Drums & Percussion/slingerland drums

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Expert: James Moyer - 6/12/2009


Question
hello i found a set of slingerland drums on craigslist  and the  ad said imported not vintage  can u tell me what kind of shell it is

Answer
Hi Brian,

I'm afraid I need much more information to help you. There are dozens of drum set companies in the world and sadly. many are made in China. The Asian drums from China and Japan include Mapex, Pearl, Tama and Yamaha. All of these companies use a variety of wood for the shells. So, unless someone is looking at the drum and KNOWS woods, it's impossible to know.

Slingerland has been out of business for decades, then "came back" after they were bought by a guitar company named Gibson. The "new" Slingerland's are OK although there is much better on the market now.

Maple and birch and your 2 best woods for shells, Mahogany and Poplar are used for intermediate level sets. Cheap sets in general are made from Basswood.  

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James Moyer

Expertise

Anything in percussion or drums. Macintosh computers or music software

Experience

30 years of professional playing and 25 years of teaching at all levels in percussion and drums. I taught middle school, high school and college students since 1978. I used to work for Apple. I know the computer line and operating system at expert level and teach music technology at my college.

Organizations
American Federation of Musicians Percussive Arts Society Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Pi Kappa Lambda Phi Kapp Phi

Publications
Percussive Noites School Band amd Orchestra Author of Four Mallet Method for Marimba - Studio 4 Productions 3 guitar transcriptions for marimba available at Steve Weiss Music

Education/Credentials
Bach. Music Ed. - Susquehanna University Master of Music - University of Oklahoma Doctor of Musical Arts - University of Oklahoma Associate Professor of Music - Millikin University 1986-98 and Lafayette College 2004-present.

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