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Slingerland Endorser Drums

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I reckon a question for the vintage Slingy experts, and yeah, been here long enough to know some have come and gone.

As you folks know well, there were many Endorsers over the years, Buddy, Louie, Barrett, etc.

Some of them were issued special specific Drum Sets, or maybe even singular drums (Snares) that bore a special Badge besides Slingerland's.

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I've seen a Slingy Bellson Endorser Snare once that old buddy Steve Maxwell latched onto, and I would've almost given a Kidney for.

The price was "considerable" to say the least. Then like a **** in a windstorm it was gone.

My own Slingy Set is an Endorser Set, Barrett Deems.

The set is circa 1980, WMP of course, all the right stuff for the time! And hardware-cases. Set was supplied to Barrett originally with a 12 Lug COB Spitfire, no Muffler. I got it!

I wonder, what about other greats (and endorsers) like Danny Seraphim from Chicago-etc?

This might be a question I'd have to ask Steve M personally, his brain is like 479 volumes of the Britannica.

Posted on 2 years ago
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I'm not sure what you are asking. Do you want to know the value of your Barrett Deems set? I think you should ask Steve Maxwell, in all honesty. Barrett Deems' name only means something to drummers, and probably nobody under 70 or 80 at this point. He's perhaps a forgotten figure in the drumming world. His name never had the cache' of Buddy, Gene, Papa Jo, Max, Elvin, or others better known.

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'59-ish Slingerland Pink Sparkle, 13/16/22.

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Posted on 2 years ago
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From DrumBob

I'm not sure what you are asking. Do you want to know the value of your Barrett Deems set? I think you should ask Steve Maxwell, in all honesty. Barrett Deems' name only means something to drummers, and probably nobody under 70 or 80 at this point. He's perhaps a forgotten figure in the drumming world. His name never had the cache' of Buddy, Gene, Papa Jo, Max, Elvin, or others better known.

Hello DrumBob,

No, not asking the value of my Set, but interested as I say if anyone has ever seen other Drums-Sets from other Slingerland Endorsers that had those special Badges?

I might suspect those Badges came to be around the late 70's and early 80's only.

Posted on 2 years ago
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I had one of Louie's Slingerland snare drums.[Attachment: 136835]

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Posted on 2 years ago
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Beautiful Drum!

2+1 with TDR Throwoff.

Would be a great one for my WMP Set. I have 2 Snares with the TDR, the 5x14 COB BR TDR I bought from Steve Maxwell many years ago, and the 6.5x14 12 Lug COB Spitfire.

This might've been the drum Steve Maxwell had at one point, I cannot remember the Drum Model? I do remember the asking price was $4,000.

Posted on 2 years ago
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Forgive me for possible wrong name for this snare.

I'd could also be incorrect, but I believe by old memory, the 2+1 was a Bellson Brainchild. (Or was it the Spitfire?)

My understanding is that these specific Slingerland endorser drums were not ever sold to the public, only the endorsers themselves received them.

Could there be copy-cats and Fugazys out there? Sure I imagine anything is possible.

My Barrett Set is believed to be 100% authentic. I bought it at a Chicago Vintage Drum Show, and Steve Maxwell was alongside side me when I said "I do!" LOL

Steve himself had a mighty sweet set out there for sale that year, an NOS Rogers Set in WMP, all the right sizes, BR Configuration, Powertone COB Snare. no Cannister Throne though, (My Barrett Set came with the Cannister Throne, and with endorser badge upon it.

The price was "more than I could bear" LOL, but believe I even seen that same set while over at his home one afternoon, and was offered to me on the spot.

Set was just like brand new, had me drooling.

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