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Xzyllar Vintage Drums
Some Hardware From My Personal Collection
This is a Ludwig hi-hat
catalog number 942
made during the period
from 1928 to 1937.The
unique feature of this
hi-hat is the frame
footboard. I believe this
hi-hat was named the
"Miracle Hi-Hat" from the
period 1950-1963
(catalog no. 1122).
"Smooth, Quiet,
Non-fatiguing action
substantial, Fully Braced,
20-inch leg spread, Cast
metal slip-proof footboard
with stationary heelplate,
Easy to set up - knocks
down into four parts,
Weighs only 4 lbs., 12 oz."
are the "Points of
Superiority" of this Leedy
"Highboy" Sock Pedal as
described in Leedy
Catalog #46 Item No. 7563.
From the pat. pend.
From the pat. pend.
U.S.A. on the
footboard probably
means No.
940.means No. 940.
This is a
Leedy-Fraser
Reciprocating
Pedal without the
reciprocating
feature ans cymbal
striker. No. 196 I/2.
Copyright © 2005 by Lawrence Balara
A very popular guy that
Gene Krupa fellow. Here
is a Slingerland Krupa
hi-hat made from 1949 to
1973. As catalog number
836, this item features a
height adjustment from
24 to 36 inches and an
"L" shaped fastener
instead of the usual wing
nut.

Available from
1956 to 1965
was this Leedy
XL.