Slingerland snare ID?

[dkerwood]

Just picked up a Slingerland snare drum. It's in ok shape, but with some cleaning, it could be restored pretty easily. Any Slingerland experts want to tell me about this drum? The badge design places it in the late 60's, and I'm pretty sure it's a Krupa snare, but that's all I know. Any help would certainly be appreciated.


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[tbmills]

looks like it was dropped on the strainer
big dent..............

[cjbee]

That is, in fact, a 14x5 Krupa Soundking COB drum (any Slingerland drum with the 3 centre 'ribs' signifies a chrome-over-brass shell) with the "sticksaver" hoops made sometime between 1962-1970. What is the serial number on the badge? The Zoomatic strainer was one of the best designs of all time, but many drummers have dented the shell by overtighening their snare wires with it - which has happened with your drum by the looks of it. Nevertheless, it's a great sounding drum. I recently picked one up from the 1970 transition period, and I'm completely in love. The rimshots are heavenly.

[dkerwood]

That is, in fact, a 14x5 Krupa Soundking COB drum (any Slingerland drum with the 3 centre 'ribs' signifies a chrome-over-brass shell) with the "sticksaver" hoops made sometime between 1962-1970. What is the serial number on the badge? The Zoomatic strainer was one of the best designs of all time, but many drummers have dented the shell by overtighening their snare wires with it - which has happened with your drum by the looks of it. Nevertheless, it's a great sounding drum. I recently picked one up from the 1970 transition period, and I'm completely in love. The rimshots are heavenly.

Serial number is 43794. Would you believe that I never even noticed that GIANT DENT in the shell? Lol... Hopefully it will still tune up alright.

Anyway, thanks for that HUGE amount of information! That's super helpful! Now I just need to go pick up some strainer cord and a couple of heads.

Now, a quick question: On the opposite side from the throwoff, there's a piece of metal attached to the strainer and bent around to attach to the drum. The length of the metal piece, however, forces the strainer end to start before the bearing edge, which in turn forces the OTHER side of the strainer to end 1/2 inch short of the bearing edge (throwoff side). Is this the way these drums are supposed to be?

[cjbee]

Serial number is 43794. Would you believe that I never even noticed that GIANT DENT in the shell? Lol... Hopefully it will still tune up alright.

Anyway, thanks for that HUGE amount of information! That's super helpful! Now I just need to go pick up some strainer cord and a couple of heads.

Now, a quick question: On the opposite side from the throwoff, there's a piece of metal attached to the strainer and bent around to attach to the drum. The length of the metal piece, however, forces the strainer end to start before the bearing edge, which in turn forces the OTHER side of the strainer to end 1/2 inch short of the bearing edge (throwoff side). Is this the way these drums are supposed to be?
I don't fully understand what you're getting at, but I think you'll just want to get rid of that metal piece and replace it with a longer cord or nylon strap.

And yeah, I'm not sure about the dent. You'll be lucky if she tunes up and sounds at least half-decent. Looks pretty substantial.

[Bart Hodge]

I have the same snare. Mine is from around 1967 or 1968.

Not sure what's up with the metal strapping holding the snares on. Either replace the metal strap with a woven nylon strap or readjust the metal strap if possible.

If you're worried about the dent, don't be. I have a dent in mine as well where it was dropped on the other strainer. The snare side head doesn't sit perfectly but it tunes up still and is a good sounding snare.

[dkerwood]

From the looks of things, every similar snare on eBay has a similar dent in the shell, so I'm not too worried about it yet. :-) It may be a few weeks before I can get around to really replacing the heads, though... Christmas is stealing my nickels and dimes away.

If nothing else, it looks like I might be able to throw it up on eBay with $100 starting bid and just let it go from there.

[cjbee]

I have the same snare. Mine is from around 1967 or 1968.

Not sure what's up with the metal strapping holding the snares on. Either replace the metal strap with a woven nylon strap or readjust the metal strap if possible.

If you're worried about the dent, don't be. I have a dent in mine as well where it was dropped on the other strainer. The snare side head doesn't sit perfectly but it tunes up still and is a good sounding snare.
The dents you guys are seeing are not from the drum being dropped in the strainer. Like I mentioned above, it was a common problem with the Zoomatic throw and drummers over-tightening their snare wires.

Here's a few pictures of mine...from mid-1970:

[drumhead61]

that is a nice looking snare would love to hear it

[jazzkidding]

I have a 40 year old Sound King, but in the 6.5 deep configuration. It is a great snare with newer snare wires and not the original one with the metal tab. Awesome snare with ten lugs and stick saver hoops. The dents at the strainer and butt end are common ,as mentioned in previous posts, and can be repaired using a wooden dowel as per info on the internet. This is a great brass snare when it has the tree lines around the shell. Good find.

[Danmardi]

Serial number is 43794. Would you believe that I never even noticed that GIANT DENT in the shell? Lol... Hopefully it will still tune up alright.

Anyway, thanks for that HUGE amount of information! That's super helpful! Now I just need to go pick up some strainer cord and a couple of heads.

Now, a quick question: On the opposite side from the throwoff, there's a piece of metal attached to the strainer and bent around to attach to the drum. The length of the metal piece, however, forces the strainer end to start before the bearing edge, which in turn forces the OTHER side of the strainer to end 1/2 inch short of the bearing edge (throwoff side). Is this the way these drums are supposed to be?

Yes, acording to the guys over at vintage forum website, the original wires for this dum are supposed to have this metal strap for the extended leedy snare butt. I'm looking forward to buying one for mine, puresound is making them according to their vintage series.