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Does anyone know what companies (in the day) used the wood grommets on their snares, and what era? Were there different types of wood used by different companies? Thanks

Posted on 14 years ago
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I am restoring an old Walberg & Auge with a wood snare grommet. Not the best picture, but you can see it on the left. The wood appears to be very dense, could be oak - not sure. I've had some trouble dating this drum, likely 1910-1920

jim

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Leedy used them too..........LONG ago

"Always make sure your front bottom BD lugs clear the ground!"
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From surface

Does anyone know what companies (in the day) used the wood grommets on their snares, and what era? Were there different types of wood used by different companies? Thanks

These are the company's that i know or seen wood grommet's used.Most are 1910-1920...Leedy,Ludwig,Geo. B. Stone.,W & A,Duplex,Gretsch,Roger's.If i recall right most if not all used oak grommet's but some did used maple one's..Mikey

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Thanks for the information Bowing

Seems this piccolo snare I have is a 3" maple with walnut grommet. Can't find any information on it, as it is not marked. The only possible mark, is a half round mark inside the shell. Looks like someone took a branding iron??

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Actually the descendant of George stone Drum company,Eames drums,still does wooden grommets on toms basses and snares,and I believe Tamas Starclassic Maple drums uses them.

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Stone indeed used wooden grommets (which varied somewhat in style, size, and type of wood) up until about 1925 when they switched to a black plastic "bakelite" grommet which screwed into a tapped vent hole. Nokes & Nicolai and their predecessors F. E. Dodge also used beautifully polished rosewood grommets.

+1 on old Leedy, W & A, and modern Eames shells too!

-Lee

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