Sorry for bad quality! Also I tried to put on a new head but it didn't fit very well, i'ts not the original hoop either.

Yes, STdrums in Germany makes plastic heads in any size at reasonable prices.

They come in 3 thicknesses - 1 for the snare side, 2 for batter side.

They are not coated, but smooth - and actually, I don´t like them. But they are the only plastic possibility.

Another, better sounding but more inconvenient and expensive solution is to have vellum heads made in the right size.

Jon - fra Danmark.

To me, doing what you tried - fit modern hoops and use standard heads - is a fully practical solution. Your pic doesn´t really tell - but it seems like the rods are sitting in a fair angle, not pointing too much out?

If they look OK, I would use modern hoops and heads - for convenience if nothing else.

Jon

Welcome !

1st: that's a nice catch (and sorry, I can't be of help regarding the brand name).

2nd: who told you that this drum is 80 years old? I would date it later, perhaps to the 60's.

3rd: sometimes there is a wording inside of the lugs: if you could take one off, you might find a hint there.

4th: can you make a pic of the shell inside shell as well (don't bother the pic's quality: that's ok)?

Greetings, Ralf

Thanks for the reply!

Well, the salesman told me it was 80 years old, and the the hoop on it is not the original one, I'm going to take every little thing apart and oil so it doesn't crack, so I can check when I do that.

I might add that the snare mech is pretty much made of guitar strings.

I can take photos tomorrow, just got home from school and I have no intentions to go back there today!

Do anybody know what year they introduced international measurements?

Iv'e been googling like crazy but I haven't found anything about the brand.

By an accident I got a hold of old calfskin timpani heads, and I was thinking of making a head for it in calfskin. It would be the first time, how hard is it? I might add that I'm a classical percussionist at college level, and I really like to play on calfskin.

'New Rhythm' was a U.S. trademark for imported instruments, seems in 70's if I'm not mistaken.

George.

Wow! Really? Then that guy really fooled me! Oh well, It's still a good snare if I get everything working properly! Do you have any link to any information?

You wanted pictures of the inside of the snare so here they come.

That is very special, with those rounded, very delicate reinforcement rings.

I haven´t seen anything like it. To me, they look more 40´s or 50´s than 60´s, which also fits with the metric size.

Something German? The damper looks very well made.

Jon