Posts
Ridgeland Era Marching Snare?
Hello Dr. A variation on my earlier '80s Curiosity' posting. I have found an example (I believe) of an HSS era Slingerland marching snare. Looks l...
17 years agoLate 80s Slingerland Curiosity
Unfortunately no picture. The drum was on EBay. While the seller didn't spell out the serial number in this case, a misread 5 is quite possible! Bu...
17 years agoLate 80s Slingerland Curiosity
Hello Dr. A question (actually a couple) regarding a curious (to me) late 80's Slingerland kit up for auction. I see Magnum hardware (hex floor legs...
17 years agoanother busted Slapshot...
Dr CJW, I have stayed diligently on the hunt for a replacement Slapshot since my original post. I totally agree with your line of thinking that the...
18 years agoMy Five-Plys
Wanted to show my Slingys off somewhere after finally picking up the last two orphans to complete the family. These are by no means mint, with the tom...
18 years ago70s BDP kit
Those 5-ply shells unfortunately don't have much pull with collectors, but don't let that dissuade you. They sound... well, heavy - and loud(!), espe...
18 years agoanother busted Slapshot...
Hello Dr. CJW, Although I REALLY like my 2 twelve-lug Magnums, the Slapshots on both drums arrived broken - the molded plastic 'Slide Sub-Assembly' i...
18 years agolug gaskets on 80s Slings
Thanks Dr. Always insightful. cheers
18 years agolug gaskets on 80s Slings
Hello again Dr. I wonder if you can tell me when Slingerland started putting gaskets behind their bass and tom lugs? I have several 5-ply Slingy orp...
18 years agoSlingerland Lites
Thanks for the info Dr. Yes, the bass drum has a Magnum tom mount 'receiver'. The brackets on the toms themselves look like modified Magnums - there...
18 years agoSlingerland Snare
My experience has been that Aquarian heads do indeed have slightly smaller diameters - I can't put them on my 5-ply Slingys - they won't seat correctl...
19 years agoSlingerland Lites
Hello Dr. I just picked up a set of Lites in a white creme lacquer (which the seller says has checkered and needs attention). They are a 9x10, 10x12...
19 years agoSpeak of the *****... copper/black Slingys
http://cgi.ebay.com/Slingerland-9pc-Drum-Set-with-Copper-Hardware_W0QQitemZ7401230783QQcategoryZ64442QQtcZphotoQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Dr., would the fr...
19 years agoCopper-plated Slingy Parts
Greetings Dr., I just came across a handful of 80's Slingy snare bits which included components in chrome, brass or gold plating and a reddish copper...
19 years agoSlingerland "P" Stamp
I believe it stands for Pearl - i.e. intended to be wrapped. Shells with M stamps are maple - intended to be lacquered. Experts?
19 years ago