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I felt extremely fortunate this week to find a vintage Slingerland kit

(22/12/13/16) in original Red Tiger wrap in excellent condition for what I considered a more than reasonable price. I've been looking for a kit in this particular wrap for what seems like forever and ended up finding the kit within 10 miles of my home.

Although the kit came with its share of dust and dirt which needed to be removed, it was extremely sound, both functionally and cosmetically. Other than one bass drum hoop in-lay, everything else on the kit was original. There were absolutely no modifications made nor any extra holes in any of the shells. Included with the drums themselves were the original Slingerland double Set-O-Matic tom mount, original Slingerland bass drum spurs and original Slingerland floor tom legs.

The prior owner also threw in a complete set of "red mutes", a hi-hat stand w/14" cymbals, a 20" ride cymbal and a Ludwig 406 Supraphonic snare. When researching the badge on the Supraphonic in the "Vintage Drum Identification" section of the forum, I noticed that it stated that this particular badge was used on Supraphonics with brass shells. This kind of surprised me since there's a label on the interior of the shell with a date of December 9, 1971. I didn't realize that Ludwig produced brass Supraphonics in the early 70s. The weight of this particular drum is comparable to my keystone COB Supraphonic and a magnet doesn't stick to the shell, but I'm still not sure whether it's a COB drum or not. I've attached a few pics of the drum and any "word of wisdom" would be greatly appreciated.Bowing

COB or not, I'm thrilled with the week I had. The first pic I attached shows the Red Tiger toms from the kit. I didn't take a pic of the bass drum as of yet since I'm in the process of cleaning it up a bit.

Posted on 14 years ago
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oldschool. you've struck the mother lode! the Ludwig 400. check by the muffler and the knob is there a B or BR stamped Into the shell inside and outside check both? that will tell if it is one of the brass shells for that year models for sure. the slingerlands man to sweet what year are they??

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 14 years ago
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From vintagemore2000

oldschool. you've struck the mother lode! the Ludwig 400. check by the muffler and the knob is there a B or BR stamped Into the shell inside and outside check both? that will tell if it is one of the brass shells for that year models for sure. the slingerlands man to sweet what year are they??

vintagemore2000:

I took a look but didn't see a B or BR stamped into the shell. As far as the year of the Slingys, from the information provided by "Dr CJW" on the forum, I believe that Slingerland offered the Red Tiger Pearl wrap between the years of 1968 and 1973 and that the 3-ply maple-poplar-mahogany "chocolate milk" color shells with reinforcement rings were offered between the years of 1966 and 1970, although some also appeared as late as 1971.

The particular badge installed on all the drums was issued between 1970 and 1972 from what I've researched. Although we all know that Slingy serial numbers by themselves don't provide a good indication of year of manufacture, the ones on these drums are 34824 (12"), 40118 (13"), 40114 (16") and 38855 (22").

Posted on 14 years ago
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Congrats !!

They will look GRRRRRRRRRRRREAT !!!!

Kevin
Posted on 14 years ago
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WoW!

Those are far too peachy to be keen!

What a nice find!

fishwaltz
Posted on 14 years ago
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Man, that's by far the best looking red tiger wrap I've ever seen. Yours appears to have depth. All of the others were very bland looking. That set is beautiful. Seriously.

Posted on 14 years ago
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kevins / fishwaltz / mcjnic:

THANKS for the positive feedback. I appreciate it!

mcjnic:

I previously owned a Rogers Red Onyx kit and currently own a Slingy Blue Agate. The Red Tiger wrap on this particular kit is every bit as "deep" as the wraps on those two. I've read comments that the Red Tiger wrap appeared "flatter" than the onyx and agate wraps, but it isn't the case with this particular one.

I'll post some pics of the complete kit within the next few days, once I've got the bass drum cleaned up.

Posted on 14 years ago
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From OldSchool

I previously owned a Rogers Red Onyx kit and currently own a Slingy Blue Agate. The Red Tiger wrap on this particular kit is every bit as "deep" as the wraps on those two. I've read comments that the Red Tiger wrap appeared "flatter" than the onyx and agate wraps, but it isn't the case with this particular one.

Yup. Here's a shot of one that really illustrates the flat and two dimensional look of it. It has NO depth. Your kit is so freekin' awesome. I seriously love the depth of it. I have a Rogers red onyx and will attest to the depth of these. There's an unreal difference. I can't believe you found one with so much beauty. Great stuff. I am looking very forward to the pics.

Posted on 14 years ago
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Slingerland had two versions of Red Tiger Pearl...the '60s version was flatter and had broader black stripes. The seventies version had finer black lines, some silvery highlights and more "depth."

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Posted on 14 years ago
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Here's some pics of the complete kit.

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