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1964 slingerland snare
Nice drum...common model, common finish. Should get between $125 and 250.
18 years agoThink Its an "Old" Slingerland...
I think you could get a bit more for them...
18 years agoThat great Gretsch head...
Gretsch permatone heads are just Remos with a different stamp. If your friend really wants ones with that logo on them, I'm sure he can order them fro...
18 years agoThink Its an "Old" Slingerland...
Looks like a VERY faded gold sparkle Slingerland set. The snare may be a solid maple shell. In that shape, with the extra holes, it might get $150-200...
18 years agoBirds "Nested" Drums
It seems all the sets made in that configuration were made in blue ripple, until that finish was discontinued, and then they used sky blue pearl. Slin...
18 years agoRoger and son
A friend and Rogers expert says this about your drum... Rich, 6 lug 6.5x14" mahog finish. These drums were made around the late 1940s. The throw off...
19 years agoDoes anyone recognize these lugs?
Looks like late '70s Tama. Just a guess.
19 years agoRoger and son
That's the same company. They originally sold calf heads in the '30s. Post a picture and we can date and identify it for you.
19 years agoUnknown drumset
I don't think those are DW or Camco lugs...those are available from the drum parts places. The set looks like a custom, private builder set..probably...
19 years agoDixie Drums
Dixie was a low end, student model...I'm pretty sure they're imports from the '60s...not really collected. I've seen a few that had 14 x 18" bass drum...
19 years agoMore George Way pics....
It seems the most common George Way drums are the six lug student models. I've seen that model before with that strainer and those hoops. I suppose it...
19 years agohow to identify a re-wrap?
Well, this should confuse you...gloss black drums came with silver sparkle inlays...
19 years agoslingerland drum, rogers mount?
Slingerland didn't put badges on their toms until the late '60s. Keep in mind, when you re-wrap, you greatly devalue the drums...more so that the extr...
19 years agoslingerland drum, rogers mount?
Slingerland offered gloss black. They called it black beauty pearl. I'd guess Slingerland never sent out drums with Rogers mounts, but it wasn't uncom...
19 years agoUS Mercury???? Slingerland???
US Mercury was one of the big "stencil" brands of the '60s. They made tons of imports, many of them looking like Slingerland clones. There are a small...
19 years ago