This snare was owned by an elderly man for many years and he kept it in a case and never exposed it to the light. The wrap shows a slightly different color under the hoops so I do not think it was recovered. The drum is in excellent condition other than the internal muffler that has a piece of string on it. The rims and lugs have no pitting whatsoever.

This drum is identical (except it has 20 strand wires) to the snare in the Gretsch 1954 catalogue that is called the "narrow" Broadkaster (because it is actually 5 1/2 inches).

My question is why was there no activity on this Broadkaster which is in such great condition

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