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Old bass drum for trad jazz Last viewed: 42 minutes ago

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Hey Guys, I recently played at a place down in New Orleans that had a house bass drum----it was really old, large in diameter (at least 24 inches), and skinnier in width than modern drum kit bass drums. My guess is the drum was 1940s or earlier. I have no idea where to find one of these, but I thought I'd post here. I really fell in love with the sound----I feel like that bass drum is THE sound of trad jazz---if anyone has any tips on where to find one of these it would be greatly appreciated.

Posted on 13 years ago
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From baltimoredrummer

Hey Guys, I recently played at a place down in New Orleans that had a house bass drum----it was really old, large in diameter (at least 24 inches), and skinnier in width than modern drum kit bass drums. My guess is the drum was 1940s or earlier. I have no idea where to find one of these, but I thought I'd post here. I really fell in love with the sound----I feel like that bass drum is THE sound of trad jazz---if anyone has any tips on where to find one of these it would be greatly appreciated.

On the bass drum.It could have been one of these sizes.10'',12",or 14" deep shell.Head size could have been a 26",28" or even a 30"..Could have been from the 30's-40's.Could have been one of these maker's Ludwig,Slingerland,Leedy just to name a few..With all this said when iam out playing vintage jazz from the 30's-40's the size of the bass drum i play is 14x28..Il wil have some of these size's in a week or so for sale most of the bass drums will be 14x28 and 14x26 Ludwigs and Slingerland...Mikey

Posted on 13 years ago
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I have two 14x28 Ludwigs: One its a White Marine Pearl amd the other one a natural Mahogany finish...let me know if you might be interested.

Vinny

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Posted on 13 years ago
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Cool. Mikey if you get anything in send me a PM, I'd be interested in what you get.

Posted on 13 years ago
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