Hi all,

Here's another addition to the collection...

Late 1930s-early 1940s 7x14 WFL Marble DeLuxe (wrap) Twin Sensation Hollywood Swing Model

I got this one last week from a local owner. The seller took the drum to a few locations in my area and they were all nice enough to recommend me. So the seller brings this drum to me and says "I'll just leave it with you, I trust you..."; it's nice to be trusted. I called him back a few days later and we did the deal.

This is a one-owner drum, it was the seller's grandfather's drum and was in the seller's possession for many years. The drum is 100% original down to the original snare cord, I love the way WFL tied the snare cord on the lever side. The drum was stored for many years and was in excellent-plus condition, I could have left the drum as is but you know me...so I took the drum apart and cleaned/polished up everything. This was a very easy restoration, more of a light cleaning. The shell looks like it is maple, thoughts? The drum is covered in the un-catalogued (and rarer, I'm told) Marble DeLuxe wrap as compared to the catalogued Marble DeLuxe lacquer finish. Thanks to Bun for clearing that up for me. The "wrap" is pretty thin but you can see and feel the two seams: 1. the shell seam 2. the wrap seam (see photo). This finish reminds me of the Black Diamond Pearl "paper" wrap that WFL used on their WWII Victorious drums. The nickel hardware was in great shape....4-5 hours later...voila...enjoy!

Mike Curotto