Hinger 6.5x14" Touchtone Snare Drum - 1970s Black Wrap
Hinger 6.5x14" Touchtone Snare Drum - 1970s Black Wrap
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This is a beautiful and rare Hinger Touch Tone snare drum from the 1970s. Hinger was a company that specialized in timpani, but in the 1970s, Al Duffy—after many years of experimenting on his own, worked for Hinger and made snare drums. This is a beautiful-sounding drum, adept at spanning the range of classical as well as jazz as popular music at the time it was made. The cast aluminum throw-off is smooth as ever (and a beautiful workhorse design). The original snare wires have been replaced with Canopus 20-Strand Dry. Ten lugs, with triple-flanged hoops. The lug screws and tension rods have developed a decent amount of rust, and a few are seized up. The drum operates as-is, but a little TLC would get it back to optimal functionality. The chrome pitting shows moderate pitting. These Hinger drums don't come around too frequently (we haven't had one in shop in over 3 years), so if you've had your eye out for one, this might be a good time!
BRAND: Hinger
CONDITION: Used - Fair
Condition
Brand New
Brand New items are sold by an authorized dealer or original builder and include all original packaging. Products listed by authorized dealers that are unopened, new in box and are covered under the manufacturer’s original limited warranty.
B-Stock
Items that were opened and returned, have a cosmetic imperfection or were used as demo units in a shop. Many B-Stock items come with a limited manufacturer’s warranty.
Mint (Used)
Mint condition items are completely blemish-free and have not been modified in any way. If there are any blemishes and/or modifications, the item needs to be listed as a condition less than mint.
Excellent (Used)
Excellent items are almost entirely free from blemishes and other visual defects and have been played or used with the utmost care. When an item has been used, but only has minor cosmetic defects, this can be considered Excellent. Minor surface level scratches, such as fingerprints or stick marks from regular use, would qualify.
Very Good (Used)
Very Good describes items with more cosmetic imperfections than Excellent, but are still in great condition overall. There may be some scratches, finish dings, slight keyholing or light pitting, but nothing that affects the playability or function of the gear.
Good (Used)
Good condition includes items that are in fine working order, but have significant cosmetic imperfections. A cymbal with substantial fleabites, or an old snare drum with some surface rust on the lugs would be classified as Good. Items with dents, or corrosion qualify as Good as long as they are still playable and fully functional.
Fair (Used)
Fair condition items have various imperfections that impact the function of the item. Fair items aren’t broken, but have some minor functional issues. Examples of items in Fair condition are cymbals with repaired cracks, or a playable drum kit with several extra holes.
Poor (Used)
Poor condition items have clear functional problems that will generally require repair. Examples of items in Poor condition include a snare drum with broken lugs, a cymbal with substantial un-repaired cracks, or a drum kit stripped of its finish and missing hoops or other hardware.
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Condition
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