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Need help with a Slingerland set
[COLOR="Navy"]Piemichael: Yes, Slingerland's 1982 - 1984 Black Gold Series. Spirit 3-ply shells and hardware, Black Gloss with brass-plated hardware...
18 years agoSlingerland Weak Milk Chocolate Tan Interior Paint
[COLOR="Navy"]Phil: Well, in that serial range it was often pretty thick on snare drums. Here is an interior from the same period. DrCJW[/COLOR]
18 years agoSlingerland Weak Milk Chocolate Tan Interior Paint
[COLOR="Navy"]Phil: It was generally sprayed on, with thickness varying quite a bit from so thin as to be barely noticeable to so thick as to be comp...
18 years agoHardware on Mid 70's Slingerland 3-Ply Artist and 3-Ply Hollywood Ace
[COLOR="Navy"]Phil: Yes, but actual layout depends on the year of manufacture and on the model. As far as primary factory practice is concerned, the...
18 years agoSlingerland Fancher Snare
[COLOR="Navy"][COLOR="Navy"]graniteman: Right, other than dusting it gently with a feather duster or the like to clean surface dirt off, you basicall...
18 years agoWhat Year is My Slingerland Snare?
[COLOR="Navy"]Tor: Your foil badge and features say 1985. Is your drum's shell made of wood, or possibly Sonotube cardboard? DrCJW[/COLOR]
18 years agoSlingerland Tinfoil Decals
[COLOR="Navy"]Hello Mark: Very nice to hear from you, and really glad your Spitfire TDR continues to perform for you. It's a beautiful thing! Carl[...
18 years agoRadio King wrap
[COLOR="Navy"]Right, as Rich K. indicates, "old" Radio Kings with original wrap should not have any seam under a lug. That would be a red flag for a...
18 years agoSlingerland WMP Artist Questions
[COLOR="Navy"]sonorsigs: 1. Correct, the 1960?s #153 Artist used the Zoomatic with Leedy extension butt plate, with snares extended off the head on...
18 years agoSlingerland style vintage Snare Beds?
[COLOR="Navy"]Phil: 1960's snare beds were cut with a routing jig. You can do the same job on a new shell with your Dremel tool and routing bit - us...
18 years agoAluminum hoops?
[COLOR="Navy"]havard: Yes those are shell mounts that Slingerland used around that time, typically on their lower lines. With just a simple single h...
18 years agoAluminum hoops?
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18 years agoAluminum hoops?
[COLOR="Navy"]Well that's close. It would appear that you have a late 1957 12x20 that may have come from the factory with the new top-line shell moun...
18 years agoAluminum hoops?
[COLOR="Navy"]havard: Yes your aluminum hoops are original. And your tom lugs are aluminum also. Aluminum hoops and lugs were an option offered by...
18 years agoIndentification help?
[COLOR="Navy"]tmac: Your drums were made in 1971. They all have the first version Light Blue Pearl that changed to a very different looking second v...
18 years ago