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Bonham uses Slingerland set on Led Zep I
Wow, great pic. Thanks, I guess we can put this one in the "probable" basket.
17 years agoBonham uses Slingerland set on Led Zep I
I hadn't heard this before, but I recently read on another site that John Bonham used a Slingerland set to record Led Zepplin I. This is according to...
17 years agoSlingerland Copper Drum Set
Is it possible one of the laminating companies could take the thin copper sheet and laminate it up into a wrap. I have never looked at a Slingerland...
17 years agoPearl Mahogany Classic snare
Yes I know mostly people are looking for parts here in this forum, but as usual, like my wife says, I have to be different. I recently sold one of th...
17 years agoTrixon Speedfire
Heads have got to be a little hard to find. Isn't Trixon the company that had toms that tapered down to a smaller sized head on the bottom? Like may...
17 years agoWilloughcraft Repercussion
Thanks for the additional information David. I guess I wasn't crazy after all.
17 years agoDave Clark Five in the R&R Hall of Fame
Yes, wealthy and smart. Back in the 60's he was smart enough to negotiate into his record contract that he retained ownership of all of the masters...
17 years agoDave Clark Five in the R&R Hall of Fame
One of the most visible of the 60's endorsers of Rogers Drums is set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 10. Dave Clark and t...
17 years agoWilloughcraft Repercussion
Yes, you're right about the vintage stuff. I did a quick search on another site and got maybe eight hits across the last two years. Most of them wer...
17 years agoWhat kind of "guy" are you?
My first kit in 1966 was a light blue pearl Slingerland reccomended by my drum teacher. My best drummer friend at the time played Rogers. My second,...
17 years agoWilloughcraft Repercussion
Okay, let me start by making an observation. You can Google almost any drum or drum manufacturer you can name and in the results will be eBay links a...
17 years agoSlingerland Augx 1966
Well the X is certainly a new one on me. I do know that the P denotes shells to be wrapped.
17 years ago60's slingerland snare
I got my first new kit in 1965. It was a Slingerland three piece in Light Blue Pearl; 9x13, 16x16, 14x20, and a nice matching 5x14 snare. I don't re...
17 years agoTemperature/Weather Storage of drums?
This is a great thread. I just wish I had read it before my old Slingerlands started to lose their wrap. Oh well, I took it all off, put a finish in...
17 years agoSlingerland l-arm bracket quick question.?
My 1970 kit came with the logo facing the audience side, just like the head logo. They don't face the drummer because they (the manufacterer) has sol...
17 years ago