Buddy Rich Model... not sure about the price, this model seems to go for higher than most of the others of this era, but not sure in this ecconomy if $250 is a deal or not.

A friend of mine has that snare only chrome over wood, very nice snare!

I'd totally snap it up if it was blakrome.

If i was you i would pick it up in a heart beat,250.00 for 70s B.R. snare is a Great deal..Mikey

Well I lucked out and got this drum. I picked it up yesterday after work. The guy I bought it from is a pro trumpet player. A drummer friend of his gave him 2 slingys and he decided to sell both. We went back and forth emailing offers and counter offers and then he didn't reply for 2 days, so I figured ok, someone paid him what he was asking so better luck next time. Then yesterday he emails me and says yes, I will sell it for the last offer I made. Needless to say, I was surprised and excited, ecstatic. We met at a Walgreens near his house and made the exchange and just chatted for 30 minutes until the heavens opened up. Just before it started to rain he mentioned that a guy came by a day ago and tried them both and decided he wanted the other slingy snare. It was a 6-lug covered in the Blue ripple wrap. He said it was stamped 1961. Earlier a drummer friend of mine emailed me that he had just bought a slingy and was very happy with it. A 1961 Hollywood Ace. More on that later. I asked the seller is the guys name Paul (my buddy) and he said yes, thats the guys name Paul (Last name here). I just laughed and told him, "I know that guy and he just emailed me that he bought a slingy snare." Here are pics I took. Haven't played it and I will clean her up over this 3 day weekend. My wife calls this stuff my Drum adventures.

Congrats on the snare! I saw that blue ripple and almost emailed the guy, was it a 6lug or a hollywood ace? I thought it was 6 and decided to pass.

Ryan, Yes, that's the other part of the story. The guy that bought it emailed me saying he had just bought a Hollywood Ace so I didn't put 2 & 2 together because the Blue ripple was a 6 lug. I originally told the seller that I thought it was a student model and I looked in the catalogues and decided it was a student model with the optional triple flange hoops. Here's a pic that the buyer sent me, not the best pic. I asked if he could send me better pics for posterity. I love that wrap though, very nice although the seller did mention that the seam was separating a bit.

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