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Slingerland Cutaway Project
One more photo.
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Here they all are, posing with my WFL 12x22 BD. I thought the “charcoal” colored paint would be more toward the black and less gray, but oh well. Jo...
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Here’s the first pair, the 10 and 12. I think they turned out pretty (Yankee Doodle) Dandy. Josh
5 years agoCan you help ID a mystery loop clamp style bracket?
Wait, I do see a difference. The ones I cited appeared to have a circular disc between the saddle mount and the pinch clip. That disc most likely ha...
5 years agoCan you help ID a mystery loop clamp style bracket?
https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4b/da/aa/4bdaaae1dec4c295b566b6bd5fc68499.jpg And this one.
5 years agoCan you help ID a mystery loop clamp style bracket?
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/_QNmcy9mD3RmgTCEOsox87O_2JRsfmIZHBR_Y0AeGavU6FiJ9KV3mT2ezzg3WvlUTETCli_yYZqK_w1aMBsS6-sWRKINK_RX2q0rWE7bUlhAtW...
5 years agoHoly Guacamole!
This just popped up on our local Craigslist. Are these the PTS drums? Pre-Tuned System, where the heads are under tension within the rim and is simp...
5 years agoCan you help ID a mystery loop clamp style bracket?
That’s an early 1950’s Ludwig cymbal mount. It was the first type to mount to the shell rather than be clipped to the hoop or shot straigh...
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Yeah, I’ve seen you post those. Fly ‘em with pride, my friend.
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Nothing subtle about this pair...
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Thank you all! It’s a fun project.
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
19050, 19053, 19054, 19055 in order of smallest drum to largest. These drums wear the giant rectangular badges, not typical Slingerland ovals. I am...
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Slingerfan, If Dr. Wenk didn’t know, I figured YOU would know what’s going on. So does he say anything about the 5-plies? The serial num...
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Good thing I decided to paint them: the 14” has mahogany outer ply! In fact, the 10 and 12 are both 5-ply with Maple outer ply, the 13 is 10-ply with...
5 years agoSlingerland Cutaway Project
Yes, I decided against the natural look after closely examining the grain on the drums and determining that they just didn’t look alike enough....
5 years ago