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Gretsch Problems
Tight, or non fitting heads are the most common problem with Gretsch round badge drums...their pearl covering is very thick. I think the tightness was...
19 years agoLudwig Supraphonic Brass or not
I just received a later blue olive badge supra. It has the rounded corners on the badge. There's a "BR" stamped above the large muffler knob. I've bee...
19 years agoYet another Slingerland snare question
I was going to guess that the drum you have was from right around 1969...most of the Super Sound Kings had black / silver badges...that one has the bl...
19 years agoIdentify Gretsch Kit... I need some parts
It looks like you have a '60s set of Gretsch...very possibly re-finished...they did make natural maple finished drums during the late '60s, but I'm gu...
19 years agoIdentifying Dynasonic?
Here's a link to a related discussion: http://www.drumforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=6852
19 years agoodd slingerland drum?
Slingerland made "combo" drums that were to be used as a bass or a horizontally mounted cocktail type; they would have leg mounts, but they were usual...
19 years agoAppraisal Help
For future reference, drums are measured by the shell size without the hoops...your toms are 8 x 12, the bass is 14 x 22, and the floor tom 16 x 16 or...
19 years agoChrome over wood Slingerland
Chrome over wood Slingerlands, especially on oversize drums, were pretty common in the '70s. Although these usually have the nice, 3 ply maple shells...
19 years agoWhat to do?
I would clean it up and leave it as is. Try some diffeernt heads and enjoy it. 15" snare drums have a much lower value than the 14" ones. THe extra ho...
19 years agoWhich Slingerland Model?
That was their top of the line model. In the 60s it was actually $5 more than the Radio King model. There were other "top of the line" models in the l...
19 years agoWhich Slingerland Model?
That's a Slingerland "Artist" model.
19 years agoGretsch Drum Set Decade and Value?
Three ply would make them earlier, as would the calf head, so probably late '50s. I'm not an expert on Gretsch. The 3 ply drums are actually more coll...
19 years agoplease identify this set
The lugs and maple looking shell look like Kent from the late '50s or early '60s. They had foil badges that always came off. You do a search for info...
19 years agoHelp Identifying Old Snare
Looks like WFL entry level marching drum from the 40s or 50s. You see a lot of them with that flag. Some were American Legion drums. Very common, and...
19 years agoGretsch Drum Set Decade and Value?
Gretsch (and Slingerland) offered clip type rims on their student model snares into the sixties. All the majors offered single tension bass drums as w...
19 years ago