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Help with Slingerland Champagne Sparkle
Tension rods and claws on BD are not original. Pretty easy fix. BD hoops are '74-up with chrome inlay. '68-'69 +/- for that serial number. Are the...
7 years ago1941 Swing Sensation "Top Hat and Cane"
From OddBall...
7 years ago1941 Swing Sensation "Top Hat and Cane"
From skins_in_the_game...
7 years ago1941 Swing Sensation "Top Hat and Cane"
Fantastic kit. If Dick Vandenburg is not the original owner and his initials are on the BD head then how can that head be original?
7 years agoOld Calf skins, worth keeping?
From skins_in_the_game...
7 years agoSlingerland Pre '62 PINK Duco??
No serial number on drums originally equipped with that strainer. Upper hoop is not original. Lower hoop is also suspect. Skewed strainer is a conc...
7 years agoSlingerland Blue Sparkle
Lots of variation in this finish including variances during a particular era and aging. Check out this informative article by DrCJW over at the VDG....
7 years agoSlingerland kit
+1 with the others. Pass on these post Niles imports. idrum4fun is correct, lots of nice 60's/70's kits available.
7 years agoStar 1961 Radio King Clone
"Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery that mediocrity can pay to greatness" Oscar Wilde Numbers wise this clone may be more rare than a real R...
7 years agoSlingerland Snare -- Original?
Agree, definitely 3-ply.
7 years agoStarr Fest
From Gilnar...
7 years agoSlingerland Tom Help
Late 50's to very early 60's ('58-'61). Extra holes and interior ply damage will negatively affect value.
7 years agoVintage 1960's? Leedy floor tom drum in sparkling gold pearl.
P-0x0 stamp used later 1960 and earlier (per Dr CJ Wenk). Date stamp is not legible to 100% accuracy. Drum has definitely been tampered with. All d...
7 years agoVintage 1960's? Leedy floor tom drum in sparkling gold pearl.
The badge with the 48 postal code is '62 and up. Leedy toms did not have badges from '61-mid '66 so either someone added the badge or the date stamp...
7 years agoVintage 1960's? Leedy floor tom drum in sparkling gold pearl.
If date stamp is Oct 1961 then badge is not original to drum.
7 years ago