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floor tom mounts with springs
[COLOR="Navy"]David: Well, first make sure that without the spring mechanism the legs you have smoothly glide through the holes in the shell mount....
18 years agoDates of Manufacture
[COLOR="Navy"]Joe: Slingerland did not start putting badges on its toms until June 1966, so no badges on your 1963 & 1964 toms is correct. A Niles b...
18 years agoHelp with identity of snare drum
[COLOR="Navy"]Pants: Well a 1970 Slingerland steel shell with 3 lines would be a definite factory wrinkle, regardless of strainer. But there is a lo...
18 years agoslingerland phantom acrylic
[COLOR="Navy"]Hello Vincent: Read your message. Basically, the Acrylic Phantom kit was simply a marketing move by Slingerland to stay competitive an...
18 years agoNo Badge or Airhole
[COLOR="Navy"]dlshore: Just in the spirit of accuracy, Slingerland actually did not start putting badges on its Slingerland-brand toms until June of...
18 years agoSlingerland/Leedy Smokey Sparkle
[COLOR="Navy"]Vinny! How the heck are you? Long time... we've kind of lost touch. Is there a Connecticut show this year? Or maybe one in New York?...
18 years agoMultiple Slingerland Spec Questions
[COLOR="Navy"]Hello Yapz: I would imagine by now you have been able to get what you need, nonetheless here is some quick information. And this is mo...
18 years agoSlingerland SS BR/Artist in WMP...
[COLOR="Navy"]Hello Tommy: Yes, your solid maple #153 Artist was made sometime between May to July of 1963. The solid shell, the serial number, tone...
18 years ago14 inch 8 hole Snare Side Slingerland COS fits too tight
[COLOR="Navy"]Phil: No, that would not be a common occurrence. If you are sure the hoop is in round then most modern heads would normally fit. Howe...
18 years agoBuddy Rich Slingerland Kit WMP
[COLOR="Navy"]prestonprince: Great kit and congratulations. Your drums may have been made as early as later 1973 to as late as about a week or so be...
18 years agoSlingerland Spirit Shells
[COLOR="Navy"]Yapz: Received your message regarding this post. The 3-ply no-ring shell of the 1980s is a fine quality shell, with as stated in the a...
18 years agoSlingerland BROADCASTER SNARE
[COLOR="Navy"]An absolute treasure of a drum. 1935 Broadcaster, the successor to the 1934 DuAll and the predecessor to the first Radio Kings of 1936....
18 years agoBuddy Rich Slingerland Kit WMP
[COLOR="Navy"]prestonprince: There is some variability here, so some short questions to help. Are the badges black & silver or black & brass? What...
18 years agoSlingerland Capri Pearl Drums
[COLOR="Navy"]Mikejtone: Actually your just looking at it upside down - the phantom "6551 833" is "DEC 8 1958". Reading shell stamps in the late 195...
18 years agoHelp with dating Radio King floor tom
[COLOR="Navy"]Right, this tom looks to be right around 1948 or perhaps just a bit after. Slingerland first officially introduced Blue Sparkle in 1948...
18 years ago