Welcome to the Slingerland Drums section of the web site. From here you should be able to gather information to determine what drums you have and what year they were made. What you might not know if you are new to vintage drums is that manufactureres did not keep accurate records and inventory control was not part of the daily operations of drum making. One day a box of drum badges could turn up or in many cases new serial number badges were put on top of older serial number badges and it throws the date of the drum off.

This web site is connected to a large vintage drum forum related to vintage drums where you could do even more research and or become a member to ask qeustions and learn from people that have been collecting for many years. The Vintage Drum Forum can be found by clicking here.

Here are links to the different Slingerland Drum Company sections on this web site that will help you pin point the year and type of Slingerland drums you have..

1. Slingerland Drum Finishes (From the back of catalogs)
a.) Slingerland Drum Finishes (From our resident expert)

2. Slingerland Badges (Older Version)
a.)Slingerland Badges (From our resident expert)

4. Slingerland Snare Drums (from around the Internet)

5. Slingerland Snare Drums (Catalog Pages)

6. Slingerland Drum Sets (Catalog Pages)

7. Slingerland Snare Drum Hardware

8. Slingerland Strainers (Bottom of Page)

9. Slingerland Serial Numbers

10. Slingerland Wood Shells

11. The Slingerland Section by Dr CJW

12. Slingerland Advertisements