This month I would like to share one of my Slingerland Radio King kits. This beautiful set consists of a 26-inch bass drum, 13-inch tom, and a 16-inch floor tom. It also includes a matching 5.5 x 14-inch solid shell snare. The kit is in marble lacquer which is a hand painted finish resulting in no two drums ever looking exactly alike. The kit is fitted all around with original calf heads, many stamped with the Radio King logo. The front bass drum head is beautifully hand painted and features actual sequins appliquéd on the female dancer’s dress. The clip-on spurs and bass drum muffler are both original. Interestingly the 13-inch tom was never drilled for a tom mount. The tan and brass cloud badge dates this kit between 1937 and 1943.
Slingerland Radio King kit in Yellow Marble Lacquer
