I am new to this forum.
So hello everyone.
I play drums . But collect snare drums. I picked up an about 1960 Slingerland Radio King Super Krupa ,clamshell model. The wrap is red sparkle and perfect. The hardware is nickle . There was no throw lever arm,or bottom hoop. At auction cost $220.00 I buffed the throw and tension sides to near chrome. Replaced all the lugs 3 times @ $50.00 a pop until I had all chrome over brass very clean period correct lugs. Replaced the top and bottom hoops with period correct chrome over brass. The best I could find.
So I now have all in with all the above. Plus snare wires and heads. About$560.00.
Now I knew before I started that the bearing edges might be a problem. As I could tell high spots with my finger.
I can tune the drum and it sounds Pretty good. All the t rod sare even . But the tuning tension using my drum dial is 75 reso. And 85 batter ( reso, Evans 300,batter remo ambasoder)
The drum note on my my tune- bot-big is e3# or f3- f3# depending on my head tension.
I think ,or well I know at some point I will have to have the bearing edges trued and or recut.
Does anyone know any shops in Baltimore,MD. That might do this?
By the time I am done. If I go any further this will be a $700.00 snare build. But it is my crown jewel of my Slingerlands.
Thanx all
