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Slingerland snare project -- tips??

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Nicely done.

Posted on 5 years ago
#21
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From slingerfan

Nicely done.

Ditto.... looks real nice..

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 5 years ago
#22
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Good work! Really nice drum too - always strikes me as quite a contemporary fade design considering its age too.

Tama Superstar, 22, 22, 16, 14, 13 Desert Burst
Premier Genista, 22, 16, 13, 12 Black Lacquer
Premier Genista, 20, 14, 10 and snare Black Lacquer
Premier Resonator 22, 16, 14, 13 poly creme/black
Zickos 22, 16, 14, 13, clear acrylic and snare
Posted on 5 years ago
#23
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Thanks - this was a fun project. No rebuild of any kind needed. And thanks again to the forum for tips and advice.

I have the original snares but updated them for use.

The l’il guy sounds great!

Posted on 5 years ago
#24
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Well done, Sir!!

Creighton

Nothing special here but I like them.
Posted on 5 years ago
#25
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Nice!

I have the same drum and colors, 8 lug, /can you make out what year your drum is?

Posted on 4 years ago
#26
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From slingerfan

+1 with Creighton. Also the date stamp and M stamp can be easily removed so be careful as that is part of the drums provenance. 3-ply shell with mahogany interior. The M stamp denotes that the outer ply is Maple. The thick center ply is poplar. Serial looks to be 5275 and aligns nicely with Jan '63 date stamp. Mid '63 the interior ply was changed to maple so yours is one of the last with mahogany interior.

Ref: Post #7

Posted on 4 years ago
#27
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Looks great! And I really liked Creighton's advice to just clean and wax the exterior...nothing you could have done would have made it look better! I would have gone with his advice to not seal the interior, as Slingerland guru Brooks Tegler has cautioned me, but no harm.

Mid 60's Rogers Pink Champagne Sparkle
late 50's Slingerland 5N kit being refinished
20's/30's Duplex kit
20's CONN kit
Vintage traps
Posted on 4 years ago
#28
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Somewhere in the thread is a comment that moisture would affect the ink. Or something.

That’s why I used the bees’ wax. So it’s not really sealed except for that.

Posted on 4 years ago
#29
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From optiguytom

Looks great! And I really liked Creighton's advice to just clean and wax the exterior...nothing you could have done would have made it look better! I would have gone with his advice to not seal the interior, as Slingerland guru Brooks Tegler has cautioned me, but no harm.

That's poor advice about leaving wood to absorb moisture. He may know tons about Slingy's but knows sh*t about wood care. I can show you page after page on this site about cracked rings, separation of joints, separation of layers and on and on.

It`s a drum,.....Hit It !!

.....76/#XK9207 Phonic Sound Machine D454/D-505 snares !i
Posted on 4 years ago
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