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14" WFL WWII drum question
Some WWII things....
9 years agoNickel Hardware
From DownTownFarmer...
9 years agoWWII WFL Victorious snare drum
Cool drum! That is the second generation of WFL WWII drums. Prior to the Cecil Strupe design, WFL was using lugs nearly identical to those used on Rol...
9 years agoGene Krupa question......
From optiguytom...
9 years agoGene Krupa question......
From surface...
9 years agoGene Krupa question......
I think those initials could be for anyone.
9 years agoSlingerland Radio king: snare drum
From ARCHxANGEL...
9 years agoSlingerland Radio king: snare drum
This shows that nearly anything is possible. Check out this Radio King snare drum that has no badge- anywhere. Bizarre.
9 years agoSlingerland Radio king: snare drum
Yes, with a maple interior, which looks like a one ply, it would not have been from a tom tom. Perhaps an 8x14 snare?
9 years agoSlingerland shell with three reinforcement rings
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9 years agoSlingerland shell with three reinforcement rings
From ARCHxANGEL...
9 years agoSlingerland shell with three reinforcement rings
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9 years agoSlingerland shell with three reinforcement rings
Here is an early Radio King/Broadcaster era 9x13 tom. Notice the grain.
9 years agoSlingerland shell with three reinforcement rings
I think what you may have is a '35 Broadcaster or very early RK shell. I have seen that different grain of wood inside 1930's Slingerland drums. I don...
9 years agoSlingerland shell with three reinforcement rings
Those lugs would have been added later, which required boring out the holes a bit. Yes, three rings is 1935 to about 1942.
9 years ago