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Help Needed To Id Leedy Snare
From OldSchool...
16 years agoChampagne Sparkle For Rogers Bass Drum - HELP!!!
All the drum covering supply places sell the same wrap...it comes from Delmar. The bermuda sand, or champagne sparkle they sell is pinker than the ori...
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16 years agoIdentifyication Of Slingerland Snare
Usually solid shell drums in this model sell for $300-600. (All original, no extra holes, etc.) The 3 ply shell would bring the value down. Even thoug...
16 years agoIdentifyication Of Slingerland Snare
That drum was listed as the Gene Krupa Super Radio King in the 1960 catalog. Although the catalog states that the shells are solid maple, many of them...
16 years agoAdvice on selling my 73 Slings w/ concert toms
From SlapHappyDrums...
16 years agoslingerland badges
Slingerland didn't put badges on toms in 1963...I think they started in around '66 or '67. Post photos of the drums you have with badges and we'll fig...
16 years agoAdvice on selling my 73 Slings w/ concert toms
Concert tom sets are a tough sell. Add to that the crack on the finish on the floor tom, and as a set, it would be hard to get more than a few hundred...
16 years ago1973 Slingerland Combo Kit , White Marine Pearl
It's real hard to sell concert tom kits. Add to that the crack in the pearl on the floor tom, and you really have a tough sell. Just being honest here...
16 years agoIdentifying these Slingerland drums.....
If you mean the snare wires, puresound makes replacements...you can use any brand with snare string on that throw off. (The strainer is the actual thr...
16 years agoHelp With Vintage Slingerland Bass Drum
Just to add a thought...you can see photos of Gene Krupa in the 1930s playing bass and toms with double sided (snare) lugs like the ones on your drum....
16 years agoHelp With Vintage Slingerland Bass Drum
Well, that's a new one on me. Everything about that drum is typical of 1961 EXCEPT the streamlined lugs from the 1930s. Since everything looks nearly...
16 years agoLudwig & Ludwig date stamps
It's August, 1935. Post a pic of the drum.
16 years agoOlder Zildjian Avedis 10" Splash, center hole size?
The size of the hole was smaller in the pre-1960s Zildjians...not sure of the year, but it's on the net somewhere. You can use vintage stands, and eve...
16 years agonewbie to site - slingerland 2 tom mounts
If the badge doesn't look tampered with, both mounts may be original. During that era, Slingerland made an outfit called the Avante which had 3 toms m...
16 years ago