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Calf Skin Snare head

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Gents and ladies,

I just picked up a vintage Ludwig Single tension snare estimated at about 1919-1925. It has the wooden hoops on the heads and flat steel rims. It is a polished metal 13" shell, perhaps a Jazz 'Er Up model. I am looking to replace the snare head and would love to stick with calf's skin. Do I need to make my own from flat stock or can I purchase a new 0.001 head with the wood hoops (flesh)?

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Rudimental

Posted on 12 years ago
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Either is an option.

Can you post pix?

Posted on 12 years ago
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Gary G.
1963 Ludwig Gold Sparkle Hollywood Kit
Ludwig Collection: 10 Vintage Snare Drums, 4 Customized Vintage Snare Drums, 4 Vintage Foot Pedals, 1 Single Value Bugle
Posted on 12 years ago
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Richard I have photos at home. I will post this weekend. I may have discovered the Ludwig "Junior 3 1/2" x 13" snare but will try a close up of the throw off. It is more than just a knob adjust.

Thanks for the reply. It may prove not to be that rare, but I am excited that it is in really mint condition sans the head and 1 thumb rod.

Rudimental

Posted on 12 years ago
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Here are some photos for your consideration.

Posted on 12 years ago
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Looks like you have both batter and snare side hoops. No need to make another hoop, unless you want spares. You can buy your own skin and tuck it yourself. It's not rocket science, you can do it easily. Do a search here for "Calf Heads" or "Tucking Heads". A skin should run you around $20 or so, higher if you want parchment white or fish skin. Batter side: medium to thick calf, snare side: thin to fine, calf or fish skin.

Posted on 12 years ago
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For the snare side, you want slunk, which is the skin of an unborn calf. From time to time, it seems, sale of this material is banned (in the US, anyway). If you tuck yourself, make sure to tuck loosely, as slunk tears very easily. Good luck.

Posted on 12 years ago
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You can also try drum factory direct for just skins, no slunk:

http://www.drumfactorydirect.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_result&search_in_description=1&keyword=calf

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Posted on 12 years ago
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It is the Junior Model 4395 made from the 1920s virtually unchanged through 1949. I have the same drum. I found a correct calm skin head for the top on ebay, but have not found a slunk for the bottom. You're lucky that the snare throw-off lever is there. They come off easily so are quite often missing. Great little snare...it will clean up nicely.

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Gary G.
1963 Ludwig Gold Sparkle Hollywood Kit
Ludwig Collection: 10 Vintage Snare Drums, 4 Customized Vintage Snare Drums, 4 Vintage Foot Pedals, 1 Single Value Bugle
Posted on 12 years ago
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Has anyone tried Remo Fiberskyns? How are they?

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