Hi All,
I'm selling my 5x14 Slingerland Black Beauty Snare circa 1928. I purchased this drum from Steve Maxwell about 5 years ago and it's time for somebody else to enjoy it. According to Steve it was found in an attic in an old house. It's got calfskin heads, though the snare side head has...
I saw him in the last few months in San Francisco playing with Chick Corea and Eddie Gomez. He was playing a Yamaha kit with a vintage Ludwig Supraphonic snare. It was a fantastic show!
I think that some of you misread the original post. Bill correctly identified it as a bop kit, no mention of it being a jazzette. The question was if anyone had an OBP jazzfest snare. Beautiful kit Bill, congrats!
Michael
There are a lot of good choices for you that would offer great value. A 60s or 70s Slingerland would definitely be a good choice. I'd also highly recommend a Fullerton era Rogers kit, great value. 20, 12, 14 kits are going to be more expensive than others at the moment. If you find a kit...
Cool stuff Mark, thanks for posting. I recall somebody posting a drum in the last year that was marine green pearl, can't remember specifics though.
Michael
Here's one courtesy of Steve Maxwell, 3 1/2 x 14 jazz model!
http://www.maxwelldrums.com/camco-35x14-jazz-rarest-camco-ever-snare-drum-pi-11509.html?image=0
Michael