The Gretscherland

[johnnyringo]

It's part Gretsch and part Slingerland, may I present, the Gretscherland!
I was somewhat concerned that someone had put Gretsch hardware on a non-Gretsch shell because the interior is painted white. But, after trying to get the heads off, I can safely say, it's a Gretsch, I practically had to use dynamite.
Anyway, did Gretsch ever offer a shell with the interior painted white?

[crash]

Looks great! Never seen a Gretsch with factory painted interior. I’d just leave it alone. Stripping it would be a huge mess. Wouldn’t want to risk messing up the wrap.

[johnnyringo]

Thanks, I have no intention of messing with the interior, just curious if it's factory.

[DrumBob]

Yeah, I'd leave the interior alone. Who cares, right? I once added a Gretsch floor tom to a Slingerland set. The lugs are similar, and nobody knew the difference.

[funkypoodle]

Reminds me of the kind of crazy hodge-podge mix of shells/parts on Walberg & Auge drums!

[leedybdp]

My experiences with Walberg & Auge drums are consistent. The lugs on all of the drums within a drum set have all been of the same brand. My two current W&A sets have either all Rogers lugs or all Gretsch lugs. The same holds true for the hoops being of the same brand/type within each drum set. The throw-offs and snare butts for both of my drum sets are Rogers mechanisms with a W&A proprietary cover plate. I speculate that perhaps W&A made those strainers for Rogers. Every W&A set I've had the pleasure to own, play, or just look at has metal parts and/or shells from two or three or more major brands incorporated into the finished product. They also have some metal parts that are proprietary to them alone.

[johnnyringo]

May I suggest you start a new thread on your love affair with W&A drums.
Btw, the 12,16 are Slingerland, the 22 is Gretsch.

[leedybdp]

I have started threads about Walberg and Auge drums and also contributed to threads about W&A drums that were started by other enthusiasts of the brand. The drums are consistently very well constructed and good sounding.

[jda]

Originally Posted by johnnyringo

Anyway, did Gretsch ever offer a shell with the interior painted white?

hmm nah. what have you there; a Gretsch set with entirely Slingerland lugs? (on) Bass, small tom (13) and (16) floor?
a million years ago I remember a friend used Slingerland lugs on a gretsch tomtom shell: the Sling lug dropped right in the Gretsch holes

[johnnyringo]

Originally Posted by leedybdp

I have started threads about Walberg and Auge drums and also contributed to threads about W&A drums that were started by other enthusiasts of the brand. The drums are consistently very well constructed and good sounding.

That's fine, but this thread is not about W&A drums.