Hey,I just picked up a seriously cool 15x6.5 snare dated July 1961 (African Mahogany inner and outer). I'd be willing to part with it to help you out. It's not a museum piece. I purchased the drum from the son of the original owner (Rosen, who made those fiberglass drums for Bud Slingerland) and he had modded it to please his own playing style. The original throw was removed as he really liked the zoomy. It's an original mahogany finish and shows some great checking through the years. I honestly love the drum, but I don't mind rotating it and finding another. I have a matching drum for the mahogany kit, so it really makes me no never mind. Let me know.Here's the link to the thread on the snare.http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=29550
THANKS so much for the offer. However, I simply wanted to see what I could do to make use of the snare I've currently got. Yours would probably fit perfectly with my current Slingy project but I really didn't want to make any sort of additional significant investment at this time. I would, however, be more than willing to pay for a 2012 Chicago Drum Show T-Shirt in a medium, should anyone be kind enough to pick one up for me (lol). ENJOY the show!