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12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
cool. drum is almost put together. i do have some anti-seize. just finished cleaning the Stick Saver hoops. top hoop does look straight...bottom might...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
AH, very good ideas...i will try all of that. i have also been wishing for one of those designer "light tables" with the glass to see if the hoops / b...
15 years ago1979 Oakwood Slingerland
beautiful, beautiful kit! i had the same sizes in silver sparkle from '79 (sold in late 80s). on the hunt for something close. restore 'em & play 'em...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
Right -- i am going to see how the after-markets feel / sound. I may go back to the Stick Savers after i polish them up. definitely will take a few sh...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
FYI if anyone was looking for a 12-hole hoop source for these type of Slingerland drums, i just orderd mine from drummaker.com: + http://www.DrumMaker...
15 years agoBand leader says play louder, sax is saying softer,...tempo off, then on??
had the same issues playing with various big bands. solution was to record everything & listen back. fixed my issues AND gave me the information to fi...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
very nice. the rare thing i had not expected. i guess i need to set some time aside & go thru all those catalog pages. i know that Slingerland made lo...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
here are a few shots i just took of the drum (including the magnet / hoop test!). one nutty thing is how the factory created the snare bed at both end...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
totally jazzed on this drum right now - i ASSumed it was steel all these years & didn't know it was COB. hoops are indeed steel (thx for magnet detail...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
wow, thanks for the link...that is IT, beautiful. love the radio kings available that year as well . solid maple w/ those old-school hoops. the 12-l...
15 years ago12 Lug COB Slingerland 5x14 Snare Hoop Question
wild i have the same drum from '78(?) or '79. i am looking for top / bottom hoops now after a (year-long) loan on this drum ended up w/ warped hoops -...
15 years ago