So I had some time on Saturday and drove over to where Sam Ash and Guitar Center are here in town, to get a pair of cowbell stands to use as hoop clamp bass drum spurs (see last picture of one of my former kits if you aren't familiar with the concept).
That's not what ended up happening!
There at Guitar Center, was a Keystone Acrolite, with a 65ish Serial Number (The date stamp is in pristine shape, but unfortunately intersects the shell bead so the last digit is missing).
It was tagged as "1960s Steel Acrolite Snare Drum" for $129.
Well, I was about 99.9% certain that this drum looked aluminum, and that a steel beaded keystone badge drum with bowtie lugs simply had never been a thing, and of course, I could always return it if it failed the magnet test.
Of course - it didn't fail! I have previously owned and gigged a blacro for years, and got a late 70s BO badge last year, that I liked (which I sold two days after buying this one!)
At the Sam Ash next door, was a GORGEOUS Blue/Silver Duco Slingerland Student. I've also always wanted a vintage drum with single flanged hoops (I already have another similar age sling.student with COB stick savers, and an alternate set of field drum wood hoops).
This one I held off on until the 70s Acro sold . . . but it was still there when I had to go to the same shopping center for work! This one was a good deal, but not great I think.
So now in addition to selling the BO acro, I'm offloading two premier snares, and since I hadn't posted in a while, I figured I'd show off these two wonderful finds before just throwing something up in the ad section!
