Hello all. New to this forum. I'm more a bass player guitarist but I've always had a kit of some sort at my disposal. This past summer, I picked up a 3 piece set of Slingerlands at a yard sale. Thing is, I didn't know it until a few days ago. The drums are covered with a black felt like material (actually a nice job). That day I pulled the felt back enough to see the color underneath but just enough to get an idea (pearl white). I brought them home and threw some hardware and stands together and had at it.
Now, we're in the process of remodeling our house so things are getting moved around a bit. A few days ago I decided to peel back the covering on the mounted tom and I find a Slingerland badge #142678 black with brass lettering.
I've search a few earlier threads and did some other research the past few days and my head is spinning. I'm guessing they're late 60's early 70's. They do have the "chocolate milk" paint I've seen mentioned in other threads as well.
My questions...
Is there a way to bring back the shine of the original finish and should I even do that?? There's no bottom hardware (unfortunately) but you can see the holes for them and the finish that surrounds the holes are really bright. The majority of the finish has a yellowed look.
Is it normal for the badge to be upside down? I took some pictures and had the tom upside down and the badge was rightside up.
I paid $50 for the 3 pieces. 20 inch bass, 16 FT, 12 RT
I'm trying to upload some pictures but the "manage attachment" bar isn't working for me.
Any input would be grately appreciated!
