Some images of the snare. Does anybody know what type of snare this is?

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last one!

The snare measures 14"x5.5".

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Never seen a Slingy painted white on the inside. They had that "chocolate milk type color" in the later years.....Cymbals look cool, did they come with the kit?

Yes they did. They don't have any identifying marks though, so I have no idea what they are.

Actually, I now notice that one is a paiste 'forumula 602' and the other is a 'Lildjuan' - don't know the model...Made in USA, obviously old.

Hi, The Slingerland Snare you have is a 1974-1975 Slingerland 3-ply Artist Model snare drum. Some foolish previous owner painted the inside of the shell, because during this time period 74-75 Slingerland was no longer using any Tan paint on the inside of their 3-ply Wood Shells. Also someone used what looks like White paint and not the Tan-Weak-milk chocolate paint Slingerland used from 1966-1971. The Wood shell is a 3-ply Mahogany/Poplar/Maple shell with Maple Reinforcing Rings. If you want to strip the interior White paint the best thing to use is 5F5 paint remover that comes in a blue can. This can be found at Home Depot or any other type of hardware store. If you have never done something like this before, you may want to consult someone you know that does paint stripping. After the paint is removed it would be crucial to re-lacquer over the Maple inner ply. 2 coats of Nitrocellulose clear lacquer would be good to use. I have used this before. Drummaker.com sells this lacquer in spray cans. P.S. If your a Neil Peart fan your in luck! This is the same Mid 70's era Slingerland 3-ply Artist model snare that he used with Rush for many years. The only difference is his 3-ply Artist had a Copper plated Steel Wrap over the Wood shell and not a White Marine Pearl plastic type Wrap. Good luck to you! Phil Cormier Fitchburg, Mass 01420

Hi Adam Adam,

You've got yourself one helluva "cheap" kit to hack around on, great score! Of course I'm no too objective having only played Slingerland since my first set in 1964, I still use the one-ply artist snare from that set.

I'd recommend you play them for awhile, get to know them and then think about re-finisheing or re-covering them. It'll give you time to check out the various web sites such as DrumSmiths and Drumshed. They've got threads and sometimes entire sections on restoration and recovering drums. Removing the covering is not difficult, a hair dryer or heat gun will soften the adhesive. Be careful with a heat gun and keep a wet towel handy; I recently lit up a gold sparkle wrap on an old Slingerland marching drum I'm making into a floor tom. Keep the heat gun moving and not blowing in one spot.

You may find the wood beneath the wrap is not suitable for re-finishing, Slingerland often wrapped the wood shells that wouldn't take stain well. Oh and you might take small pieces of the wood off the surface when you remove the covering, don't ask how I know.

There are many wraps available to refinish the drums and you can find suppliers on the web; Lee Custom, Drum Foundry, Drum Supply House, Jamminsam.com, and Precision Drum Company to name a few.

Re-finishing a set is fun, there's a spirituality to working with old drums, when you're done you've got something unique and your own. It's a bit addictive too as you may find out. I re-did a set in the late eighties and am in the process of refinishing another set. Have fun with them, look around at the various web sites, you'll be amazed at the information out there, all of your questions will be answered, there are good sharing people in the drum community.

Regards

Don S

Tucson AZ