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ID help please
On closer look, its not. Lugs are not correct either.
8 years agoSlingerland Super Gene Krupa Restoration
Your original idea of Champagne sparkle seems a good choice. How about the new Mardi Gras wrap?
8 years agoID help please
Rough picture. Is that a Slingerland "clamshell" strainer? Worth a look for $20.
8 years agoSlingerland Zoomatic Strainer
From idrum4fun...
8 years agoSlingerland Super Gene Krupa Restoration
Yes, it looks like this drum had the clamshell strainer. The single large hole and the two small holes below it that forms a triangle. Same pattern...
8 years agoSlingerland Super Gene Krupa Restoration
Sure looks 1-ply in bearing edge pictures. 3-ply would be thin, thick, thin. Check closely with a magnifier. If you post some pictures of the origi...
8 years agoSlingerland Super Gene Krupa Restoration
Very interesting. Are you sure this is a solid shell? Niles Badge and serial number indicate about '65-'66. Very few solid shells after early '65....
8 years agoDifferent size set-o-matic?
From idrum4fun...
8 years agoDifferent size set-o-matic?
I have the micrometer but not a chrome SOM. Aluminum Set-O-Matic was used almost two full years, '68 to late '69. Was not aware they are not compati...
8 years agoSlingerland Zoomatic - Not Fully Disengaging
Re-install the original wires per pictures from original post, if the snare disengages properly you have found your problem. You can also check that...
8 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
There IS a way to report an eBay listing. Just above the "Item Specifics" box, on the far right near the "Item Number" is a "Report Item" link. Ther...
8 years agoGuitar center sent wrong cymbal
...and there is always an "exception to the rule".
8 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
I am not aware of a place to post a public question on an eBay listing page. The section at the bottom of the page that says "ask a question" goes th...
8 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Drum is re-listed, buyers beware. After additional research, this shell may indeed be Niles era, just not the era this drum is supposed to be. The 5...
8 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Badge is OK, one of the few things that is. You are correct, the catalog continued to use older images after the badge change. The catalogs are not...
8 years ago