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An interesting Slingerland snare
[COLOR="Navy"]m127: Just saw this post - hopefully I am not too late to offer some feedback. During 1979 - 1981 Niles Slingerland briefly reissued s...
17 years agoNiles era Snare info...
[COLOR="Navy"]Josh: This is a steel shell Festival model. You might find it fun to estimate the date yourself using the articles at http://www.vinta...
17 years agoSlingerland Deluxe Student Snare for sale.
[COLOR=Navy]Lee: You are very kind - thank you. For my small part, contributing here is a pleasure, but a word now and then is a nice thing, to any...
17 years agoSlingerland Snare Drum ID
[COLOR="Navy"]Jim: It's my pleasure, but still - thank you for saying thank you. The black & brass Chicago badge with no S-loop begins in 1959, the...
17 years agoSlingerland 'Augx 1966' ?
[COLOR=navy]Will:[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy]I placed the answer at your forum post:[/COLOR] [COLOR=navy][COLOR=#22229c]http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/sho...
17 years agoSlingerland Augx 1966
[COLOR="Navy"]Ha! But there's no deep meaning here Will... Slingerland used standard off-the-shelf rubber date stamps. This particular one, still a...
17 years agoSlingerland snared I.D. help
[COLOR="Navy"]rhythm: While by far most Super Krupas were made with a solid maple shell, Slingerland sometimes used a 3-ply shell as well. It's cool...
17 years agoSlingerland Snare Drum ID
[COLOR="Navy"]With the onset of World War II and the domestic metal use restrictions, Slingerland stopped making metal shell snare drums. This situat...
17 years ago15" RadioKing w/o brackets?? HELP
[COLOR="Navy"]Isaac: The Radio King hoops on your Concert King are correct; this is exactly the way it came from the factory. In 1947 Slingerland pu...
17 years agoMetallic Sligerland...
[COLOR="Navy"]Renan: Your drums were made sometime during 1977 - 1978 at the height of popularity of Slingerland's "Chrome" finish, which we typicall...
17 years agoRadio King w/transition badge
[COLOR="Navy"]Max: Yes, in fact the badge and tone control placement helps us narrow the date on your drum quite nicely. The key is the badge placed...
17 years ago15" RadioKing w/o brackets?? HELP
[COLOR="Navy"]Isaac: You have a Concert King made in 1947. It had a 3-ply shell with mahogany interior, as is the case on your drum, and came in bot...
17 years agoMetal-shelled RK - what material?
[COLOR="Navy"]Gabor: No, the 1940 metal shell Radio King you speak of is a different drum. You have the first model metal shell Radio King, from 193...
17 years agoSlingerland Vintage 1920's era Snare Drum????
[COLOR="Navy"]Jenifer: Yes, this is an absolutely wonderful Slingerland Model 146 Universal, made some time from late 1939 ? late 1941. As Rich poin...
17 years ago58 59 slingerland aqua green pearl sparkle finish
[COLOR="Navy"]Mike: Well matching any finish on a drum that old can always be tricky. Sparkles are often not too bad, what with the ready availabili...
17 years ago