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Slingerland Bass Drum
You've got a marching bass from the 1950's. That stamped "dog tag" badge came into use in 1953 and those lugs were replaced by the "Sound King" lugs...
14 years agoCOB Krupa Sound King - is this a dent or not?
Oh yeah, that's a dent! When you take off the bottom head, you'll see the crimp for the snare bed that some people mistake for a dent. Thankfully br...
14 years agoWow, did I get lucky
NICE! Where'd you find 'em? CL?
14 years agoAdvice on disappointing Ebay transaction
From Drummy Drummerson...
14 years agoAdvice on disappointing Ebay transaction
Got a link to the auction or pictures of the drum? Quite a few Slingerland metal snares can be identified by various visual cues -- badge type, strai...
14 years agoSacrilege!!
From O-Lugs...
14 years agoOld Ludwig Snare ?
It's a timbale, not a snare.
14 years agoHow many Cymbals do you have?
Splash: 1 10" Sabian HH Splash Hi-Hats: 3 Pairs 14" Sabian AA Medium Hi-Hat 14" Sabian HH Regular Hi-Hat 14" 1960s Avedis Zildjian Hi-Hat (super thin...
14 years agotuning bass drum
I've seen too many bearing edges get chewed up, too many pieces of hardware lost, and a few shells gone out of round -- all from leaving the reso head...
14 years agoNeed new throw off, and some answers!
The Dunnett has a slotted design which allows it to accommodate various screw spacings, but I think the 2.5" hole spacing of a P-85 is just too far....
14 years agoIs NOVUS polish good?
One of these days, I'm going to get around to trying the "Retr0bright" method to see if it'll reduce yellowing in drum wraps. My school district has...
14 years agoBass head
I would've bet against a timpani head working. Not only do they tend to be pretty thin, but they don't have a pre-formed crown.
14 years agoAnyone using this set up???
From reniegreg...
14 years agocamco pedal
I bought one of those old Camco pedals as a backup for my 5000. Same as yours, except it has a DW accelerator cam & chain. Great feeling pedal and a...
14 years agoSlingerland
Like Jim mentioned above, Slingerland toms didn't generally get badged until 1966. HERE are the Slingerland articles by DrCJW that mcjnic's referring...
14 years ago