After winging its way halfway around the world, I received my WMP Slingerland bass drum on Friday, so I took a few photos out of the box for your viewing pleasure. As you can see, the WMP wrap is quite yellow - the cause of my previous thread and I hope to be able to improve its appearance if possible. Interestingly, the drum was sold as a '61 which I believe was an error based upon the stamp inside the shell that indicates that the drum was repaired in '61 by the Detroit Drum Shop (?). I can't see what the repair was however there appears to by a section of replaced wrap on the underside of the drum which might be what it refers to.
My new arrival has prompted a few questions which I'd appreciate your collective knowledge on.
-I'm not a Slingerland expert. The badge appears to date the drum as being in the 56-59 bracket according to the Vintage drum guide . Can anyone say what model this is or anything about it?
- Is the second bracket attachment on the consolette for a cymbal arm?
- The drum came with two detachable spurs which appear to clamp onto the from hoop. What's puzzling me is that I would assume that screwing the end of a pointed screw thread into a fairly fragile wooden hoop would generate a lot of damage - probably destroying the hoop eventually, yet there is no visible damage. Am I missing something?
I look forward to your comments.