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1960 ish 6-Lug Frank Capp model Leedy.

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Found this old SlingerLeedy online awhile back and it came in the mail yesterday. Really cool old Six Lug. Seems mostly all original except for the muffler. Not sure about the tone knob ?....but it came with some cool extra's as well. The blue pair of sticks are something I have not come across yet. They are metal (blue part) with plastic ends (white parts). If anyone knows what that's about I'd love to know. They even shipped it in it's original case for a total cost of 89 bucks. It's kinda funny that the shipping was 25.00 which makes the drum cost almost exactly what the original cost was in the 65 Leedy catalog of the Vintage Drum Guide.

1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 13 years ago
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Here are some pics of the extras !

1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 13 years ago
#2
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cool beans!

Posted on 13 years ago
#3
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Anyone know anything about these blue and white sticks. Super light hollowed out metal on the blue part. Was this a band thing at one time ?

1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 13 years ago
#4
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They were a fad in the late 60's. I played in a rock band. The sticks worked well until you played rim shots. Then, the aluminum body of the stick dented. they were available in several colors of painted aluminum with white plastic tip and first few inches of the stick's shaft,

No matter how far you push the envelope, it is still stationery.
Posted on 13 years ago
#5
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Thanks for the input ! These things are a bit dinged up on the sides. Super light sticks. Anyone know who made them ?

1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 13 years ago
#6
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The tone knob looks like it may be a Slingerland from the late '60's-on. The knob that came on the SlingerLeedys was a lot smaller, and had a lot more knurling on the edges. The SlingerLeedy knob also had a hole in the center of it that allowed the main screw from the muffler to pass through it as you tightened the knob. Here's a decent pic of one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Leedy-14-Snare-Drum-Champagne-Sparkle-Shelly-Manne-60s-/270805177183?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3f0d3f135f

Posted on 13 years ago
#7
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From skapunk_edge

Thanks for the input ! These things are a bit dinged up on the sides. Super light sticks. Anyone know who made them ?

Yeah, those sticks were pretty much worthless. A couple of dings and the stick bent.

I really don't remember who made them. I only tried them once or twice for the very reasons leedybdp stated. And I didn't like the balance and weight. They just didn't feel right, for me anyway.

Nice snare for cheap! Good find!

fishwaltz
Posted on 13 years ago
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The sticks are weird for sure...I found this members 65 Frank Capp 8 lug and it has a similar tone knob but the rest of the mechanism is totally different. (although he does not have the proper rims on his model so who knows)I wonder if the 6 lug did not have a tone control and the previous owner added it or they just had a cheaper mechanism because it was a cheaper model. I have seen other 6-lugs like my Gretsch Dixieland that had no tone control during this time period.

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1954 Gretsch Name Band Outfit White Marine Pearl
1964 Ludwig Downbeat Kit Champagne Sparkle
1964 Ludwig Jazz Combo Kit Gold Sparkle
1964 Gretsch Jazz Progressive Jazz Progressive Kit
1965 Ludwig Club Date Kit BDP
1971 Slingerland 13,16,22 in Black Sparkle
1979 Rogers XP-8 Super Londoner Tobacco Sunburst
1982 Rogers XP-8 Black Londoner
Numerous Snare Drums
Posted on 13 years ago
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I'm not a Gretsch expert, so I do not know what exactly makes a Gretsch Dixieland a Gretsch Dixieland. But I once had a 6-lug Gretsch RB snare (in starlite sparkle, no less) that was in immaculate condition; it was never drilled for a tone control.

On a sidenote... it was one of the worst snares I've ever owned.

Posted on 13 years ago
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