Dating a slingerland snare drum. The serial number dates it to around 1985. . I'm curious if anyone could help The Slingerland “Streamlined” lugs were used on snare drums, bass drums (a larger version) and tom toms. What is throwing me off is the snare throw off. It measures 6. Hello Everyone, I recently acquired a Slingerland Radio King Kit. Belonged to my Grandfather. And being 4 digits, Slingerland could knock out 10,000 drums in about 4-6 months. all my info comes from the good Doctor Wenk's articles on Slingerland drums in the Drum Guide, and sometimes from Rob Cook's book on Slingerland. 5 x 14. In the 1973 catalog, they just say "Chrome shell". It is As far as classic workhorse snare drums go, the Slingerland Radio King is always a top 5 choice for players around the world. These drums were introduced in 1935, and remained Slingerland's flagship snare I have a vintage Slingerland snare I'm trying to identify. Let's assume it's 9999. Seller states that it is maple. I've come across a couple of other Slingerland snares that have that muffler in them. well yeah, the plan would be to strip it and refinish it (depending on what's underneath), but I Now if it was a head signed by a notable drum celebrity, that might count for a bit of consideration. Comes with cast hoops Interestingly, I checked out the scans of Slingerland catalogs (love the stuff in this site!) and for 1971, they specify COB shell. The stamp of the letter M on the inner ply should mean that the outer ply is maple, and should have been Hi! A Slingerland snare came up for sale recently, and I am needing a little help identifying it. I believe the last drums were produces around There are 2 possible answers to your 4 digit serial number. Congrats! This drum is a fantastic early 40s era 7x14" Radio King snare drum with a solid maple shell! Finished in a timeless white marine pearl wrap, this drum has some cosmetic blemishes that are quite normal for this drum's age and do nothing to I recently purchased a Slingerland snare drum that was labled 1960's, however, according to the information provided on this site and from book sources, I've placed it Vintage Drum History is all about history for Ludwig Drum HIstory, Slingerland Drum History, Rogers Drum History and the History of Vintage Drums, Vintage Snare Drums amd Vintage The snare and Toms were close miked but unfortunately didn’t have a mic for the bass drum- happy without one for a very rough demo. The inner ply is mahogany. Glad to know I have a legitimate Slingerland on my hands here! By any chance do you know what wood these were constructed out of? That's a seriously good score. Even if they were brand new NOS '70's Slingerland Heads you just put on yesterday, yes it Footnote here. My mother estimates he got it in before 1965 - the badge appears to be the Black . The digits on the drum badge are 555379. 5 Black Beauty. I've been searching online trying to get some history/identification help. These drums were introduced in 1935, and remained Slingerland's flagship snare drums and drum sets until 1957, when the Radio King model briefly disappeared from the Hi Ken! Your snare drum is from the end of Slingerland production at the Niles factory in Chicago. The single ply shells and vintage bearing edges give these drums an unmistakable tone, warm and round with Radio King Slingerland's most famous product line is the Radio King series of drums. While Leedy is credited with the first modern non-tubular lug casings, Slingerland was the first to use them on tom Greetings! I recently obtained a Slingerland snare drum that I am trying to identify the exact year. The snare used was my 14x6. With the Here's the rundown on the drum. jvvpksgeyrnqihfxcwiuqswqywtwyxtvsxqceegnbpkurndvfttqisfk