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What is meant by a 'crimped' snare bed?

Thanks.

Stephen

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Posted on 12 years ago
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[IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n632/PurdieShuffle/th.jpg[/IMG]

Applies to metal shells. If you find a 60's keystone supra with crimped beds, it's a COB!

John

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Posted on 12 years ago
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From Purdie Shuffle

[IMG]http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n632/PurdieShuffle/th.jpg[/IMG]Applies to metal shells. If you find a 60's keystone supra with crimped beds, it's a COB!John

John, have to let you know that your statement is not true. Many people THINK that Ludwig never put a crimped bed on a Ludaloy shelled Supraphonic, but indeed they did. Have two in my possession, and they pit just like the rest em! Seeing the "crimped beds" was the resaon I "thought" I was getting a good deal, but when I received it, was disappointed to find out the flaking chrome in some spots, and a few pinhead pits...

Nice pre-serial Acrolite by the way! Is it a first generation?

Posted on 12 years ago
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yep. there are a few crimped bed,red felt muffler ludalloys out there. not sure why,but there are. just as a few pre serial acrolites have surfaced with crimped beds and ludalloy shell.

mike

Posted on 12 years ago
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Hmmm, did not know that! Must have been during the transition period between the COB Super's and the Ludalloy Supra's in 63'. This is why I love this place so much, I've been knocking around with drums for 48 years, sometimes you get to thinking that you've heard it all, but I learn something new at VDF just about every day! Thanks for the info. I'll be more careful about pulling the trigger right away if I spot a nice snare for sale with crimped beds. Normally, I'd assume it was a brass shell.

The photo is just something I grabbed on the web to illustrate a crimped bed for you, not my drum. But yes, it's a photo of an -early- acro shell.

John

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Posted on 12 years ago
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You are correcct on the time frame John. Holding on to the two I have, thinking that some day my great grandchildren can sell one, and pay for a gallon of gasbaby crawl2

Posted on 12 years ago
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You are correcct on the time frame John. Holding on to the two I have, thinking that some day my great grandchildren can sell one, and pay for a gallon of gasbaby crawl2

That's funny, but sadly, when the time comes. it may not be too far from true!

John

Too many great drums to list here!

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Posted on 12 years ago
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Hey guys, I thought all metal snare beds were installed by crimping in a machine.

Is there another method the manufacturers did to create snare beds in metal?

I know a drum maker here in LA who put some in one of the bronze shells with a hammer and a 2 by 4. He said it went slightly out of round.

Thanks SA

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Posted on 12 years ago
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