Hi guys new member here. I was looking for a little help identifying my Slingerland drum set and getting a more professional opinion on the exact date range of it. I bought this vintage Slingerland drum kit 15 years ago when I was 16 for $100. I wanted to learn how to play the drums but ended up loosing interest as other interests (mainly girls and cars) took over. About 5 years ago, I let my nephew borrow the drum set because he wanted to play and I wasn't using it. Or atleast he thought he did. The drum set again sat alone for many years untouched and I recently just started to get the urge to play the drums again. So I bought a cheapo $135 Gammon drum set. When my sister heard that I spent money to buy a different set she said she would have given me my old set back. Since the Gammon set, sounded terrible, the cymbals were terrible quality and since I knew my old drum set has Sabian cymbals I decided to ask my sister if I could have the set back as they were not using it. I received the set back in the same condition I gave it to him in. The heads are atleast 15 year or pin stripes. The entire time I owned the set I never changed them or tuned them, who know how long they were on there before I owned it. The snare drum head is black and says Evans on it but has a different logo then Evans does now. The resonance head was missing from the bass drum as well as the bass drum hoop and claws.

Anyways, after getting it back I started messing around and learning a few easy songs. I was having a blast and was really happy to have it back. Even though the heads were old and out of tune, there was something about this set that drew me in. The light blue pearl finish was amazing to look at. I could sit for some time just staring at the finish. I always thought the set was a Pearl brand drum set for some reason and was surprised when I read the plate on the drums and it said Slingerland. I started to question, is Slingerland a good brand? Do they still make Slingerland drums, how old was this set ect. My curiosity peaked when I found the vintage drum identification website and saw that there was others that are passionate about old drums as I was growing to be.

Using the helpful website I was able to determine mine was manufactured in between 70-82 as mine has the black and silver niles badge. I am having a little trouble telling the difference between the football shaped slingerland badge and the more oval badge before it. I think mine is more oval shaped while the wife thinks its more football shaped.

Comparing the light blue pearl finish detail to the one shown from the early 58-72 light blue pearl finish on the guide, I believe it looks to be similar to that. If you compare the finish to the picture showing 73-82 that picture looks like it has too little detail to be mine. My finished has many small details. So it could be possible if my drum badge is in fact the football shape one that the drums are actualy 70-72 with a newer badge put on? The drums construction is wood, maybe two ply. Looks like there is two layers of wood there. I can take any additional pictures if it helps. One drum badge starts off with 93 something while the rest of the drums start with 100.

The set came with a slingerland 20 inch bass drum with bass drum pedal with leather strap which broke. There is an S on the bottom of the bass drum pedal. It has the metal stirrup style bass drum supports with no rubber feet or anything although the one stirrup does have some kind of C clip on it. There is two rack toms 12", 13" and a 16" floor tom. The snare that came with it is a Ludwig snare with rounded edge logo, so I am assuming the snare was purchased separate as Slingerland didn't include a snare with this set.

I have included some pictures of the set for reference. And of course I can take any additional photos if it helps. At the moment I actually have broken down the set to polish the metal, wax the exterior finish and I am replacing all drum heads with new Evans G-2 for batter and G-1's for reso's. I actually found a 20 inch light blue pearl slingerland bass drum on ebay that is just the stripped down shell, but it comes with matching bass drum hoops, so I will use the one hoop to put a new resonance head on the bass drum which I now have. Eventually I may rebuild the bass drum head shell I got from Ebay and find another hoop and turn my set up into a double bass drum setup. Would be pretty rad. Anyways thanks for the help. I can't believe how clean the set is coming and the chrome and finish is really shining now. I am definitly gonna keep up on this set now that I am more mature than I was at 16 and I don't plan on ever parting with it as I have a blast playing it. The Band [IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j165/grndfx/photo8_zpsb8dfb3e0.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j165/grndfx/photo7_zps44f1648b.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j165/grndfx/photo9_zps5f1e65bc.jpg[/IMG]