Here's a fifties Slingerland Student Radio King with a bunch of stuff wrong..............
Some replacement clips and t-rods
Non-original rims
Missing throw arm
Label glue residue
Dirty, unpolished
Old heads and old Snappy strainer wires
Re-badged incorrectly as a Leedy
Still sounds great with a moongel.... I'm diggin it so far
I'll spend a few hours later polishing her up, gotta play her as-is for now, Yes Sir
Sweet! She looks just fine and tells a story to boot!
Kevin:
As the saying goes: "True beauty's on the inside."Bowing
I think that drum is perfect as it is... enjoy it Kev. Looks like it would have some bark to it!
John
Kevin, Really nice snare!! To me function is important more so than being 100% original. Long as your happy with the sound and look of the drum that's all that matters. You can always add the correct parts in the future if desired. My stuff is far from perfect and that's fine by me. Enjoy~! ;)
Kevin, its like you once told me- You will be less worried about putting the first ding in it. Play it for the sound, not the looks.
Hey Kev,
If that drum requires a dog tag badge, I have one for you!
Cool, Daddy-O !
I may take you up on that.
Thanks
Kev
I just got one of these up and running this week. It has also been through a lot. It started out duco and then got spray painted black and spent a lot of time in a very hot and dry area. I got it back up looking and sounding great. These snares are awesome! The single flange hoops sound so good! Congrats on a cool drum!
