Difference Between Hollywood Ace And Radio King

[HowdeeDoodee]

What is the difference between Slingerland's Hollywood Ace Model and the Radio King model from the mid 1950's?

[O-Lugs]

I could be wrong, but I think one has center lugs and the other one has individual lugs...not sure which is which, though.

[HowdeeDoodee]

I could be wrong, but I think one has center lugs and the other one has individual lugs...not sure which is which, though.

Thanks for the reply.

I always thought the lugs were the same except for the strainer. I'll see if I can find some pics.

[Musicaldeath]

The strainers are different. But I think the biggest difference is the Hollywood Ace's are 3 ply drums, whereas a Radio King is one ply. I think that is really it.

[O-Lugs]

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/catalogs/slingerland/1955-slingerland-snares1.jpg

[Musicaldeath]

I stand corrected

[HowdeeDoodee]

There must be a tremendous amount of confusion, misunderstanding, etc., etc. about which model is which. This link shows Ace models that look like Radio Kings or just the reverse. I asked the question initially because I could not figure out the difference.

http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:XUlc0mZwXNUJ:www.vintagedrum.com/category/Drums-Vintage-Drums-Vintage-Snare-Drums/brand/Slingerland+slingerland+ace+model&cd=2&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us

[caddywumpus]

Well, back to the drawing board for me. I found several places online that said that the Hollywood Ace was a 3-ply drum with a certain strainer, which is why I thought what I had was a Hollywood Ace. Now, I don't know again. I only *kind of* care...either way, it sounds stellar!

[kevins]

I believe the Gene Krupa Radio King in the catalog would have individual lugs in the deeper shell depths.
Here's the cat page from '51, showing a deeper depth Gene Krupa Radio King with individual lugs, and specifying center lugs for the shallower 5.5 inch shell.
In '55 they offered a 6.5 inch depth to boot, as well as 5.5 , 7, and 8.... got no idea if they would be center lugged on the 6.5 depth or not.

[kevins]

Well, back to the drawing board for me. I found several places online that said that the Hollywood Ace was a 3-ply drum with a certain strainer, which is why I thought what I had was a Hollywood Ace. Now, I don't know again. I only *kind of* care...either way, it sounds stellar!
By '59, it had changed to a 3-ply, according to the catalogs in the Drum Guide.

[caddywumpus]

By '59, it had changed to a 3-ply, according to the catalogs in the Drum Guide.

Ta-Da! Thanks for clarifying! Mine is stamped '65, so that settles that (again)!

[kevins]

Ta-Da! Thanks for clarifying! Mine is stamped '65, so that settles that (again)!
Yasssur !!