There was a comment "The bracket shouldn`t be there in 59 with clip hoops." Just to clarify these are 1949 not 1959 drums.And there has been some debate about holes and clips so what I can tell you is these drums were purchased in 1949 and played by my father in law till his illness and he passed in 1985. They were stored away since then in an upstairs closet not in basement or anywhere humid. We took good care of them. To the best of my and my wife's knowledge he never had anything done to them or altered them they are original. I looked at the holes I think you are referring to and they are spaced perfectly so I think they are factory drilled Possibly to hook brackets on and fasten drums together. We are asking questions and asking for help and doing our best to represent these drums honestly. Her dad was a drum lover and loved playing them. If there are any questions please ask and if you want specific pictures I can take pics of anything you want. Thanks for all you folks time and the posts and comments and help.
The 3 holes are probably tone control because of their location. You came to the right place,...I only want you to know what you have,..There is a chance I`m wrong but so what, you will leave knowing what you have. I have never seen a factory bracket go out with a tom-tom that old. I looked at cats but they all have hoop mounted. Weather I`m right or wrong, we find out.
