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Slingerland Super Gene Krupa Restoration
Very interesting. Are you sure this is a solid shell? Niles Badge and serial number indicate about '65-'66. Very few solid shells after early '65....
9 years agoDifferent size set-o-matic?
From idrum4fun...
9 years agoDifferent size set-o-matic?
I have the micrometer but not a chrome SOM. Aluminum Set-O-Matic was used almost two full years, '68 to late '69. Was not aware they are not compati...
9 years agoSlingerland Zoomatic - Not Fully Disengaging
Re-install the original wires per pictures from original post, if the snare disengages properly you have found your problem. You can also check that...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
There IS a way to report an eBay listing. Just above the "Item Specifics" box, on the far right near the "Item Number" is a "Report Item" link. Ther...
9 years agoGuitar center sent wrong cymbal
...and there is always an "exception to the rule".
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
I am not aware of a place to post a public question on an eBay listing page. The section at the bottom of the page that says "ask a question" goes th...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Drum is re-listed, buyers beware. After additional research, this shell may indeed be Niles era, just not the era this drum is supposed to be. The 5...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Badge is OK, one of the few things that is. You are correct, the catalog continued to use older images after the badge change. The catalogs are not...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Should have noticed this earlier, but the BDP snare does not have the correct hardware layout for an early 70's BR model. Should be from left to righ...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
The last one this seller sold can still be viewed in "sold listings" as item #201599017595. This drum has the same wrong late 80's/90's Zoomatic and...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Not silly at all. Hard to tell in pictures but the shell does not look Niles era. The bearing edge appears sharp not classic Slingerland rounded. B...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Mark, I was mistaken on the correct snare wire attachment for the '70-'75 BR model. Straps on either side of the wires is correct. The cord attachme...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
The first year for 5-ply shells was '72. The BDP wrap changed slightly in '73, as it did not have the fine details of the previous years. The BDP on...
9 years agoBR 4x14 on eBay - Legit?
Nice observations regarding the Zoomatic. That does appear to be a late 80's-early 90's Zoomatic. It has the fine knurled tension knob, the slightly...
9 years ago