Wouldn't a solid maple shell have tube lugs,as it would be a high end model?

26 x 14

anyone know what the stamped numbers mean in a pic i first posted?

I suppose the re-rings could be walnut??? can anyone tell or do I need a better photo?

July 4, 1917???

I originally thought they were walnut, unless they stained the oak!

thanks Lucky. I was thinking it might be the date too. It fits with the 1920 badge pretty close.

the re-rings did I thing have some black paint on them that stayed in the grain alittle mixed with the paint remover so that is making them look darker. Was oak a common re-ring wood?

sorry that the quality of these photos aren't better my camera sucks. here is another photo of the bearing edge.

and one of the re-ring... walnut????

and the drum has 2 holes in it one looks like it might be for a light bulb? the other is about 7/8" in diameter and looks original. was it just a big vent hole?? It is not directly below the other hole but between the next over set of rod holders (lugs?) so like at 7 or 5 o'clock if the hole with the fixture is at 12 o'clock. thanks for any help. I am going through all my drums to get more of a sense of value and what I want to keep and use. I have run out of storage space in my house... well I would fill up all the rooms with drums but my wife wouldn't appreciate that.

That is positively a one ply maple shell with an oak re-ring. This first picture of the last post clearly shows the medullary rays of the maple passing through the thickness of the shell. I have a Leedy snare and bass drum from this era as well and it was much more common then than now to see a single ply drum. Also nothing wrong with a single tension drum. This is how most drums were back then (pre 1920).

Steve

thanks so much Steve for verifying these questions!! Do you know what a fair price range for this drum would be?

Can you take a pic away from the scarf joint and dampen the wood first ?

there are a few pics away from the scarf joint that i posted including the last one. Why dampen the wood? doesn't sound like a great thing to do to a vintage drum.

+1 That's what I thought as well. The first photo, although not great, was good enough to show the edge of the shell.

Mark wrote: "You would be wrong on your assumption."

I see one-ply, not four. I went by what my eyes and the photo showed me. I guess my original 'assumption' was correct after all....

Must be a great sounding bass drum when it's together and tuned up. Post photos when it's reassembled please.

John