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Buying advice: Slingerland Radio King
That’s too high, especially with the extra holes drilled in it.
6 years agoLudwig Student Snare, early 1960s
Most likely an Acrolite, which will be a great snare. You never know though - I answered a Facebook ad for a "student" snare drum for $75 that turned...
6 years agoStrange Slingerland snare.
I have a 6 1/2" brass 2 to1, foil badge, circa 1985. I've since replaced that top hoop and claws with a regular steel triple flanged hoop. I haven't b...
6 years agoSlingerland/ Gretsch snares
The Slingy 2 to 1 is probably late 1970s maybe? I have a brass 2 to 1 with a foil badge, which would put it in the mid 1980s. Yours has a "real" badge...
6 years agoLudwig snare wires
I have an early 1980s Acrolite that also had the plastic end set of snares. Acros must have shipped with those perhaps? I didn't like the sound of the...
6 years agoOut of the blue!
I love that wrap!
6 years agoInteresting Slingerland finish
Hi all, A friend has had this kit for a while. Does anyone know what this finish is called? Kinda looks like a counter top. The serial number puts it...
6 years agoProduction numbers for Ludwig Acrolites?
Agreed - those imperials against that shell look super classy. My early 80s Acro was about to be thrown into a dumpster during a basement clean out,...
6 years agoVintage ends
It almost seems like the term "vintage," as it relates specifically to instruments, has become a little synonymous with desirability. Some folks would...
6 years agoBeat up old 12 x 26 bass drum
I'll guess Leedy. That date stamp looks like their "font" and format (yymm, so June 1938 and January 1939 in your case), and the claws look like their...
6 years agoHelp identify snare stand and throne.
Maybe Hohner?
6 years agoMy snare
Welcome - beautiful Dyna!
6 years agoWrap Fading 1964 Ludwig
Using something like lacquer thinner is very effective. However, it is also destructive and not really for the faint of heart. It removes the outer cl...
6 years agoMystery bass drum-need help identifying
Walberg & Auge perhaps? Bass drum lugs look like they could be W&A.
6 years agoSlingerland COB 2 to 1 snare
From jbohan6...
6 years ago