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slingerfan

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School closing/ dumpster save Dean finds a circa 1938 Sling Radio King almost

+1 with Mark. This article will help you identify the correct strainer/bridges: http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/drcjw/article_5_strainers_3point-1.ht...

6 years ago
School closing/ dumpster save Dean finds a circa 1938 Sling Radio King almost

It is a 3-ply shell. How about a picture of the strainer/butt mounting holes? Diameter is 14" or 15"?

6 years ago
1960’s Slingerland 8 Lug Snare Questions

No it is not. It's a Student Model snare as Mark stated previously.

6 years ago
1960’s Slingerland 8 Lug Snare Questions

From idrum4fun...

6 years ago
Slingerland White Satin Flame

[QUOTE=sksmith2500;438279]My mistake on the interior finish..... Memory is going! sks, your statement was not incorrect. In '70 and '71 shell interi...

6 years ago
Slingerland White Satin Flame

Good buy AlloyBoy. Serials suggest '71. Per Dr CJ Wenk shell interiors could be clear maple or "chocolate milk" stained in '70 and '71. As the othe...

6 years ago
Slingerland snare drum ID

From idrum4fun...

6 years ago
Slingerland snare drum ID

From idrum4fun...

6 years ago
Slingerland snare drum ID

Badge and serial are from the end of the Niles era (mid eighties). 5-ply shell without re-rings would be the norm. Two thick plies and three thin....

6 years ago
Slingerland Drum research, help!

From slingerfan...

6 years ago
Slingerland Drum research, help!

Welcome to the forum. You have heard from two of the best here. Serials suggest second half of '70 on the three WMP drums and '71 on the snare. Jus...

6 years ago
Let's Make a Story

Good answer. What year was that when you could order a "Guiness scout"?

6 years ago
Slingerland Snare

More wrong than right.......Pass.

6 years ago
Slingerland Black Diamond Pearl

Nice job tracking down those extra pieces. Vintage stands and spur should not be too hard to find. Post a picture when you get it all set up.

6 years ago