hughesmr Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 5 hours ago, gbass598 said: in 2015 SCV also did copper drums which I believe was a tribute to 1990. And the mid-70s, when SCV marched copper Slingerlands for several consecutive years. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 Boston is playing on their brand new drums, but they have them covered so I've got nothing....m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 12 hours ago, hughesmr said: And the mid-70s, when SCV marched copper Slingerlands for several consecutive years. I actually have a few drums worth of the Slingerland white marine pearl covering somewhere upstairs. Ward Wilson (Punkinator Drums formerly Wilson Customs) and I bought some after the factory fire if I remember correctly. Very different from the oyster pearl that Ludwig used. I think the Glassmen used the black oyster pearl one season. The drums now are simply gorgeous. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craiga Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 48 minutes ago, Weaklefthand4ever said: I actually have a few drums worth of the Slingerland white marine pearl covering somewhere upstairs. Ward Wilson (Punkinator Drums formerly Wilson Customs) and I bought some after the factory fire if I remember correctly. Very different from the oyster pearl that Ludwig used. I think the Glassmen used the black oyster pearl one season. The drums now are simply gorgeous. Former brass player here....what does "white marine pearl" look like? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 (edited) 29 minutes ago, craiga said: Former brass player here....what does "white marine pearl" look like? I have a hard time trying to load pictures so had to YouTube. I think the White Marine Pearl was made famous by Buddy Rich's original kits. It would also darken (yellow hue) especially if you played gigs in smoky clubs. Beautiful covering. ✅ Edited June 17, 2023 by keystone3ply cx 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gbass598 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 22 hours ago, hughesmr said: And the mid-70s, when SCV marched copper Slingerlands for several consecutive years. I thought it dated back further than that but I wasn’t sure exactly when. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 (edited) On 6/17/2023 at 9:34 AM, craiga said: Former brass player here....what does "white marine pearl" look like? It's supposed to imitate oyster shell. There was also a black marine pearl. I would think they go back to at least the 30's when laminate became a thing. Slingerland used a "small fleck" version where the pattern was smaller and tighter. Keystones image in his post is a good example of the Ludwig version. Regular, long strips or bands of pattern with some pretty clear horizontal lines. The black marine pearl from Ludwig was different than either of the other two. Edited June 18, 2023 by Weaklefthand4ever 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weaklefthand4ever Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 On 6/17/2023 at 9:53 AM, keystone3ply said: I have a hard time trying to load pictures so had to YouTube. I think the White Marine Pearl was made famous by Buddy Rich's original kits. It would also darken (yellow hue) especially if you played gigs in smoky clubs. Beautiful covering. ✅ That's very true Keystone. I have a late 50's Radio King 4 piece club kit. I know it's a Buddy Rich model because the Gene Krupa versions during that time were silver sparkle. The kick drum is massive (24".) It is, indeed, very yellowed lol. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KVG_DC Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 My dad's set was like that. When he finally sold it moving to senior living the collector who bought it was SUPER excited about it. He still had calfskin heads on some of them too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keystone3ply Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 44 minutes ago, Weaklefthand4ever said: That's very true Keystone. I have a late 50's Radio King 4 piece club kit. I know it's a Buddy Rich model because the Gene Krupa versions during that time were silver sparkle. The kick drum is massive (24".) It is, indeed, very yellowed lol. When Ludwig introduced their legacy Series a few years ago at NAMM, they offered a "Vintage Marine Pearl" as well as "White Marine". Also see the "Aged Onyx" as it looks like it's seen a lot of club smoke. 😂 Here's a link to the Legacy finishes: https://www.ludwig-drums.com/en-us/ludwig/products/drumkits/legacy-mahogany 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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