being a wfl, i'd say its probably a ray mckinley super classic 6.5x14. looks to be nickel finish and black diamond pearl. beautiful drum! those are also commonly called symphonic snare drums since thats what ludwig called them in the 60's.

mike

I have a '40s Ray Mckinley Super Classic (also in BDP), and yours looks identical.

Very nice drum.

Stephen

That is a bad mother loving snare right there! Wow!

they are coming out of the woodwork tonight!!

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=38268

ive been looking for one of these in sky blue pearl for right at 10 years now!!

mike

NOW they are. ;-)

What snare wires do I need?

i take it yours are stretched too loose? it took me over a year to find an original set for my super classic. even then, i didnt find the ones with the amber resin tips like yours. i ended up getting a metal end ludwig script logo version. puresound was making some at one time. in fact, there was a forum member that pm'd me that had a set. i think i recall who it was. maybe he will see this..are yours 15" total length?

mike

My snare wires are 16 inches from end to end. I picked the drum up tonight. It is very nice. The nickel will clean up well. Hoops are NOB. Every drum I buy seems to have a story. Here's this one... Seller was roomates with a drummer in college. When the drummer moved out, he didn't have enough cash to pay his share of the last month's rent and left the drum behind as collateral- 25 years ago. The drum has been tucked away in a closet ever since. There is zero fade. The ebay listing included a picture of splitting wood on the interior, but you can barely see it in person. I started cleaning it up tonight and will post pictures soon. Thanks. Jim

Lucky day, there was a set of discontinued Puresound wires on ebay. These appear to be the correct wires, since I have the extended butt plate. Puresound PL311416.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=280827279679#ht_1311wt_970

Thanks

Jim