is a $500 drum.

[CharlesM]

Rich,

Thanks for the reply. I went back to look at the drum some more and I noticed that it has a Ludwig P83 strainer (script "Ludwig" logo on it) and script Ludwig butt plate, the hardware you'd see typically mid-'60s. It also has the WHITE baseball-bat muffler.

Are all these the correct parts for this drum, or should WFL drums definitely NOT have Ludwig-branded hardware on them?

Thanks,
Charles

[vadrums]

It has which badge...WFL or Ludwig with serial #'s?? Sounds like a 65 & up 60's Supra.