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Leedy & Ludwig"New Era"4.5x14"Snare Drum White Marine Pearl WMP Jasper Maple1/53
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Description
*Leedy Snare Drum
14" Diameter x 4.5" Deep - "New Era" Model released in 1950 to compete with Gretsch Max Roach model
3-ply 1st-Generation Jasper Maple Shell with 2-ply Maple Re-Rings and a white painted interior
Original White Marine Pearl Wrap
Era: Date Stamp "5301" - January 1953 (See 1953 catalog scan for this model - last pic)
Nickel Plated Hardware
Double-Flange "Stick-Chopper" Hoops, Pioneer Throw-Off/Strainer, Butt Plate, 16x Side-by-side/Offset Beavertail Lugs, Original Tension Rods
Updated with Aquarian American Vintage Medium Coated Batter Head and Remo Clear Ambassador Resonant Snare Head, and 20-Strand Steel Snare Wires
Complete, Original, and Fully Functional
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. Clean nickel plated hardware with minor wear and signs of use. Hardware complete and all original, all parts fully functional with no issues. White marine pearl wrap is also very clean with less than typical fading, no cracks or damages. Shell is clean with original white painted interior, tight re-rings and plies, can see plies near throw on resonant side which with butt not scarf joints indicative of a Jasper Maple shell (later used by George Way, Camco, Rogers, Gretsch). Very clean example of a unique and historic snare drum. Ready to play out of the box