Need help identifying Slingerlands
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harryconway
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Look like straight shells, from the one photo. 5 ply shells. You should include the sizes of all the drums. Slingerland catalog pages here ..... http://www.vintagedrumguide.com/slingerland_drumsets.html
BEAST
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Yes there are straight cut concert toms with a regular floor tom. I've seen all the catelogues but can't find this set up, unless all drums were custom ordered. Toms are 6, 8,10,12,13,14,16 22 kick
adamosmianski
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Maybe check out the pages about badges and/or finishes on the vintage drum guide. It's a well done site. There's also the Rob Cook Singerland book if you really want to do some digging.
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Houndog1964
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Why is it important to know more ?
harryconway
Platinum Member
Actually ..... my initial statement is wrong. (by straight shell, I meant no reinforcement ring). Upon looking closer to your photo. Slingerland produced both a 3 ply with reinforcement ring shell and a 5 ply straight shell (no reinforcement ring) ..... and for quite a few years they offered either/or. Ludwig and Rogers transitioned from reinforcement ring shells to straight shells .... but never offered an either/or situation.
The common 3 ply with reinforcement rings were made 63-81. The common 5 ply straight shell was made 72-86. So there's a 10 year period thereabouts (72-81) where you could get either shell. And to further confuse, they also offered a 3 ply straight shell, from 81-86.
The 6 and the 8 look like 5 ply straight shells, but the 10 looks like it has a reinforcement ring. Perhaps the 13 as well. So ..... it's not inconceivable someone ordered a mix of shells ..... but it's highly unlikely. So my bet would be this kit was put together (added onto) sometime after it left the factory.