Kit is 5 piece.. 6X14 clamshell snare, 9X13 & 10X14 toms w/clip mounts, 16X16 FT W 3 straight legs, & 14X22BD w/ 2 rail mounts and 2 Cymbal mounts....loaded. Snare is maple . toms & BD are mahogany w/ 2 1/2" maple re rings ..Was told that this was a Krupa kit....came with a Krupa HH too. Both mounted toms and the FT have no badges and no vent holes, The BD & snare have a gold oval Sling. badge. The FT has a diamond clip mount too........... My 2 ?'s are ...Is this a Krupa kit? and Why is there a clip mount on the FT? .........Asking the good Dr and all other Slingerland fans Thank you!!!!!
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An unusual early 50's Slingerland kit ?'s
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Posted on 14 years ago
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It's normal for the toms to not have vents or badges. Slingerland didn't badge toms until 1966 or so.
HERE is a 1959 Gene Krupa Ensemble 1N kit for you to compare.
Things that I'd be suspicious about:
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[*] The clip mount on the floor tom. Vintage stands wouldn't be able to support a 16" tom, so I wouldn't expect a factory-installed tom mount. It's possible someone added the mount later, for use with modern heavy duty stands. It might also be possible that this drum started out as a concert tom and was converted to a floor tom.
[*] The 14" rack tom. 14x14 floor toms were available, but I don't know that I've seen a 10x14 drum from the 1950s that didn't start out as a marching snare.
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Posted on 14 years ago
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Slings started getting badges LATE 1966.
"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
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