Sorry if I asked this question before. I can't do a comparison myself.
I have a 70's 5" and a 2004 6.5".
Has anyone compared and contrasted? If so, what were the findings?
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New vs. Old Black Beauty...anyone ever do a shootout?
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Sorry if I asked this question before. I can't do a comparison myself. I have a 70's 5" and a 2004 6.5".Has anyone compared and contrasted? If so, what were the findings?Dan
Assuming it's engraved...1970's = 1000.00-1500.00....1920s = 2500.00-4500.00.
Sound-wise I think that the 1970s drum with the triple flange rims would be more open sounding but you may get an equal amount of collectors/players that will like the 2-piece/single flanged sound of the 1920s drum...
Mike Curotto
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If this is about sound not dollars...opinions vary. ;)
There was a bit of A/B comparison talk of the two over on cymbalholic.com and some of the people whose ears I'd trust say that you won't hear much difference between a 5x14 70s BB and a 5x14 2000s BB if they are set up identically (heads, rims, snares, tuning, etc). I was pleased to hear that because I've got a 2002 one and didn't feel like springing the extra bucks for a 70s one.
As to the differences between the 6.5 and 5 depth people seem to feel there is a difference, whatever the vintage. I would point you to the thread at this point but I can't find it. Poor old Cymbalholic find hasn't yet recovered from the switch from vBulletin 3 to vBulletin 4. Sigh. Oh, and the drum talk section is only open to viewing if you are member. I forgot about that.
Oh, and the 1920s BBs are meant to be different in sound from all later ones.
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Black Beauties from the 1990's will sound different from any of the othhers as well, since they are made out of bronze instead of brass like the ones from the 1970's and the current ones, and the much sought after originals from the great early jazz era.
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