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Slingerland Oyster Pink Pearl
I'd replace the cymbals with used Zildjians from the 60s and 70s...they're plentiful and inexpensive compared to new high end cymbals.
16 years ago5x13 Slingerland Black n Brass Chicago era...Questions
From beardface...
16 years agoThe problem with buying vintage drums on the web
From lucky...
16 years agoThe problem with buying vintage drums on the web
I've bought and sold over 40 vintage sets. Other than Ludwigs with "flat spots" (and that's how they were made), I can't remember more than a couple o...
16 years agoSlingerland Yellow Tiger Pearl snare drum
Slingerland Yellow tiger pearl snare drum. 5 x 14" 8 lug artist model with Zoomatic. 3 ply. No extra holes. You can see a picture here; scroll down to...
16 years agoSlingerland Yellow Tiger Pearl snare drum
Slingerland Yellow tiger pearl snare drum. 5 x 14" 8 lug artist model with Zoomatic. 3 ply. No extra holes. You can see a picture here; scroll down to...
16 years agopolishing
Remove the chrome and clean that with any good chrome polish. I like Noxon, Use Novus #2 for the shells. Clean any dirt off them with mild soap and wa...
16 years agoludwig snare
Hi...that's not a Ludwig snare drum. It's an inexpensive student import drum that someone put a Ludwig throw off on. The throw off is worth $20; the s...
16 years ago60's-era Ludwig ID and mount info?
Unfortunately, the only thing Ludwig about those drums is the tom mount. It's a recovered import set. I'd imagine if someone liked that color ( I thin...
16 years agoWhat Slingerland snare is this?
From Webmaster...
16 years agoLudwig Red Vistalite Snare
Ok, three responses in a row, but I'm slow at work today... The vistalites, had the blue olive badge with the very rare exception of the "combo" drums...
16 years agoWhat Slingerland snare is this?
The Festival was always shown in the catalogs with the smooth shell, which in the '60s and '70s was always steel. There are, however, a ton of Festiva...
16 years agoRadio King question ?
From stever917...
16 years ago30's Ludwig&Ludwig Pioneer white question
From Rich K....
16 years ago30's Ludwig&Ludwig Pioneer white question
Nice drum. The Pioneer was a mid level drum; not top of the line, but above the student level 6 lug models. (In the 1960s, the Ludwig used the name Pi...
16 years ago