Not an expert by any means, but know a little. Walberg and Auge were primarily know for their hardware designs, which they provided to all the American drum companies of the era. In return for hardware, they sometimes took drum shells in from those companies and created kits which they put out under their own name. The drum you are describing is probably W & A, with the black interior and all, but the shell is most likely a Jasper three or six ply maple shell, exactly the same as the ones made for Gretsch. Probably worth restoring, and if its in round and the bearing edges aren't damaged, it will sound great!

Thanks for the quick reply. This drum is off of my first drum set (30 years ago) and was different from the rest of the kit which was a gold sparkle Mercury kit (from what I recall, it seemed a fairly cheap kit) but this tom always sounded significantly better to me even at a young age. I think I will go ahead and get some calf skin heads for it. Any recommendations on a good source for calfskin heads? (or should I start a new thread?)

[COLOR="DarkRed"]Sounds curious....would like to have a gander when you get the pics up...[/COLOR]

Expensive as Hell...but if you gotta have the sound....

http://www.rebeats.com/store/index.php?cPath=4

Yeah, the rocket lugs and black paint are typical of W & A.

I've substituted Remo Renaissance heads for calf heads on set and the sound is very similar. And it's much easier dealing with the plastic heads.

You can get Goatskins for a little less than calfskins at Earthtones.

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