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Anything built after 1969...... regards Don

Tony Williams “Sister Cheryl”.

Any combination of sizes smaller than 20/12/14. Don

Looks like a 3-ply Student model snare. Same shell as the 8-lug three ply Hollywood Ace etc. They are fine drums and very affordable. regards don

High end kits sans high end cymbals; might be looks rather than sound? Cymbals are an acquired taste and evolve as you develop skills and age. Regards, Don

The Best Years of Our Lives.

Amosguy that red sparkle Rogers rewrap is drop dead gorgeous, you appear to be a true craftsman! I wrapped a Slingerland set of orphans and made a be-bop kit. I had no problem re-wrapping as not one drum/shell was worth anything in the condition I got them. they’re my one kit now and don’t plan...

Amosguy that red sparkle Rogers rewrap is drop dead gorgeous, you appear to be a true craftsman! I wrapped a Slingerland set of orphans and made a be-bop kit. I had no problem re-wrapping as not one drum/shell was worth anything in the condition I got them. they’re my one kit now and don’t plan...

Bobby Colomby was my gateway drug into jazz. I saw him a couple times Summer of ‘69 with Blood Sweat & Tears. He blew me away, crispest snare tuning I ever heard and he made those Fibes sing. His dynamics in Smiling Phases still makes me pause and smile to this day. Don

” Cause everything old is new again”......... Regards Don

I agree with DTK’s automotive reference, let Slingerland be to DW what SVT has been to Ford. I’ve only played Slingerland since 1/9/65, day I bought my first kit, Dorn & Kirschners in Newark NJ. I built my current kit from orphan shells in ‘08, there are plenty of old Niles and Chicago out there...

As many that come your way and speak to you. Regards Don

My Earbot......

The original Thing.

David Byrne American Utopia in Tucson......seems a couple lifetimes ago. Regards Don

Believe it was Peter Erskine who said, “ it’s easier to make small drums sound large than to make large drums sound small.”

PS: SO sorry about the triple image, apparently I have a visual stutter. regards Don

Timely thread, I just put this kit together yesterday for playing acoustic jazz. I still have to deal with the throne issue. I haul a Roc n Soc with a backrest, the weight equivalent of carrying around the bumper off a ‘58 Ford. So far too comfortable not to.

I have been playing Slingerland since my first kit in 1965. Now they’re vintage, how’d that happen? I watched two demo. videos on the new Dynasonic last night, a 5x14 and a 6-1/2 x 14. I was blown away by the dynamic range and sensitivity of each. It’s the first time I’m seriously considering a...

Dynamics and a flat ride. Don