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
Hi,
ReplyDeleteI 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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