Hello everybody at this forum!
First post here, great place!
I am looking for all rims for the Slingerland set pictured.
So far it's been hard to tell which are the right, correct period ones.
According to the previous owner the set is from 1955.
Some features:
-hardware is NOB and the lugs on bassdrum, floor and ride toms all are the large bassdrum size (part #566?). The picture at bottom left of page 199 in Rob Cook's "Slingerland Book" shows a "Gene Krupa Deluxe Radio King Ensemble 1-N" with the same lugs on all drums. In the picture the snare drum is different and the rims look like Sticksavers, don't they?
-the badge is on bassdrum and snare, and it's the 1955-1959 small oval type as described at page 148 on Rob Cook's book.
-snare drum is 6 lugs and sports an original "three-point" strainer (part #967A)
-the diameter of the ride and floor tom drums is slightly larger than standard
-bassdrum legs are not original, they are Ludwig from a later period
-all the rest is original to the set (except rims of course)
Now, which rims should I look for? Sticksavers? Single flanged? Collar hooks?
Thank you, Gabe.