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Gretsch Dixieland Snare ?
Ircollura - Thanks! Vintage - Cool scan, Thanks!
11 years agoGretsch Dixieland Snare ?
Vintage - Ouch!! But yeah, you're right. Thanks Kona- Thanks for the input. I actually was thinking about getting a set of die cast hoops. After seei...
11 years agoGretsch Dixieland Snare ?
A number of years ago I bought this snare to use as part of a kit for sessions. The seller told me it was an older Gretsch dixieland snare that had be...
11 years agoSnare Identification
Thanks, that's everything I could possibly want to know about battleship lugs!!
11 years agoSnare Identification
John - Interesting. Then "Battleship" refers to a general type of lug and not a specific design, as the lug of my snare has a larger flair in the cent...
12 years agoSnare Identification
Jonnistix - Thanks, makes perfect sense. - Paul
12 years agoSnare Identification
MM - I'm new to all this. How does a stencil differ from a knock-off? Thanks, Paul
12 years agoSnare Identification
GGD - Yes, I looked at many images of older Pearl snares and saw that the lugs and muffler were similar, if not identical but that the strainer was di...
12 years agoSnare Identification
Pounder - Everything you said sounds right on the money. I used some of the tension rods from this snare on another drum and there were no issues so...
12 years agoSnare Identification
Daddynowhere - Yeah, the shell is pretty poor but I don't think the hardware is as bad. I don't have an eye for this stuff but I believe the lugs are...
12 years agoSnare Identification
John 333 - It was suggested by another poster that the snare might be from the '60s. The slingerland bass that came with it is circa 1970 and the thi...
12 years agoSnare Identification
Jonnistix - I had the same thought that it's a Pearl knock-off. The lugs are similar in design to those on some older Pearl snares and have the same 2...
12 years agoSnare Shell
WTB - wood snare shell 14 x 5 - 5 1/2". Drilled for 8 Double lugs with a 2" spacing between the mounting screws. A Pearl snare shell might work well a...
12 years agoSnare Identification
That's a pretty fair assessment. The thing that's curious to me is that this snare came as part of a set that that included a nice slingerland bass an...
12 years agoSnare Identification
Can anyone identify what make this snare is? It probably dates to the late '60s. There is a grommet but no badge.There are no markings at all except f...
12 years ago