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Slingerland chrome plating or polish ?
I've had good luck using Mothers chrome polish on lugs. Brasso works well, too -- with a light touch and soft cloth, of course. For removing rust on...
14 years agois Nevr Dull save ?
Where's the rust? Shell? Hoops? Rods? Throwoff? And because construction & materials varied over the decades, what kind of drum -- approximate ag...
14 years agoSlingerland Repair in Virginia
I don't personally know of any repair shops in your neck of the woods, but re-ring separation and ply separation are generally easy DIY repair jobs if...
14 years agoWill it fit in a Camry?
I'm not too familiar with that particular model, but you could potentially take the base off. That may not an easy job because of the tuning mechanis...
14 years agoHelp Identify Field Marching Snare
Marching snares with separate top & bottom lugs weren't the norm before the 1940s. Looking at the catalogs on the Vintage Drum Guide, it looks like S...
14 years agoHelp Identify Field Marching Snare
It's hard to tell from the picture, but it looks like that drum might have hollow "airline" style lugs, which were used by Ludwig & Ludwig and Leedy i...
14 years agoSlingerland Odyssey 1978
From RogerSling...
14 years agoSlingerland Odyssey 1978
According to DrCJW in this thread, the Odyssey drums were made for Slingerland by Remo circa 1983-84. (And there's arguably no better source for Slin...
14 years agodiecast hoops
All other things being equal, I think it's not too hard to hear the difference. As for die cast hoops being "top of the line"... Well, they're more...
14 years agoSlingerland - help ;)
Too many questions, not enough pictures, pricing that isn't great, and an unresponsive seller? Pass.
14 years agoAre these slingerlands?
They sure look like it. Set-O-Matic hardware and the lugs and claws look right. ...and a Camco pedal.
14 years agoRare Ludwig drum you don't see....
I'd guess this particular specimen was used as a concert drum, but I've seen a few drum & bugle corps use 36" drums on the field. As for needing a bi...
14 years agoDuct tape glue
From Olimpass...
14 years agoLudwig Jazzette available
From crash...
14 years agoNoobie
How long are you letting the Citristrip sit before scraping? It needs some time to do its job. For thick/tough paint, it may need to sit for a few h...
14 years ago