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Slingerland Radio King - 1939 Buddy Rich Last viewed: 3 hours ago

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This drum came to me painted black, which had been painted over a pink fluorescent paint, which means I have no idea what the original finish may have been. However, the hardware was intact along with the badge. the drum is one-ply maple with rerings.

Badge is Cloud badge - Chicago. These were used 1928-1941

The drum has no gates, nor were there holes for the gates.

Those two facts mean that this drum is, most likely, a 1939 Buddy Rich model, or an earlier drum that preceded the BR model. The BR model was the first to remove the gates (although I have heard that Krupa used to remove the gates from his earlier RKs).

Does anyone care to offer an opinion on the value of this drum? I know it has lost value because of the refinish.Help2

Posted on 14 years ago
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From vintagemore2000

Would you please post some pics of the entire drum? In fact if this was a painted Rk from this time frame a pro paint job will Increase the value of your drum! this is one of the very few cases where a refin actually pays off.

ok - more pics coming. I thought I posted about 4 or 5, but only one is showing. Look for more.

Posted on 14 years ago
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It's worthless...I'll even pay you to ship it to me, including a small handling fee...

All kidding aside, nice snare.

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Posted on 14 years ago
#3
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Nice drum. To me, its screaming out to be recovered in blue marine pearl.....:)

Posted on 14 years ago
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From Retrosonic

Nice drum. To me, its screaming out to be recovered in blue marine pearl.....:)

I don't do recovering, but I can see your point. The grain of the drum is too nice to recover.

Thanks again

Posted on 14 years ago
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From vintagemore2000

Would you please post some pics of the entire drum? In fact if this was a painted Rk from this time frame a pro paint job will Increase the value of your drum! this is one of the very few cases where a refin actually pays off.

Any thoughts now?

Posted on 14 years ago
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My thoughts are; "This is a beautiful drum." I agree with you, way too nice to wrap. Value? I don't know. I have a similar drum that I wouldn't sell for less than $400.

Posted on 14 years ago
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From vintagemore2000

I'm thinking it was a Duco painted shell to start with,Are you going to restore it or sale as is?

Considering I restored it once already, I was not planning on re-restoring it. do you think I need to do a better job on bringing the finish up? Please feel free - I have no ego about my work and if someone thinks it could be better, I am ready to hear it.

Again, not sure on selling it. If I got a real good offer, I would consider. I hate Ebaying it - I would rather sell it to someone who will appreciate it. No telling what you find with Ebay - too many "strippers" who would take it apart and sell the parts.

Posted on 14 years ago
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Depends what kind of finish your looking for, the factory didn't do fancy high gloss finishing, pretty much just sprayed it with the clear and sent it to assembly, no wet sanding, no buffing. I recovered a snare with cherry veneer, shot it with 12 coats of clear, wet sanded with 3 different grits buffed it out and then buffed it with a swirl remover much like finishing a car. The finish is beautiful, it looks so much better than my walnut stained magnums, but its not a "factory" finish.

Posted on 14 years ago
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From JJM72350

Depends what kind of finish your looking for, the factory didn't do fancy high gloss finishing, pretty much just sprayed it with the clear and sent it to assembly, no wet sanding, no buffing. I recovered a snare with cherry veneer, shot it with 12 coats of clear, wet sanded with 3 different grits buffed it out and then buffed it with a swirl remover much like finishing a car. The finish is beautiful, it looks so much better than my walnut stained magnums, but its not a "factory" finish.

I would love to see that drum! Sounds beautiful.

Posted on 14 years ago
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