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Manufacturing Years for Vintage Slingerland Drum Set
It is not a good idea to date drums by serial numbers alone, all the drums attributes should be taken into account. The fact that your two toms have...
4 years agoMy Newest Slingerland Acquisition!
Nice one Mark! Recording serial and date stamp.
4 years agoSlingerland 14x14 Green Sparkle
Point taken. More specifically, beside being from a different era, the snare in question appears to be a common entry level drum and therefore does n...
4 years agoSlingerland 14x14 Green Sparkle
From Dan Boucher...
4 years agoSlingerland 14x14 Green Sparkle
From Dan Boucher...
4 years agoSlingerland 14x14 Green Sparkle
The floor tom and BD seem to match. May just be the lighting, but the two mounted toms appear to have a slightly different green sparkle wrap. The s...
4 years agoSlingerland Re-wrap opinions
In many cases the best resale value is with original wrap. Is there some issue with the original wrap?
4 years agoNeed help Id'ing this Throw-off on my Gretsch
From Lucky23...
4 years agoNeed help Id'ing this Throw-off on my Gretsch
The strainer on the snare looks to be a 50's Slingerland 3-point.
4 years agoslingerland ridgeland snare
Made in USA, Ridgeland, S.C. during HSS era under Gretsch ownership. Lites and Radio Kings. Quality drums. Check eBay or Reverb 'sold listings' for...
4 years agoNew slingerland??
Stone Custom Drum in Indiana.
4 years agoNew slingerland??
No, not DW. It's an early 2000's import "music yo" snare from the Gibson ownership period.
4 years ago1954 Slingerland Radio King Snare Drum
Badge is '50 - '53. Lugs and hoops are '55 or later. Strainer is '56 or later. Lug fasteners are '57 or later. The large spread of years would seem to...
4 years ago1954 Slingerland Radio King Snare Drum
Dan, how did you arrive at a 1954 date? Lugs and hoops are post '54 and lug fasteners are late 50's/early 60's.
4 years ago1964 Slingerland Artist Solid Shell in Blue Ripple
Nice. Serial 46xxx puts this one squarely into '64.
4 years ago