Hi.
So I just got the stop sign badge snare in this video yesterday.
I cannot figure out what color it is.
Is it Antique Maple or Walnut?
In the gretsch book the color from the 70-80s seems to be Antique Maple.
The modern antique maple is WAY darker.
The d rum could also be walnut?
The Tag says 4158W... Wonder if the W means Walnut?
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could mean wood, too...????
The finish looks too light to be Walnut. A Google search of 4158W turns up some sites noting that the W is Walnut. Still, every example of Gretsch's Walnut is much darker, so I'm a bit confused with the "W" after the 4158.
-Mark
W indicates Wood shell (B is for brass) at that time (that's straight from a pricelist)..
..Joe
Antique Maple code is AM
Walnut is WW
Maple (natural) is WM
I think that's a Natural snare that has aged.
WM (wood maple)
..Joe
I would remove a lug. The original color should be visable under there. Cool looking drum!
