Hey Mark!...

Well... take your pick! I had a look at both my WMP and COW Slingerland 4X14 BR snare drums, and the seams aren't in the same place on both drums. Both these snares are ORIGINAL/FACTORY, and have never been re-wrapped, etc., so... interesting that the seams are in two different spots. That said...

On the WMP model, the seam falls under the lug to the RIGHT of the butt piece, with the lug being placed right over the center of the seam. On the COW model, the seam is dead center on the panel that has the butt piece. In other words: The butt straddles the seam, with equal distance on each side.

Hope this was of help in the interim. I'm pretty jammed up this week, but if I can bang off a quick pic or two, I'll attach them to this post. Otherwise, take your pick on location. I don't think you'd be wrong with either as that is where Slingerland placed them!

Tommyp

Tommyp!

Thanks so much for your quick reply!

I've had quite a few 60's Slingerland snare drums with the seam in the middle of the butt. Hmmm... can I say that and not get censored?!! That position is probably what I'll go with.

As to the butt, I've never actually seen what was used on the BR snare, but am assuming that it is the one used with the Rapid Strainer? I know these also came in two lengths. I have the shorter one, which is the more common one used on kit snare drums, such as the Hollywood Ace, Deluxe Student and pretty much all the aluminum shell drums. The BR didn't use the Leedy extended butt, did it?

Mark

Hey Mark!...

That is correct... it is the smaller/shorter stamped butt piece, not the later longer one. Yeah, the 1970 BR 4x14 had a Zoomatic and the plain/stamped butt... no extended snares were available on this model. Sounds like you're good to go! Don't forget to post some pics when you've finished it!

Tommyp

Tommyp!

Thanks so much for confirming which butt this used. While I don't have a set of Stick Chopper hoops, I do have a nice set of COB hoops I'll be using, which I've always felt are a bit more "musical" than COS hoops.

Now, my toughest decision is what wrap to go with; silver sparkle to match my kit, or mirrored chrome (from Jamminsam) to match what I've seen Buddy play. Decisions, decisions!

Hey Mark!...

... and for even MORE decisions to make: Buddy also played this drum in WMP, as I'm sure you know. As a matter of fact, he started with the WMP wrapped 4X14, but changed over to the COW wrapped version, and stayed there as he felt the COW was a tad brighter than the WMP, which for the record, it is! I A/B'd both of mine set up with identical heads/tension/hoops, etc., and had to agree... the COW was brighter in sound. A taste more "high end" if you will, no doubt owing to the nature of the REAL chrome spring steel wrap that Slingerland used at the time. Whereas your Slingerland set is in Silver Sparkle...

... that could be a NICE CHOICE!.. but .. the COW look is also nice in that it would go with everything. Regardless, whatever you decide will be great!

Tommyp