thats a neat looking kent snare. looks to be in original condition. it does appear to be single tension though. not everyones cup of tea when it comes to sound. if it were local to me, i'd probably get it at that price as well. lots of these have the original heads on them as well which is a nice bonus. good luck!

mike

Thank you so much! I do like single tension, and that should be especially interesting on a snare. At least as far as I'm concerned, haha. How well does a snare this old generally hold up to playing (on average, I know every situation is subjective)? And more so, the head? I feel like an original head really doesn't have the life left in it.

i dig single tension myself. gives a certain vintage sound when tuned properly with those thins shells i think. if it has the original ew kent heads, maybe put the batter up and keep if youre playing on playing the drum a good bit and just want to save it. this is what i would do. these drums are considered two ply maple i think.

mike

I just sold the same snare in blue. Love the gold sparkle! I used the Aquarian American vintage heads and loved the sound the drum produced. I would caution against high tunings as the shell is very thin. However, I can't say enough about how great they are. Play it and enjoy it!

Did you use the American Vintage because the drum is a bit wider than the exact 14"? I know that the American Vintage heads are made to accommodate for that trend in older drums.

That being said, I should then avoid modern heads? Haha.

Yes for the batter side, but the reso side accepted modern heads just fine, as have others I have seen. I recommend trying whatever heads you like and go with the Aquarian only if necessary.