After the help I got yesterday, I decided to buy the snare on ebay, a Gretsch 60's (?) Dixieland. I was making a quick decision. It needs work, but I thought it would be fun, and I've never had a 'round badge.' So what the heck. Plus it was fairly cheap.
And I've read some great stuff about them.
But now as I look at the Vintage drum catalogs, it looks like the original has single flange hoops, whereas the one I bought has the Gretsch die cast. The single flange look pretty danged expensive now that I'm shopping for them!
So two questions for the restoration gang: Are single flange hoops correct for this snare? The paper tag says Model 4105, the serial is 5748.
Second: is there a source for the single flange, if I need them, that isn't $50 apiece?
Thanks!!