Hi all. I just made two impulse purchases and am not sure if I found treasure for cheap, or if (in the words of Arrested Development) I've made a huge mistake. Here are the two snares:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oto4f221cds2c6z/AAAxuN0t1dvM6xao6DCr5sCga?dl=0
First I found a "refinished" Supraphonic on ebay. The listing said, "This drum has been refinished. It has been painted using Rustoleum paint, giving it a neat texture. It also has a foam insert around the inside of the shell for sound control. I believe the drum is aluminum. A magnet does not stick to the shell or the lugs, but does stick to the snare throw, butt plate, and rims. I do not know an exact date, but I’m sure it’s from the 60’s or 70’s."
It also has no badge or muffler, but it does have the 10 lugs; not sure about the throw. Obviously I'd MUCH rather have an original unpainted one, but right now I don't care about looks so much as sound for recording. It had been listed for about an hour and was only $199 so I jumped on it before someone else could. Does it appear legit? Will the paint affect the sound? I assume the first thing I need to do is take the foam liner (pic 5) out from the inside; seems like that kinda defeats the purpose of the sound from a Supraphonic shell. Not sure what else I might need; I hope it's not too much of a Frankenstein.
Like 2 days later I stumbled upon (what I THINK is) an early-80s blue/olive-badged Acrolite at a pawn shop. They were about to close, I was quickly googling photos of Ludwigs and believed it to be an Acro... marked $129, I offered $100 and they accepted, and all of a sudden I had two used snare drums, neither of which I was 100% certain of. I'm not proud of my behavior, but it happened and it's done. Now I just want to see if you drum equipment experts can tell if I screwed up, or maybe I just spent $299 total for BOTH a Supraphonic and an Acrolite.
I know my ears are the final judge but I can't get these set up or play for about another month and don't want to drop another $100 on heads and/or snares unless I'm at least sure I've got two legit, worthwhile snares.
Thanks!
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/oto4f221cds2c6z/AAAxuN0t1dvM6xao6DCr5sCga?dl=0
First I found a "refinished" Supraphonic on ebay. The listing said, "This drum has been refinished. It has been painted using Rustoleum paint, giving it a neat texture. It also has a foam insert around the inside of the shell for sound control. I believe the drum is aluminum. A magnet does not stick to the shell or the lugs, but does stick to the snare throw, butt plate, and rims. I do not know an exact date, but I’m sure it’s from the 60’s or 70’s."
It also has no badge or muffler, but it does have the 10 lugs; not sure about the throw. Obviously I'd MUCH rather have an original unpainted one, but right now I don't care about looks so much as sound for recording. It had been listed for about an hour and was only $199 so I jumped on it before someone else could. Does it appear legit? Will the paint affect the sound? I assume the first thing I need to do is take the foam liner (pic 5) out from the inside; seems like that kinda defeats the purpose of the sound from a Supraphonic shell. Not sure what else I might need; I hope it's not too much of a Frankenstein.
Like 2 days later I stumbled upon (what I THINK is) an early-80s blue/olive-badged Acrolite at a pawn shop. They were about to close, I was quickly googling photos of Ludwigs and believed it to be an Acro... marked $129, I offered $100 and they accepted, and all of a sudden I had two used snare drums, neither of which I was 100% certain of. I'm not proud of my behavior, but it happened and it's done. Now I just want to see if you drum equipment experts can tell if I screwed up, or maybe I just spent $299 total for BOTH a Supraphonic and an Acrolite.
I know my ears are the final judge but I can't get these set up or play for about another month and don't want to drop another $100 on heads and/or snares unless I'm at least sure I've got two legit, worthwhile snares.
Thanks!
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