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for sale: vintage wooden snare Last viewed: 19 hours ago

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ive owned this beautiful snare for quite a few years. I've never been able to verify the manufacturer. its a very lightweight wooden shell. ive taken a pic of the shell makeup for you to see. it has no re-rings. the shell is 4 3/4 x14. the finish on the shell itself is very nice. it has what appears to be an original grommet with no evidence of ever having a badge. it has straight hoops and is single tension. it has 12 strands of vintage coiled wires. this one has what is most likely its original slunk snare side head. the head alone is easily a 50-75 dollar value. when I got it years ago, it had a torn slingerland radio king calfskin batter head. it now has an attack one ply medium batter head. it has one tension rod that is not perfectly straight, but works just fine. I have used this snare some and its sounds like you would expect it to sound. it gives you a nice open distinct vintage snare sound. would be great to add to a nice vintage wood finish kit or your snare collection. please feel free to pm me here or email at [email]mikelayton@bellsouth.net[/email] if you have any questions.

$ 60 plus $ 20 insured shipping to the lower 48. actual shipping costs anywhere else.

SOLD. THANKS!

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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what's the inside of the shell look like?

1958 Gretsch Kit
1966 Kent Kit
1969 Ludwig Standard Kit
1970 Rogers Power Tone Kit
1970's Ludwig Vistalite Kit
1994 Yamaha Maple Custom
2010 Yamaha Maple Custom
28 assorted snares (including some real crap)
and 1 really nice K Zildjian Istanbul
Posted on 11 years ago
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here you go....

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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Hey Mike, is that a solid, one-piece shell or plies? From the inside it looks like a solid maple shell, no plies, but from the outside it looks like mahogany, like it is made up of plies. The hardware dates it way back, do you know how old it really is?

John

Too many great drums to list here!

http://www.walbergandauge.com/VintageVenue.htm
Posted on 11 years ago
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john

I have no clue about this snare. ive had it for years and got it like it is now. its been tucked back somewhere. the shell and bottom head and wires look untouched.

to me it does appeare to have plies in that pic I took using macro. no rerings though. shell is real light. would probably be neat to add some lugs and some braces behind for support. I don't have the heart to drill it though. if nothing else, some eyelet guides for the tension rods would be nice. it takes a minute or two to get everything lined up after a tear down.

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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wish i could hear it!

1977 Ludwig Vistalite 12-13-16-22
1976 ludwig acrolite
1957 Rogers Holiday BMP snare
Posted on 11 years ago
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bob

with the single tension, it has that old vintage sound. the single tension wont allow real tight tuning.

make me reasonable offer and you can hear it anytime you like..;)

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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price slashed! hoping to move this one today! thanks...

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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black Friday price 75 bucks plus 20 shipping. thanks..

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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I recently saw another snare like this for sale. did some further research. this drum may be a gretsch junior pro single tension snare drum. found one in a mid 50's gretsch catalog that seems to match up pretty well.

mike

Posted on 11 years ago
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