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1973 Slingerland Buddy Rich

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1973 BR snare 4x14 COW with stick choppers

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"It's Charlie Watts' band
Without him we wouldn't have a group"

Keith Richards
Posted on 10 years ago
#1
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wow it is a real beauty !!

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 10 years ago
#2
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Really Nice Steve,

Your collection is thickening up nicely...

Cheers

John

'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
Posted on 10 years ago
#3
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Thanks VM2K and John.

It's more like my collection is getting out of hand!!….LoLoLoLo

Cheers Steve.

"It's Charlie Watts' band
Without him we wouldn't have a group"

Keith Richards
Posted on 10 years ago
#4
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How do you keep finding these gems??

Nice one, Stevo :)

Kevin
Posted on 10 years ago
#5
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Whoa, need shades to take in that shine! Nice looking drum. Playing-wise, was there any advantage to Sling stick choppers over stick savers? I've never played choppers before....Dean Heck

Posted on 10 years ago
#6
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From deansdrums59

Whoa, need shades to take in that shine! Nice looking drum. Playing-wise, was there any advantage to Sling stick choppers over stick savers? I've never played choppers before....Dean Heck

Dean!

Allow me to respond as I have a 1st production model of this drum.. ( earlier than this one, and EXACTLY as BR played his ) .. as the black/gold badge will attest. Mine dates to LATE 1969, which is when Buddy was playing BOTH models, although he preferred the COW over the WMP as it is a bit brighter in sound. I have both drums in my BR snare drum collection and can state that Buddy was correct! Anyway, regarding the Choppers vs. the later Savers:

There really is no "advantage" to the StickChoppers other than that they have a different "feel" to them, and THAT is what is so neat about them! The StickChopper came out of the original "straight edge" hoops/clips era, and Slingerland continued to offer them by request. Buddy preferred the StickChoppers, thus this particular model snare drum being THE Buddy Rich, was originally cataloged/offered with StickChoppers, as was the later BR/TDR. A lot of guys that bought the drum back in the day opted for the StickSavers though! I also have to say I like the "feel" of the StickChoppers, and their name is real accurate. Play these hoops for a bit and you will have a wood chip/sawdust pile under your snare drum! They DO chew up sticks!, but that's just part of the experience. Here's a couple pics of my early production model of the same drum, as well as the WMP model, BOTH with Choppers!

Tommyp

Posted on 10 years ago
#7
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Tommy, just curious, What is the position of the muffler's on yours, in relation to say, the badge or the throw off..

Cheers

John

'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
Posted on 10 years ago
#8
Posts: 2406 Threads: 55

From longjohn

Tommy, just curious, What is the position of the muffler's on yours, in relation to say, the badge or the throw off.. CheersJohn

Hello John!

NO MUFFLER'S on either of mine. Buddy's personal drums didn't have muffler's either. That's what is so neat about my two drums! They are EARLY 1st run production, and built exactly like BR's: StickChopper hoops, and NO mufflers!

Tommyp

Posted on 10 years ago
#9
Posts: 3467 Threads: 116

Thanks Tommy..

Cheers

John

'77 Slingerland 51N,Super Rock 24,18,14,13.. COW 8,10 Concert toms
'69 Slingerland Hollywood Ace
'75 Rogers Dynasonic 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'77-78 Slingerland 6.5 x 14, 10 lug COB
'78-79 Slingerland 5 1/4 x14 8 lug COB
'79 Biman 5 1/4, Acrolite
'82 Slingerland 5 1/4 x 14. Festival COS
'84 Tama MasterCraft Superstar 6.5 x 14, 10 lug Rosewood
'98 Slingerland (Music YO) 6" 10 Lug Maple.. NOS
Zildjian, Sabian , UFIP & Paiste mix.
Posted on 10 years ago
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