I just acquired a very unusual Slingerland snare drum. It is 17" in diameter and 12" deep, and has a cloud badge that matches the 1932 badge identity. When I got it, it was covered with wood grain contact paper and in pretty bad shape, some of the lugs were broken, but most of the claws and tension rods were there. It also has a red felt dual pad muffler, and came with one calf skin head which is in good shape. Now here is the amazing part. I decided to remove the lugs and sell them separately, because I didn't think the shell would be worth much. But as I looked closely I could see that there was an original Black Diamond pearl wrap underneath the contact covering. It took about an hour to remove the contact paper -- very sticky and stubborn, but I finally got it all off. The Black Diamon Pearl is in pretty good shape -- a small portion of seam edge is pulling away, and some areas of the pearl have very fine spider checking which is not noticeable from a few feet away. What do I have? And is it rare or not? And is it worth anything? I would appreciate a reply by my regular email as well as to this post. My address is [email]donothorpe@gmail.com[/email]. Thanks in advance.
Unusual Slingerland Snare Drum
Sounds like a parade drum.
There were three or so models with that size in the 30s.
Check the Drum Guide and you will find your drum.
Thanks Kevins, but I am not forum savvy. I couldn't find the drum guide. And you didn't mention what value the drum might have -- just a "rough" idea would be appreciated.
Thanks Kevins, but I am not forum savvy. I couldn't find the drum guide. And you didn't mention what value the drum might have -- just a "rough" idea would be appreciated.
Shoot dono, sorry about not posting up a link for 'ya.
Looks like Stallwart is on the ball, though....Clapping Happy2
Nice link, but I couldn't find any thing about marching drums, Did I miss something? Let's say this is a Slingerland marching drum from the 40's, would it be something a collector would value, or is it only drum sets and snare drums that attract interest? Would converting the drum to a 17" bass drum make any sense? I can almost hear the purists scream at such a suggestion, but what else is left?
Click on the link
Click on Slingerland
click on snare drum catalog scans
Click on the year you want
OK. I more or less found a marching snare drum that fits. But the questions still remains, what to do with it? Is there any interest out there in restoring a 40's marching snare? Or should I convert it to a cool be-bop bass drum? I'm an old jazz drummer, not a parade dude -- although, I did play in an Army parade band in the late 50's.
For some reason, old marchers have a low value.
About a hundred bucks if in good shape, give or take.
Considering the condition of yours, I'd say it's a good candidate to be re-purposed.
Now, about finding 17 inch heads......??
Disregard what Kevins said. (Hi Kevin!)
In the '20s and '30s 17" was a common diameter for marching snares. I own several of them. You should clean yours up and put it in eBay. These aren't your standard '60s bangers, and you will definitely get more than a hundred bucks for it if it's in decent shape. For God's sake don't disassemble it and sell off the parts.
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