More evidence of incipient senility: I just re-read the original ad, and saw that I never put a price in it. Jeez. The prices are now reduced: $175 for the Ace, 155 for the 1961 Blue Sparkle.
I would much rather sell them to a vintage enthusiast the on ebay...
Here's the original ad:
Trying to re-invoke a rule I had that has fallen into disuse: if I want to buy a cymbal or drum, I have to sell one.
So.. Two Slingerland snares on the market. One is a Hollywood Ace, lovely White Marine Pearl. Everything works -- the throw off requires a little lift to get it to go up (on both of them) but I'm told that's a characteristic of them.
The serial ## on the Ace is185054.
The blue sparkle has Sep 1961 stamped inside the shell.
The interior of the Ace shell has a a couple of imperfections, but I checked very very closely, and they are not even close to being a structural flaw.
Both of these are in SUPER condition, chrome has some light (very) pitting on some of the lugs, and the hoops have some small scratches. But nothing that would put off anyone but a true collector.
If some of you Slingerland experts can chime in with some info on the Ace or the Blue Sparkle, I would appreciate it.
I bought the Ace for $225 (and added new heads and Pearl wires) and 200 for the Blue Sparkle (same additions). BTW, the sparkle is VERY similar, only no internal damper.
Enough...
A click on the thumbnail will take you to the album, or: http://s645.photobucket.com/albums/uu172/wafulton/2%20Slingerland%20snares/
Actual shipping - if it's to the lower US 48, I'll pay 1/2 --- will definitely ship worldwide! Although Italy can be a problem...
