Good information there Mark thanks.

The Gretsch is a beast , wow.

I was just being curious about the weight,

as mentioned previously the shaving of the lug hole is the best way to tell I would think.

Wayne

Correction the COS super ten is the beast.

Trying to post pics but having a security token issue. Sent message to admin.

Chris

Regarding weights for brass vs aluminum bare shell (and full dress, although you shouldn't use the full dress classification function for 8 lug drums) see:

http://www.vintagedrumforum.com/showthread.php?t=59445

There is a very small (p< 1 in 500) probability that your shell is brass, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't check.

I was only able to post one image:confused:

Think it posted twice

Ok, was able to post all three, will try to weigh tomorrow

Here's some pics of crimped snare beds obtained from a google search.

Looks like standard beds (not crimped in).

I read somewhere about a letter b near the bar muffler indicating type of snare. I do not think there is a b present

No "b" stamps during this particular period. They came a few years later.