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    No for me, but I have two nearly there. I was born in 1974 and I have a '77 Acrolite and '78ish Vistalite floor tom. Come to think of it, I have a few things I received as gifts when I was an infant, but I don't think I own anything at all older than me, let alone an instrument. My dad's old "hippy rock" vinyl collection might be the only thing close.

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    Yes, I do. Its actually older than my dad. Its a 1968 Ludwig Acrolite. I love that drum.

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    I have two 1963 Rogers Powertone 5x14 snare drums. A set that is from 1964, one from 1966.

    All of my drums are newer than I am.

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    Oh I forgot - I own a bowling ball older than myself. My dad had a perfect game with it while my mom was pregnant with me.

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    Yeah I got an old Pearl Valencia kit from the late 60's which I've been casually restoring. Well and truly older than me.
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    I thought about going for a Slingerland snare that was older than me once, but it just wasn't the right time, or the right drum. Everything I have is younger than me, and the older I get, then harder it will be to get gear that it older than me.
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    I don't own anything old that is drum related, but I do have a few things from the 1890's that were my grandfather's.
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    I theres a guitar thats older than me in my house.... no drums though. All of my speakers are older than me. and my last PA system was 15 years older than me
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    I have a GeneKrupaRK143...I think it's from approx. 1954? Oh yeah and the sling kit it goes to in my album.
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    My dynasonic is older than me. And I believe my premiers are too. Possibly my power tower. And probably the zildjians that came with the premiers.
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    My acrolite is older than i am. I think it's a late 70's model. I'm an early 80's model. I think that's it as far as drum gear.

    My house is considerably older than i am. in fact, it's older than my grandmother.

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    Yes, my two Rogers kits are older, the Dynasonic snare, a Premier snare is also from the 1960's, this Drouyn snare that I'll be picking up on Wednesday is also a 1960's vintage and I'll have to get an age estimate of the 20" Paiste 2002 Medium and 22" 2002 Crash....they have the old black logos on them.

    As for other non-drumming items......I've one of my grandfather's WW2 medals and a great-grandfather's WW1 medals, my grandfather's T-square (he was a design engineer and draftsman by trade), I also have all his engineering guide books and manuals, his Masonic papers, a ton of sepia and black white photos that are of him and some that he took, and all his woodworking tools such as a hole saw, various chisels and screwdrivers, wood planes, files, bench vices, hammers, a wooden mallet, drill bits, a thread cutting tool (in imperial inches), rulers, a spirit level, calipers and various measuring instruments....all manufactured by the Stanlet Company in England from the 1940'2 to '60's.
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    No, that would be a REALLY old drum.

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    One of my snare drums (Pearl World series) is from the early 80's.
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    Yes. I've got a 1969 Sonor D-444 snare drum.
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    Yup, my Rogers kit. 68" Holiday in Blue Onyx.
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    Everything i own was made post-1995.

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    Drum wise, i mean.

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    Pre serial Ludwig LM400 with baseball throw off from 1960-1962
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    It was suggested that my 15x6" single ply maple snare is pre 1920 and the research I did seems to support that, Its considerably older than me(1976).

    My oldest owned thing man made is a roman copper coin. Its about 1690 years old, not rare but old.

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    I play a '66 Slingerland kit and a '76 Slingerland snare, born in '84.
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    Possibly. I have a Slingerland snare. I know it's old but I don't know exactly how old.

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    Quote Originally Posted by marko138 View Post
    Possibly. I have a Slingerland snare. I know it's old but I don't know exactly how old.
    marko, if you'll post some pics in the Slingerland thread, I'll help you date it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gretschhead View Post
    marko, if you'll post some pics in the Slingerland thread, I'll help you date it.
    Thanks. I'll snap some tonight. I appreciate the offer!

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    I have a premier kit that was my first kit and it was made at some point in the 70s, (I was born in 82). I got it when I was 12 and it had been through a few owners before me. I haven't ever touched it since I got my rockstars 10 years ago, but i still have it, maybe I should sell it rather than just keep storing it?

    I also had a 70s Premier Royal Ace snare drum which I sold recently to a guy who had a kick and tom in the same colour and was trying to restore the full kit, thats much better than me keeping it to hopefully restore myself one day, as that may never have happened, I'm confident it went to a good home.
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