Do any of the Slingerland experts know what number was the starting point of the serial numbers? I have seen four, five and six digit numbers. Are there two and three digit serial numbers out there? Did Slingerland start their serial numbers at 1, 10, 100 or 1000? Thanks for your input.
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Posted on 9 years ago
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Hi Slingerfan!
I'm not aware of 2 and 3 digit serial numbers. You can use this link to learn more about Slingerland serial numbers... http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/drcjw/article_2_serial_numbers_page1.html
Serial numbers began with 4 digits, in late 1962, so it might be SAFE to assume that the first one was 1001, which were stamped on the Black/Brass Niles badges. If you follow the article, you see that there was a change to Black/Silver badges and the serial numbers were reset, again to most likely 1001. Hope this helps you out!
-Mark
Posted on 9 years ago
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Welcome!
Have never seen < 4 either. 60's Niles documented pretty well. Later not so much. Slingerland as all used whatever was in the bin at the time. Could be a later badge on an earlier shell or vis versa never know.
Hope others with more knowledge post.
Thanks,
Creighton
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Posted on 9 years ago
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Slingerland, a renowned American drum manufacturer, began using serial numbers on their drums in October 1962. However, the application of these serial numbers did not follow a consistent or sequential pattern, making it challenging to determine the exact starting point of their numbering system. Some drums from the 1960s feature four-digit serial numbers, while others have five or six digits. Interestingly, there are instances where drums have serial numbers as low as 254
Posted on 4 weeks ago
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The inconsistency in serial number assignment suggests that Slingerland's numbering system may not have started at a specific value such as 1, 10, 100, or 1000. Instead, it appears that serial numbers were applied based on internal tracking methods or production batches, rather than a strict sequential order. This approach was not uncommon among drum manufacturers of the era, as serial numbers often served more for internal record-keeping than for public identification.
Posted on 4 weeks ago
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The previous two posts (#4 & #5) are wildly inaccurate. Likely spam.
Posted on 4 weeks ago
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Definitely spam accounts. Notice that most of them, in addition to their generic, nonsensical posts, have a link in their signature or in their post.
I have been researching this issue and it has a very serious problem for at least the last 15 years, and has been a general problem even longer. The term for this is sig spamming. I was reading a thread about this from 2011 on one of the large discussion group software companie's the support forums. Even back then, people were having massive problems with this.
Most of them will join up and post once or twice, hoping people will click on the link and either get infected with malware or purchase whatever product they are shilling for. They are either bots or real humans working in sweat shops in poor countries.
I have reported 42 spam accounts in the past week or two and I would hazard to guess, that the vast majority of the new users/posts in the past month are spam accounts.
The good news, is that changes are coming to the site that should reduce this problem greatly, although spammers always find away around whatever barriers you put up, but once they fix the report user button, it will be easier for us to report a user and for support to delete them.
Posted on 4 weeks ago
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