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Walberg&Auge 6.5x14"Gretsch Broadkaster Gold Glass Snare Drum Prototype 6Ply 2x3
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Description
Walberg & Auge Snare Drum
14" Diameter x 6.5" Deep
Original Gold Sparkle (Glass Glitter) Wrap
Walberg & Auge Worcester, Mass Badge and Interior Marker Stamp "7174"
Era: 40s Gretsch Nickel Plated Hardware - 8x Rocket Lugs, Pre-Die-Cast Double Flange Brass Hoops, 40s Throw-Off and Butt, Walberg & Auge/Rogers Style Muffler
Similar to Gretsch featured Model #4152 in 1948 Catalog
Shell looks like 2x Thick 3Ply Maple Gretsch Shells sandwiched together with the thinnest middle connecting ply. Maybe a Gretsch prototype 6Ply drum before having Jasper take over shell mfg
Natural Maple Interior -- roughest bookmatching of an inner ply I have ever seen (this is real reason why Gretsch / Rogers started painting their interiors!)
Upgrades: Like New Coated Aquarian American Vintage Thin Batter Head and Clear Aquarian Vintage Resonant Snare Head
No modifications or extra holes
All Complete and Fully Functional and Ready to play
US Shipping is $35 International Airmail is $135 Canada is $95, Australia $165 Condition Description: VG - very good condition drum with no extra holes or modifications. All original Walberg and Auge drum except for generic tension rods. Everything else is period correct for 40s Gretsch Broadkaster Model with nickel plated Gretsch double-flange rims still in good shape, and early style throw-off and butt still in good working condition. Wrap looks consistent with 40s Gold Glass Glitter. Shell is unusual 6-7 plies of Maple but not thin like 6-ply jasper, it's double-thickness of probably any other vintage Gretsch snare. Shell is slightly out of round. Date stamp on inside doesn't make much sense unless W&A acquired an already complete "factory second" leftover from Gretsch. Like new aquarian heads and this drum is a one of a kind beast that sounds incredible.