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Introduction and need advice w/Slingerland snare
I have a 1960s Hollywood Ace model and and a 1970s Artist model, both 3ply shells and they're brilliant. I play all types of music from heavy hitting...
13 years agoHow do wraps/finishes effect the sound?
Hi guys, this is a random question, but I'm curious. I was wondering how different wraps and finishes effect the sound of a drum, particularly the sna...
13 years agoSlingerland COB hoops: Die cast or triple flanged?
Sweet that's good to know. What you say about playing hard but with soft hands makes sense, because I've been playing hard for ten years, have never h...
13 years agoSlingerland COB hoops: Die cast or triple flanged?
No nothing wrong with my technique. I play hard, but I always look after my equipment. The rims on my DW snare are fine, I'm simply pre-empting the pr...
13 years agoZoomatic tensio
Yes it does. As a matter of fact I have the puresound zoomatic extended snare wires, which I have been very impressed with whilst everything was worki...
13 years agoSlingerland COB hoops: Die cast or triple flanged?
Hi guys. I have a 5.5x14 1964 Hollywood ace snare drum which is immaculate. However, I always get nervous going for big rim shots as I don't want to b...
13 years agoZoomatic tensio
Ok thanks guys, I'll give the spring a shot!
13 years agoZoomatic tensio
Hi everyone. I have recently purchased a mid 70s Slingerland artist model snare. I am very pleased with the sound and feel of the drum however I have...
13 years agoTDR strainer
Thanks for the information
17 years agoTDR strainer
Hi I was wondering if anybody knows if you can fit a slingerland TDR strainer system (with butt) onto a hollywood ace model. I've currently got a lud...
17 years agofitting Puresound zoomatic wires
aahh Thats going to be a great help to every Slingerland owner with extended snare wires! Beats me why they took all that information off anyway. Th...
17 years agofitting Puresound zoomatic wires
Hi David Thanks very much David, If you do find it, that will be a massive help to me and probably lots of other people too. Does the tab bit fit on...
17 years agofitting Puresound zoomatic wires
Hi all I have read a previous post with the same title but I'm afraid I'm still having problems. I'm not sure how extended butt assembly is supposed...
17 years agoa modern strainer to fit a slingerland snare
Hello I have a slingerland hollywood ace model snare from 1964 (rapid strainer), and I was wondering if there is a modern top quality strainer that w...
18 years agoAttaching snare wires to slingerland rapid strainer
Hello I was wondeing if anyone knows a way other than using string, of attaching the snare wires to the slingerland rapid strainer. I've tried string...
18 years ago