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Broadcaster? Radio King? Im excited either way. Last viewed: 1 minute ago

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Adam, the heads being new has nothing to do with the fit, it's the shell, but it sounds like its Ok, probably like my 30's Rk just a tad out of round, Don't get those aquarian vintage heads, I hate them, stay with a remo, evans. or ludwig. white coated. I'm sure other s will tell you go the aquarian route, Not for me tried them hated them,

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 14 years ago
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Yeah...I have one of those heads on my 1940 Broadway Standard. Not bad for big backbeat stuff, but Im not into the feel of it for intricate ghost stuff and rolls. They sound kind of cheap to me too. Like they mask the woodiness of the drum with a thin coat of rubber or something weird.

The snare side American Vintage head sounds great though, and it fits very nicely on my 50's Clamshell RK. No wrinkles in the beds at lower tensions which I have gotten with some new heads.

Adam

Posted on 14 years ago
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From thisbright14

Yeah...I have one of those heads on my 1940 Broadway Standard. Not bad for big backbeat stuff, but Im not into the feel of it for intricate ghost stuff and rolls. They sound kind of cheap to me too. Like they mask the woodiness of the drum with a thin coat of rubber or something weird.The snare side American Vintage head sounds great though, and it fits very nicely on my 50's Clamshell RK. No wrinkles in the beds at lower tensions which I have gotten with some new heads.Adam

Man you nailed that description!!:p, that was my thoughts, It had the feel like I was playing a rubber practice pad!

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 14 years ago
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From thisbright14

Hey guys!I just got this snare today in a trade from a friend here in Madison and I am curious if the Slingy experts can tell me exactly what it is. I have some good information, but based on all the research I have done I can't figure out if it is a late 30's Radio King or maybe a slightly earlier Broadcaster?Here are the specs:"Streamline" lugs with NO inserts. The lugs themselves are threaded.The snare came with an unoriginal top hoop. I put this 50's RK chopper on. It matches very closely to the bottom hoop but not exactly. The rod holes are slightly more rounded on the bottom hoop. The bottom hoop also has the skinnier snare gate with the flat head screws holding it onto the hoop.Someone along the way thought they would "update" their drum by taking off the 3 pt strainer and adding a clamshell. DOH Not sure why anyone would do that, but at least they put on authentic Slingy parts. The holes that were there from the original 3 pt were definitely the TWO hole extension brackets which are the earliest as far as I can tell based on the info on this site.The badge looks to be the earliest brass and tan enamel version. Can anyone tell me different from the pic?The muffler is green felt, but it is a single "squarish" pad. Not the dual round sort that you normally see on these. It could be that this is a replacement of sorts as well. Anyone on that?The clamshell definitely has some sort of weird home made (ish) looking lever. The guy who owned this drum back in the day sure liked to mess with stuff, but was also handy and did a good job drilling the strainer holes etc.Anyway...any info anyone can toss out to tell for sure what this drum is would be great. I already checked out the Slingerland section on this site and Rob Cook's Slingerland book. The closest I can get is that this drum is pre-40's.Would the correct top hoop for this drum have "Slingerland Radio King" engraved or not?Thanks for any help. Check out the pics below! This drum perfectly matches the kit I just bought recently (even though the kit is from the late 40's). Even with the extra holes, I am stoked. It sounds great and really give the kit an authentic look!-Adam

I don't think you are going to want to spend all the $$ for snare extenders,3 point throw etc,as even if you did,there would still be big gaping holes where the IDIOT drilled the clamshell.

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
Posted on 14 years ago
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Thats what I was thinkin too. This one will just have to stay as is and get pounded on until the lugs all fail and no more replacements exist! (Half joking half serious on that one).

-Adam

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