I can read the literature at the Vintage Drum Guide from the old catalog scans, but I seem to remember a few Slingerland experts, here, who actually have a Jet kit.
And a possibly-related question:
Does anyone know if Roy Haynes was playing Slingerlands around 1964-5?
Hello, O-Lugs!
My understanding is that the "Jet" kits were manufactured from 1965 through 1970 and came with a 14x20 bass drum, 8x12 rack tom, 14x14 floor tom and 5x14 snare drum.
What was a little unique about the kit was the fact that the rack tom came with a flush-base stand as standard equipment from 1965 through 1967, which was replaced by a set-o-matic tom mount from 1968 through 1970.
BTW........ Roy Haynes was listed as a Slingerland endorsee from 1960 through 1964.
Thank you, my friend!
Did anyone ever hear the story about how Roy Haynes replaced the front (resonant) side wood hoop on his bass drum for a metal floor tom rim -something about the purpose of fitting it into his (then) new sports car?
I guess where I am going with this is to see if there is any possible parallel to the story/rumor that Bill Ludwig and Bud Slingerland were both trying to get Roy Haynes to be an endorser for their respective companies at around that time. I'm thinking maybe that Slingerland's "carrot" was the Jet kit because it, too, utilized metal rims the way Roy purportedly did. But then Ludwig came out with the extra-short Jazzette bass drum and that was inevitably the kit that Roy Haynes became associated with when he made the choice to become a Ludwig endorser.
What were some other possible reasons for utilizing metal rims as opposed to the traditional wood hoops? All the Slingerland literature says is "The metal rims look great!"
Now THAT's cool to consider. My interest is piqued.
I thought the "Jet" had an 18 inch bass drum...but again...I am not the smartest guy around!
-Adam
I bought a JET set in prety bad shape like 2 months ago. Ill be restoring the set soon. Its an 18" BD w/ metal hoops...
You could purchase a Jet kit with a 14x18 bass drum or pay a whopping $10 more and get a 14x20. Both came with metal in lieu of wooden hoops. If you didn't want the kit with the flat-base 805 rack tom stand you could deduct $5.50 and get a consolette tom holder.
Yes. The literature cites an 18 X 14 bas drum with metal rims and key-rods -which would have reduced the depth to (probably) close to what the Jazzette's total depth (including wood hoops and t-rods).
The timeline lines up that the Jet and the Jazzette are close to the same era. Then there is the Roy Haynes connection and the purported "war" between Slingerland and Ludwig to get Haynes as an endorser. The Jet came out in the 1965 Slingerland catalog and Ludwig's Jazzette was debuted in the 1967 catalog (which was printed in 1966).
Maybe shooting in the dark, here, but I have a feeling there s some kind of relationship between the two drum sets.
You could purchase a Jet kit with a 14x18 bass drum or pay a whopping $10 more and get a 14x20. Both came with metal in lieu of wooden hoops. If you didn't want the kit with the flat-base 805 rack tom stand you could deduct $5.50 and get a consolette tom holder.
Nice! Those were the days!
