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1963 Slingerland Marine white Pearl Kit
[COLOR="Navy"]Very nice indeed, with a wrinkle seeing the snare drum is a Deluxe Student Model. This would not normally have a solid shell, so with m...
18 years agoUnknown Slingerland Snare Drum
[COLOR="Navy"]Ah, a fun discussion, with great information from all. And for the record, while the #444 Bop Snare Drum was cataloged as 4x13, it regu...
18 years agoHelp needed: BDP Slingerland Radio King 3pt Strainer
[COLOR="Navy"]Timo: Great information from Rich... my two-cent addition if I may be allowed some editorial comment would be simply that 1960's Slinge...
18 years agoinfo on slingerland drum
[COLOR="Navy"]Chris: It would appear that you have a chrome-plated brass Sound King Model #133, 10-lug 6.5x14, made sometime after the middle of 1974...
18 years agoNeed help with Slingerland drums
[COLOR="Navy"]backbeatkeeper: Well, the black and brass Chicago badge with the S-loop would point the bass drum toward 1956 - 1958. The stickchopper...
18 years agoslingerland buddy rich snare identification
[COLOR="Navy"]Steve: Two questions will help - if you have it, what is the exact shell depth bearing edge to bearing edge, and what are the first 2 d...
18 years ago14by 6.5 Bronze 12 lug snare drum Slingerland
[COLOR="Navy"]Hello bonzo73: Pictures are best, but 6.5x14, 12 lugs, "bronze", serial 561518 would be a 1984 Spitfire Series Model 204B in Lacquered...
18 years ago1963 Slingerland Marine white Pearl Kit
[COLOR="Navy"]Hello Ed: Your kit sounds great, and its features sound just fine for 1963 Slingerland. We would love to see some pictures, but from y...
18 years agoReplacement Grommet for Slingerland badge?
[COLOR="Navy"]Well, the mid 1960's Slingerland grommet was aluminum and peened on, and most drum parts suppliers today carry brass or nickel plate. I...
18 years agoMid 60's Zoomatic strainer metal V-shaped Hook
[COLOR="Navy"]Sorry Phil, I'm drawing a blank - Zoomatic "V-shaped hook"?[/COLOR]
18 years agoVintage Slingerland deep style Snare Beds.
[COLOR="Navy"]Phil: Right, classic deep snare beds started to go out of vogue around the vintage days of your snare drum. Please bear in mind that c...
18 years agoSlingerland 1970's transition badge
[COLOR="Navy"]It's really a pretty rare badge. A majority of them were used up within a period of about 6 months or so, but of course owing to Slinge...
18 years agoTiger pearl
[COLOR="Navy"]Rich: Thank you very much. And yes, absolutely, you know vintage Slingerland well. Do I recall correctly that you owned a Red Tiger k...
18 years agoProblem with Zoomatic Snare Strainer
[COLOR="Navy"]Yes, in actual fact Zoomatics are very straightforward to repair. The original gum rubber washer is subject to dry rot - after 40 years...
18 years agoanother busted Slapshot...
[COLOR="Navy"]Right the TDR is a great replacement. Re-reading my earlier entry, I see I need to follow up. While the essential aspects of the Slaps...
18 years ago