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Slingerland snare drum Last viewed: 2 hours ago

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Dear Drum Forum,

I bought this drum in Hull a few years ago. The man at Repercussion had restored it and I paid him a good price (I am not much of a haggler). I love this thing, it's chrome over wood, a cow. The strainer is fantastic and pulls as straight as a straight thing. 48 strands of wires no problem. I often play it with a cheap splash cymbal sat on the top of a American vintage aquarian head cranked up on 12 lugs like a board and it sounds other worldly. What I would like to find though is a 14" batter head with a bit of a deeper profile then I will be able to get that hefty old hoop down an 1/8" more if poss. Any advice? And what model is it? Niles badge 393559. Any ideas drummists?

Drum for peace

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Here give this a look it is your snare drum.

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/catalogs/slingerland/1976_slingerland_catalog_2.jpg

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 9 years ago
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Many thank's guru

My drum has 12 lugs top and bottom. Otherwise its the same 3 vent holes same strainer. I saw a picture of a Slingerland Spitfire that had 12 lugs on the top and only six on the bottom. Prompted by your picture and overwhelmed with respect though I popped into the shed (the one with the Rotweiler in) and swapped the 14" 48 strands to 15" 16 strand pure sound and loosened off the batter side a bit.

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Posted on 9 years ago
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Ok my bad here is the scan for the spitfire. they are awesome snare drums. Let us know how the snare wires swap sounds !?

http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/images/catalogs/slingerland/1979-slingerland-snaredrums2.jpg

Your drummers not much good is he!? What you need is someone that's as good as me. ! John Henry Bonham !!
Posted on 9 years ago
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Hello Guru

The drum is a dry one. The chrome is wrapped round a nice round timber shell. There are no lines etched into the chrome finnish. I am glad to know that my drum is a Spitfire. I didn't know that Spitfires came with 12 lugs both sides. Thank you so much for your time. The drum has a nice balance the sensitivity does fall off at very light playing but the TDR strainer has such a lovely pull that you can use the snare wires barely touching and still no buzz. I bet the Spitfire can cut through with the best with a bit of determination on the volume though. Mine has always been missing the damper but I grew up in the 70's when we used to take them out and chuck them away. I paid £200 more than 15 years ago. I know it like its my child and I love it even took it to LA for a couple of gigs :)

regards anners

ps I even once used it in a samba band that was a bad idea

Posted on 9 years ago
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