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I have sinned...need Slingerland grommets
In another lifetime I removed the Slingerland badges. I have sinned. I did not know what I was doing. I know now. I repent. (And I know what I'm talki...
19 years agoDo you restore or do you make new all over again?
Thank all of you for the great replies. I don't watch television as a general rule but when Antique Road Show is on, I generally watch. It is great to...
19 years agoMy Shrunken Heads
As I noted in a thank you email to Rob privately, I want to publicly thank Rob at rebeats.com for his answer to my inquiry. Here is my inquiry sent to...
19 years agoDo you restore or do you make new all over again?
Thank you, O-lugs for the reply. Can we clarify this? If plastic surgery leads to perfection, is perfection still perfection? If I restore a non-work...
19 years agoDo you restore or do you make new all over again?
When you do a restore, do you restore the set back to its original condition, or do you restore the set so its current condition is better than the or...
19 years agoDid Slingerland sell "less than perfect" drums in the '60's?
Thank you David for the reply. Very valuable info. Before unpacking the shells I previously thought the set was made in 1955 but the dates inside the...
19 years agoDid Slingerland sell "less than perfect" drums in the '60's?
I love my Slingerlands. However, after reading this forum, I am beginning to see things in my set I never saw before. I am beginning to see imperfecti...
19 years agoMy Shrunken Heads
My old Slingerland set was packed up and moved with us to the arid southwest in the U.S. The calf skin heads are on the two floor toms and the bass dr...
19 years agoIf you have to cover or recover, can you cover or recover?
Thank you for the replies. I have a quote coming from Slingerland for their wraps through their dealer in my area. Wraps are not as expensive as I im...
19 years agoIf you have to cover or recover, can you cover or recover?
If you have to cover or recover a drum or drums, where do you get the covering material? Has covering material changed through the years? In other wo...
19 years agoQuestion on Slingerland rims, lugs, strainers, and shields
Never mind, never mind.:) Cool I found the difference in lugs. The older pre-1955 lugs were not flared out at the point where the lug meets the she...
19 years agoQuestion on Slingerland rims, lugs, strainers, and shields
Thank you Tommyp for the excellent answers. If it is possible in words, what is the difference in the Radio King and Sound King lugs? Better still, is...
19 years ago1940s Slingerland snare question
For anyone who might be reading this thread in the future... I had/have a 1955 Slingerland student model with stick chopper rims and I had the same p...
19 years agoQuestion on Slingerland rims, lugs, strainers, and shields
In the last 60 years, has Slingerland ever changed the style of their standard streamline lugs and standard sticksaver rims? (Leaving out any of the w...
19 years agoWhat to do with that old nickel hardware?
Hi David, thanks for the post. Appreciate your input. I found your picture and to help others, this drum pictured in the thread below and in the thum...
19 years ago