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Help Identification of older marching snare - Slingerland?
Enjoying having this drum, although finding the right replacement tension rods looks like it may be a challenge. I thought that the drum key was pret...
7 years agoGretsch Dixieland with Die Cast Hoops
I have recorded a few drums with similar markings. I do not have an explanation for them, but here are two others with numbers 581 below the butt and...
7 years agoLudwig Standard with clear (non-Granitone) Interiors?
Here is a Standard snare with Resa-Cote interior.
7 years agoLudwig Standard with clear (non-Granitone) Interiors?
Ludwig Standards from the 1968-1973 era can be found with Resa-Cote, Clear Varnish or Granitone interior finish. The Resa-Cote drums tend to have ea...
7 years agoHelp Identification of older marching snare - Slingerland?
A few of the washers around the fifteen nodes where the lugs were attached were marked as Duplex. There is a tag inside indicating that the drum was...
7 years agoHelp Identification of older marching snare - Slingerland?
Thanks for the guidance. I went to the auction, which was about an hour away. After three hours (and some spending on some other items that I did no...
7 years agoExcelsior Drums (age & value?)
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7 years agoExcelsior Drums (age & value?)
From Joe K...
7 years agoHelp Identification of older marching snare - Slingerland?
This drum is at a live auction out of town. Unless someone tells me that it would be worth it to make a drive and then spend most of a day waiting to...
7 years agoOld Ludwig snare dating/worth??
Take a look at some of the old catalogs to learn a bit about your drum. http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/ludwig_snare_drum_catalog_pages.html
7 years agoHelp Identification of older marching snare - Slingerland?
Now that I know that it is a Duplex drum, I found a few drums with some similar characteristics. Thanks again for the ID help.
7 years agoHelp Identification of older marching snare - Slingerland?
From CTMichaelV...
7 years agoLudwig Guys' Help, Part Deux
zenstat caught his train, researched US patents online and revised his post in the time it took me to sit at my desk and look up the information. zen...
7 years agoHelp Identification of older marching snare - Slingerland?
I am out of my area of expertise with this particular project. I am needing some assistance with identifying this drum. Unfortunately the attached p...
7 years agoLudwig Guys' Help, Part Deux
The first four digits in the patent numbering system do not correspond to the year that the patent issued. That patent was issued in 1933.
7 years ago