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Leedy 12/12/16/20
From drumfx...
8 years agoLeedy 12/12/16/20
OK drumfx, your latest details tell us this is a mid '66 or newer kit. Badges with the 48 postal code were used '62 and newer. From '61-mid '66 no b...
8 years agoLeedy 12/12/16/20
Do all the drums badges have the postal code "48" after "Chicago"? Do all the drums have a mahogany interior? Dark, open (coarse) grain.
9 years agoLeedy 12/12/16/20
Leedy experts please weigh in. Definitely 60's Slingerland/Leedy. Some details suggest a '66 (plus or minus) build. Did you check the interiors for...
9 years agoStones nail it again :-)
My neighbor, who will be 95 in two months, still plays a bit every day. Enjoy listening to his delicate brush work.
9 years agoDuco paint, lead or no?
From schmegeggie...
9 years agoMore Ludwig Serial Number Anomolies!
+1 with wflkurt. Slingerland built and stocked common size drums in popular colors. There is no reason to think that Ludwig did not do the same. A...
9 years agoMore Ludwig Serial Number Anomolies!
Isn't the difference between date stamps about 5 months? Seems reasonable. Still a good example of the erratic nature of serials. Are the other num...
9 years agoSlingerland Drum Set
Please list the sizes of all the included drums and someone here should be able to give you a ballpark price.
9 years agoSlingerland Drum Set
Welcome. Serial looks like 334xxx which would be late 70's. These look like 5-ply shells (no re-rings). Hardware looks era correct. Not exactly a...
9 years agoRadio Kings
Yes. Drums from the '57-'62 (plus or minus) era are often erroneously called Radio Kings or Sound Kings.
9 years agoSlingerland vintage 1963-1965 Drum Set w/original heads,hardware&cases
Lots of unmolested originality here. Do all the drums have the same interior? How about the floor tom? Expect to see clear maple if all from the sa...
9 years agoRadio Kings
From vintagemore2000...
9 years agoRadio Kings
There will be many differing opinions here but it is generally accepted that the last year the "Radio King" name was used for bass, toms and snare dru...
9 years agoSlingerland vintage 1963-1965 Drum Set w/original heads,hardware&cases
Yes, more pictures needed, but this does appear to be an original "Jet Outfit". The drum sizes are correct. While Slingerland's are undervalued thes...
9 years ago