i do have some parts if need be..

have the leg brace and shoulder strap and the clip, 15" skins..

let me know..

came off a white interior luddy and a clear interior shell

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Julia, Sale them complete and the drums separately.

I want to get another 22" bass drum for my Vistalite set. Do you think these would sell for enough to buy a drum like that? My dad said I shouldn't have bought them, but I thought they might be special.

you should be able to get a $100.00 each,, so $200.00 total is not to shabby.

Those are cool marching drums! I agree with v-2000, sell seperate complete drums as they are. Selling the parts is called drum stripping and that is not cool, besides it will take a long time to sell every piece.

Good luck!

I see you've also acquired the "vintage drum bug". :)

Aside from a couple cosmetic issues, both drums look to be in very good condition. If you don't want them, put them up for sale in the the For Sale section. Are they both 14x10 drums? The missing/damaged badges and leg rests are really not an issue. The cracked shell might just be some ply separation. Unless something actually crushed the shell at some point.

I agree, the older marching snares really don't have a place in today's marching bands/drumlines. It's all about high-tension firecracker snares now.

jccabinets is correct and I agree about selling the individual parts as being "not cool", but some forum members, including myself, have successfully breathed new life into marching snares like yours. We've cut the shells down and reuse all of the hardware to make a kit style snare. Some may not agree with this, but I feel it's at least better than parting out the drum.

Your drums could be turned into a 14x6.5 Ludwig School Festival snare. With careful measurements and a single cut with a saw, a re-cut bearing edge with a router and some new holes drilled for the lugs, someone can make them into a snare that is very usable. As a 14x10 marching snare, it would have probably been parted out or ended up in some landfill.

Here are some great/quality examples of marching snare conversions by billnvick:

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=34088&highlight=marching

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=31882&highlight=marching

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=36066&highlight=marching

Here are two that I've done:

14x5.5 Jazz Festival Reproduction

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showpost.php?p=237670&postcount=51

15x6.5 School Festival Reproduction

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=37844&highlight=marching

Thanks for posting.

-Tim