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Slingerland Chrome Radio King from 1960's? $100 ?

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Is it just me? LOL

Is this too good to be true?

I didn't know they made a chrome Radio King.

I smell another Slingerland deal that smells like fish. LOL

http://cgi.ebay.com/Slingerland-chrome-1960s-radioking-snare-drum-/320526348073?cmd=ViewItem&pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4aa0dbef29

Posted on 14 years ago
#1
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That looks like my slingerland snare?

I really dont know what radio king means but that sure looks like mine

Z

"A Majority , many times is a group of Highly motivated snails; If a thousand people say something foolish, it's still foolish. Truth is never dependent upon consensus of opinion. "
Posted on 14 years ago
#2
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That's a Slingerland Sound King, chrome over brass with Zoomatic strainer, as shown here:

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/catalogs/slingerland/1976_slingerland_catalog_4.jpg

Posted on 14 years ago
#3
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Great drum for 100 bucks. Looks to be in nice shape!

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Posted on 14 years ago
#4
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I wanted to confirm before mentioning it, but there was a chrome-over-brass Radio King:

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/catalogs/slingerland/1963A-slingerland-snare1.jpg

...and here's one on eBay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&Item=150433222820

Posted on 14 years ago
#5
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The Radio King in that 1960's catalog picture has a totally different snare and the Sound King is lacking the 3 stripes in the shell.

The Sound King in the 1970's catalog picture looks close. I think you hit the winner there.

$120 new in 1976.

Thanks. You guys really know your stuff.

Posted on 14 years ago
#6
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I didn't notice the stripe-less drums in the 1963 catalog scan. In general, Slingerland chrome drums with stripes were brass. Drums without stripes were steel. At least through the Chicago/Niles years. (I remember seeing something recently about a 1980s Asian-made Slingerland steel snare that had the three stripes.)

Posted on 14 years ago
#7
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From SkyDog75

I didn't notice the stripe-less drums in the 1963 catalog scan. In general, Slingerland chrome drums with stripes were brass. Drums without stripes were steel. At least through the Chicago/Niles years. (I remember seeing something recently about a 1980s Asian-made Slingerland steel snare that had the three stripes.)

The Festival had no stripes and appears to be COS after '71 by the catalog scans. Listed as COB until then.

Sound Kings, stripes or not, were COB.

I don't know much after '79 or so...........

Kevin
Posted on 14 years ago
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From thisbright14

Great drum for 100 bucks. Looks to be in nice shape!Ad

Not for sale for a hundred...........

Kevin
Posted on 14 years ago
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From KapperDog

The Radio King in that 1960's catalog picture has a totally different snare and the Sound King is lacking the 3 stripes in the shell.The Sound King in the 1970's catalog picture looks close. I think you hit the winner there.$120 new in 1976.Thanks. You guys really know your stuff.

Best indicator of the age would be a pic of the badge and a readable serial number, which the one photo offered doesn't give us.

If I were interested, I would contact the seller and ask for more pics and info.

Kevin
Posted on 14 years ago
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