This is one heavy, great sounding snare drum that is made from the same heavy, two-piece shell as the coveted Ludwig Black Beauty (Leedy apparently sourced these shells from Ludwig.)
The person with whom I traded is a collector, but interestingly, his percussionist daughter has quite a collection of Barry snare drums, so the one I traded is going to a good home. I believe we are both happy with the deal. I was never going to play the Barry because it had original heads that I did not want to mar, but this Leedy is definitely a snare drum I will play (and have more than a few hours on her already.)
It came with the original cable snare assembly, but I also received a set of specially made Puresound wires that I can swap in for a more modern sound. I like it as is, though, so will set the Puresounds aside. It also came with a weathered and beaten original bag, but as ratty as it looks, that is the drum's home. I will be getting a hard case to store the drum inside the original bag.
Showing the Puresound Snare Wires next to the cable snares
Original Bag
Cable End Piece Detail
2 comments:
Hi,
I own this same model drum but it is all parts and shell are nickel plated. Was the shell on yours powder coated? Also what model Puresound wires are those?
Thanks, B
Brian - the shell is white enamel, which was a standard finish for the era. The previous owner had Puresound custom make the extra snare wires for it.
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