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1938 LEEDY 6.5 x 14 GOLD SPARKLE BROADWAY PARALLEL SNARE DRUM

August 31, 2023 Mike Curotto
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There were a few gremlins that the previous owner neglected to tell Mark about. The worst was that the two strainer thumb wheels were forced on, cross-threaded and frozen in place.  This is when you need a good machinist or friend. In this case my good friend Al Schneider (the original Drum Doctor est. 1963) came to the rescue.

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In Mike Curotto's Medium Rare Drums, Vintage Drums, Leedy Tags Leedy Drums, Leedy Broadway parallel
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1934 Leedy 5x14 Full Dress Broadway Parallel Snare Drum

September 11, 2018 Mike Curotto
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I just got this drum from my good friend and fellow collector Mark Cooper. This drum came to me in excellent shape so very little was needed to be done hence the short story.

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