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Old Duplex Snare Last viewed: 9 hours ago

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I just finished rehabbing this for a friend of mine. It is a 4" x 14" nickel, I think, over Brass two piece shell and it has Duplex on the throw-off so we assume that is what the brand is. Can anyone help identify it for sure and give us the approximate year of it? It is in pretty nice condition and sounds pretty good even after I installed the original snare wires which were in the really old case that it came in.

So any help would be appreciated to help identify and date this little guy.

Thanks

Posted on 10 years ago
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I would say it is as the throw off reads a Duplex drum.

As for the year, I would say 1920s/1930s up to 1940-41, before the metal restrictions for the war started, since the whole drum is heavy metal.

Rogers used the same throw off and butt plate on their WW2 snare (1941-45) drums pictured below:

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Another use of the Duplex strainer on what appears to be a Slingerland....

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Cool Slingerland! What does the butt plate look like? Curious...

Posted on 10 years ago
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Hi Gary, I found this drum without the butt and it did not have a badge either. I found a vintage replacement that matched the same foot print of the original one..Im not shure what make it was. M

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Posted on 10 years ago
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Thanks for the pics. Was wondering if they used the same minimal butt plate too.

The Slingerland Cook book dates that duplex throw off up to 1934 for a 6 lug 4x14 tube lug model.

Does add though that 1940-41 the wood shell with that throw off was replaced with a 6 1/2" x 14" shell.

Posted on 10 years ago
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Great info thanks, mine is a 6.5'' shell. Dose the Slingerland book show a badge that would have been on this snare?

Posted on 10 years ago
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Welcome!

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/drcjw/article_1_badges.html

Top left 3rd one in.

Posted on 10 years ago
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Wow, crazy; I have the exact same drum in 5x14 size (also in Minneapolis). Had it for many years. I always assumed it was a Duplex, despite no badge or engraving. Do the Rogers and Slingerland version of the throw-off have the Duplex name stamped on them??? I also thought mine was ca. 1925, but maybe it's a bit younger than that...

Posted on 10 years ago
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The sides of the Rogers example isn't marked.

That is what makes your drum a Duplex. It is marked. Could be early 20s. Not sure about the late teens though. Reminds me too much of a Ludwig & Ludwig from the 1920s/1930s . Very similar to those tubs.

Posted on 10 years ago
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