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Always one big caution on this finish, if I may. Slingerland's Copper finish is a steel wrap onto which was placed a very thin copper plating and outer protective clear coat. If one tries to polish the finish in any way one will remove whatever protective coat is still there, and then quickly wear the copper plating off exposing gray steel. In other words, you do not want to polish Slingerland Copper at all. The only thing you can do is clean the surface with some inert Martin's Guitar Cleaner and Polish for lacquered wood guitars, or something similarly harmless to the clear coat. I know several folks, including a very knowlegeable drum store owner, who innocently polished, now to their great chagrin. Very different story on the chrome stands of course, though I personally think it's always safest if polishing to use a chrome polish without any added abrasive.
Wonderful that you have had them as the original owner all this time! If possible and not too inconvenient, I am sure many folks would love at some point to hear some details: shells, serial ranges, features, maybe some pics. Notwithstanding the thin-skinned nature of the finish and its wear problems, I for one think Slingerland Copper drums are pretty cool.
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