![]() Gier, Dating of Vintage Gretsch Drums Based Upon Serial Numbers – Challenging the Legend, Lore and Lies, Rebeats Publications, Alma, MI, 2011. ![]() More information on vintage Gretsch serial numbers available at Richard E. Metal shell drums do not have the potential for having their wraps removed, so their numbers are considered to be very reliable. Although efforts are taken to exclude drums which appear to be rewrapped or refinished from this study, but some drums may be included which do not display their original finish.Ĥ. If they are all considered as originally wrapped, that would push the total of wrapped drums to 3,573, representing 88% of 4,072 drums studied.ģ. Four hundred and fifty-two (452) drums were excluded from the analysis. The number of wrapped drums is likely underrepresented, as many drums had wraps removed for rewrapping or refinishing without wraps. Finishes during earlier and later time periods likely differ considerably.Ģ. Although this study only involved 3,620 of the about 116,000 (3.1%) Round Badge drums with serial numbers, it appears to be a fairly representative sampling of the distribution of finishes and colors used by Gretsch in the 1962-1969 time period. The distribution of Satin Flame wraps by color is shown graphically below:Īll 65 of the Nitron wrapped drums were Jet Black in color, so no graph of Nitron Wraps is provided.Ī few notes of caution when considering these results:ġ. Gretsch Satin Flame wraps are a particularly good example of this situation. Catalogs have not proven to be completely accurate historical records regarding what colors of finishes were available during a particular time frame. For example, one non-cataloged color is known as both Salmon and Sunset. One problem with non-cataloged colors is that vintage drum enthusiasts do not always use the same name for them. Several of the colors in the study did not appear in catalogs at all - Olive, Salmon/Sunset, Blue and Green. There were no examples of Peacock Satin Flame wraps in the study group. The catalogs from the era showed Aqua, Gold, Silver options, while early 1970s catalogs showed Moonglow and Peacock as well. The most common color of Satin Flame wrap is Aqua (38%), followed by Gold (22%), Silver (20%), Moonglow and Olive (7% each), Salmon/Sunset (5%), Blue (2%) and Green (<1%). The Satin Flame wraps show a large number of different colors, some of which are not shown in catalogs of the era. These last two colors are seen more frequently in Stop Sign Badge drums. Red Wine and Emerald Green Pearl were introduced during the final year or so of the Round Badge era. There is no denying that Brooklyn drums possess the sound of classic Gretsch drums, but deliver their own sonic personality.Pearl wraps are almost all in three colors - White (aka White Marine Pearl), Midnight Blue (aka Light Blue Pearl) and Black (aka Black Diamond Pearl). ![]() Brooklyn’s innovative specifications created a new Gretsch tonal characteristic that is slightly more open and satisfyingly ambient. Brooklyn delivers classic Gretsch tones that are full, punchy and warm. Its 3mm thick and double-flanged and is reminiscent of hoops used by Gretsch until the mid 1950’s. Each shell comes with a distinctive Brooklyn internal shell label that identifies the drum shell model number and serial number.īrooklyn toms and snares feature the distinctive Gretsch “302” hoop. Shell interiors are finished with classic Gretsch Silver Sealer. Brooklyn drums feature 6-ply North American maple/poplar shells and are made slightly thicker than Gretsch’s USA Custom Drums and have a 30-degree bearing edge. Proudly hand-crafted in Gretsch’s Ridgeland, SC, USA factory, Gretsch Brooklyn produces a sound that is immediately recognizable, yet distinctively reinvented. ![]() IMAGES MAY SHOW HARDWARE OR CYMBALS BUT THEY ARE NOT INCLUDED UNLESS MENTIONED.īrooklyn, New York and Gretsch Drums share an inseparable legacy that is reflected in the Gretsch Brooklyn Series. ![]()
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