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Slingy one or 3 plies?

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Hello, Its hard to see because a previous owner stained the edges, but does this look like a one ply drum or 3? I will try to get better photos later today. Thanks in advance.

Posted on 8 years ago
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Looks like three ply, maple inside and mahogany out

Posted on 8 years ago
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From lucky

Looks like three ply, maple inside and mahogany out

Thanks. Are you judging by the grain of the outer ply? Its been over stained, but I'm not familiar with the texture or grain of mahogany...It is definitely different from the maple inner ply grain.

Posted on 8 years ago
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Lucky is correct. Definitely mahogany exterior and maple interior thus it is a 3-ply. Also that drum appears to be late 60's. Although they are listed in the catalogs there were almost no single ply drums made between '65 and '70. After '70 (with a few exceptions) all are 3 ply or 5 ply. See DrCJW's wood shell article on the VDG for even more info.

Posted on 8 years ago
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Thank you both for taking the time to clear this up for me and for offering the information on the time line. I come here and learn.

Thanks again. SC

Posted on 8 years ago
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