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Slingerland Snare Identification
From vince182...
16 years agoSlingerland Snare Identification
The drum you have is sparkling gold. Sparkling orange was offered for a brief period in the '70s and is ultra rare. I know of only two sets in that fi...
16 years agoLudwig Standards, hardware and finish
It's not uncommon to find Ludwig standards with the classic lugs. They tend to show up from time to time, and I've read theories as to exactly when th...
16 years agoold slingerlands rescued from the dump!
The floor tom would be from the mid-late 1960s. The 12" is from '58 or '59. Nice...
16 years agoSlingerland Snare(what Is It)
Looks like a re-finished 12 x 15 marching drum from the late '60s or '70s.
16 years agoSlingerland Lug Question
I think both of yours are Slingerlands, one is from the '60s and one from the '70s. A quick way to tell, is that the insert on the newer ones tick out...
16 years agoSlingerland Snare Drum Question
From Londoner5...
16 years agoSlingerland Broadcaster ??
My abalone Slingerland snare says Radio King on the hoop, but the the lugs have no inserts. The only difference that I know of between the radio king...
16 years agoSlingerland Identification
The was supposedly to signify a pearl covering for the shell. Some lacquer or painted drums have a W or M. I've seen some with the felt in the springs...
16 years agoVintage Slingerland Drums
You've got a nice Slingerland set with an extra non Slingerland tom. Very nice set...the snare is most likely a solid maple shell. The only mod is the...
16 years agoSlingerland Snare Drum Question
Those are unoriginal hoops as well. Probably wouldn't be worth finding the original strainer...since the drum already has an extra hole or two, there...
16 years agoVintage Leedy Duco
Cool looking and probably great sounding, but the re-finish and all the mods keep it from having a any collectible / resale value.
16 years agoCamco Question
From Ludwig-dude...
16 years agoHaving a hard time IDing my Slingerland kit
The stage band style bass drums in the late '60s had the rail on the top like yours is. Your set was probably ordered as the Jam Session (bass, tom, s...
16 years agoDrilling consolette on a bass drum
In the sixties and later, billions of drummers drilled bass drums that had rails because they were limited in their positioning and tended to sag and...
16 years ago