Hello All,
Great forum and website. I am not a drum collector and I am not even a drummer. I was given an old snare drum back in the 1960s from a family friend and have had it in my garage ever since. I just recently pulled it out and started to clean it up. The hardware is all off it and is very green (so I think it is copper (???)). I beleive all the parts are there, but I don't have the time or expertise to put it all togther. It has a Ludwig Chicago engraving on it, but no date or serial number. From the little bit of research on this site and a few others, it appears to be a Black Beauty. It has the "flowers" engraved on it.
My questions is is this drum worth anything to a collector? If so, how would I determine what year it is and how much it might be worth.
I apologize if I have asked some dumb questions on this post, but I really don't know anything about drums.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Steve