It's not all that rare, but the Slingerland black diamond is one of the nicest versions of that finish, and the solid shell slingerlands have a great sound...you can crank them or tuned them down. Careful with that throw-off arm, as they tend to break. It's a very nice drum.

hi Gary,

very nice drum! i got the same finish in 6 1/2, Chicago badge (from the 50's) as 16 lugger. these single ply shells have a particular wood sound, fat backbeat in the middle and killer rimshots. very sensitive response.

i just luuuuuv that BDP!!!

...keep on banging them skins...

I modelled my shells [True North] after the RK.I admire that drum so much i wanted to make them even better.In my opinion i did just that because the one flaw the rk had was a lack of attention to detail,especially edges and beds,but no one seemed to care much about that back then.Anyway,i could talk for hours about this but i wontParty ....Suffice it to say you have imo one of the best snare drums ever builtSoap Box

Glad you got it. I had it in my collection for some time!!

Now I'm excited. Thanks for the input gang. Much appreciated. I love a good wood drum. I'll check the edges but the ear is the best judge.

Regards,

Gary