Greetings fellow drummers,
While doing a session the other day, the keyboardist and I were talking about drums. He told me he had an old snare drum he wanted to sell for $100, so I took a look. It's a WFL snare with the badge that says "WFL DRUM CO - 1728 N DAMEN AVE - CHICAGO, USA". The badge appears to be brass. There is no serial number. I can only narrow it down to being pre-60's. It appears the top head never had a dampener/muffler.
The release is a WFL Classic. It has a foldable leg rest, as it is a marching snare. I can't be sure if the leg rest is original, as the hardware holding it in has aged to a different color from the hardware holding in the lugs. It is 10" x 14". 8 lugs on the top, and 8 on the bottom. The finish is a very yellowed white marine pearl. Wood shell and hoops on the inside, and triple-flanged rims outside. A couple of the lug screws have been replaced on the inside. There is a "14" written in chalk on the inside of the drum, and I have no idea when that would have been done. There are no other markings inside the drum.
I bought it because I liked it, most of all. I do wonder, though, if this drum has become some kind of hybrid over the years due to add-ons, or if this drum began its life as a marching snare.
Is there anyone out there who can narrow down the date on this snare, and possibly some kind of valuation?
