Hello everyone,
First of all, sorry for my english since my mother tongue is french (i'm from Belgium). :)
I've been looking for a forum like this one since a long time to help in my search of identification with my Gretsch snare drum.
I inherited this snare drum a few years ago, but i've never been able to completely identify its year, or the shell.
The model is the number 4153. The snare is all covered with chrome on the outside.
All that i can say before showing you the pics, it's that according to the Gretsch website, the year could be 1979/1980 (square badge).
For the shell, i read that it would be made of 6 plies maple/gumwood.
I found some Gretsch snares with chrome over brass but never with wood like mine.
8 lugs on the top and the bottom.
Here are some pictures :
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Thanks a lot for the help !