Can`t see the pics.

Where have you posted the pics?

For some reason i cannot post the pictures on this site, if you email me at [email]chrjlsmith681@yahoo.com[/email] I would send you some pictures of the drum and maybe you could tell me what it might be worth.

See the start topic here

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=38300

there are pictures of my drum on ebay, just go to rare snare drums and you will see it, it is the only deri drum there and i think it is the only deri drum anywhere that is why i think it is so rare, i cannot find another one anywhere in the US. So if anyone is interested in seeing pictures of the drum that is where you can find them.

Yes, I see the drum now. I think it is early postwar. There was an entire kit on ebay.de for sale about a year ago, in the same wrap and with the same lugs, hoops and badge. It was a late '40's kit. I think it sold for about 1200.00 but it was an almost mint 4 piece kit , with hardware ,a parallel strainer snare -------in Germany!

Deri made a range of drums. The premium range had 8 tensioners per head on the snare drums, with parallel snare mechanism and muffler . An excellent example of such a Deri snaredrum , from the late 40's , completely functional and clean would be worth no more than about 300.00, if you could find a buyer and there would be not too much interest because the brand is not well known here and commands little interest.

Your drum is a mid or student grade drum. It has 6 lugs and a conventional throwoff, I suspect. I can't really see the throwoff, from the pictures but it certainly isn't parallel. I hope it still has one. A drum of this nature is worth about 175.00, tops, if complete and fully functional.

It would help, if you provided clearer and more varied pictures. A prospective buyer , needs to see more details in order to spark an interest.