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Another pawn shop score!
I've been cleaning up a used PDP FS set to resell in spring. In my market, sets sell much easier with a couple of cymbals, so over the weekend I hit...
6 years agoSlingerland tuning help
Follow-up: the bearing edge on the 14 is fine but... drum roll... the counterhoop is warped. To test it I "borrowed" the batter hoop from my son's Ma...
6 years agoSlingerland tuning help
Thanks! Over on FB, the Slingerland group also suggested I check the re-rings for age/damage I might have missed when I first put the set up.
6 years agoSlingerland tuning help
I need tuning help, please! A few months back I purchased a 1971 Slingerland Avante (12/13/14/16/22) set from an estate. I replaced the heads with E...
6 years agoIdentifying a yard sale find
Thanks, everybody! 1970s, maybe New Beats... so I guess my $25 was well spent? (laughing)
6 years agoIdentifying a yard sale find
Happy Thanksgiving! I picked up a pair of Zildjian hi-hat cymbals at a yard sale today, and I was wondering if anybody can help me identify them. Th...
6 years ago10" Slingerland Tom
Work interrupted me, but I finally found time to add the 10" Slingerland tom to my existing set. The tone range is great, I can play "I Don't Care An...
6 years agoLudwig Red Sparkle Drums
Johnny, it's a beautiful set and it's almost identical to my first drum set. If it was a 20" bass I'd buy it in a heartbeat!
6 years agoSqueaky hi-hat
Thanks! The stand was $20 so I thought it was worth getting, just to keep accumulating "Slingerland" brand hardware. For playing, I'm using new PDP...
6 years agoSqueaky hi-hat
Thanks, Woody! That begs the question of how to disassemble the lower tube. So far everything seems to be riveted together.
6 years agoSqueaky hi-hat
Greetings, all! Over the weekend I picked up a Slingerland hi-hat stand at a flea market. I'm not sure of the age or model (see photos) but it does...
6 years agoThickness of 3-ply Slingerland drums
Thanks again, everybody!!!
6 years agoThickness of 3-ply Slingerland drums
From ludwigold...
6 years agoThickness of 3-ply Slingerland drums
Thanks! Somehow I missed the link on vintagedrumguide... I wear trifocals for a reason! :) idrum4fun, yes, I'm thinking about asking Precision to m...
6 years agoThickness of 3-ply Slingerland drums
Does anybody know how thick a 1960s-70s 3 ply Slingerland drum shell is in mm? And how thick the retaining rings are in mm? I'm looking for both tom...
6 years ago