 | Below is a listing of all the snare drums in my personal collection. The information in this chart may be sorted by company, location of manufacture, or by date of manufacture by clicking on the column headings. For more information on many of these individual instruments, see Lee's Gear Page. |
Lee's Snare Drum Collection
Sorted by Company
| Company | Location | Date | Finish / Color | Size | |
| 2010 | Black Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info | ||
| George W. Bemis | Worchester, MA | late 1880s - 1890s | Maple | 5" (*) x 15.75" | more info |
| George W. Bemis | Worchester, MA | late 1890s | Maple | 7" x 15" | more info |
| Black Swamp | Holland, MI | 1998 | Black Nickel over Brass | 6" x 14" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | late 1910s - 1920s | Black over Composite | 5.75" x 12" | |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1917 - 1918 | Nickel wrapped Composite | 5.75" x 12" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1921 | Nickel / Steel / Composite | 13 5/8" x 6 1/4" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1921 | Nickel wrapped Composite | 5.75" x 12" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1924 | Birds Eye Maple | 12" x 16" | more info |
| C. G. Conn | Elkhart, IN | 1910s - 1920s | Mahogany | 5" x 15" | more info |
| Oliver Ditson | Boston, MA | 1910s - 1920s | Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | pre 1904 | Maple | 3" x 14" | |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | pre 1908 | Stained Maple | 10" x 16" | |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | 1908 - 1912 | Maple | 4" x 15" | more info |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2003 | Natural Birch | 5.5" x 14" | |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2007 | Natural Birch | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2008 | Violin Red | 5.75" x 14" | more info |
| Gretsch | Brooklyn, NY | early 1960s | Chrome over Brass | 5" x 14" | |
| Gretsch | Brooklyn, NY | 1960s | Green Sparkle | 5" x 14" | more info |
| J. C. Haynes & Co. | Boston, MA | mid - late 1800s | Walnut | 8.25" x 16" | more info |
| Ludwig | Chicago, IL | 1966 | Black Diamond Pearl | 12" x 15" | |
| Ludwig | Chicago, IL | 1966 | Black Diamond Pearl | 5"x 14" | |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | mid - late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 4" x 14" | |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | early 1930s | Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | ca. 1933 - 1934 | Black Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai ? | Boston, MA | 1910s | Birds Eye Maple | 2.625" x 14.5" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | 1912 - 1920 | Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | 1912 - 1920 | Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | 1912 - 1926 | Aluminium | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. early 1920s | Black Enameled Aluminium | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. 1922 | Bird's-eye Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. mid 1920s | Stained Maple | 6" x 14" | |
| Pearl | Taiwan | 1997 | Chrome over Steel | 6.5" x 14" | |
| Slingerland | Chicago, IL | 1959 | Black Diamond Pearl | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | 1912 | Maple | 2" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | early 1920s | Maple | 8" x 15" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | 1923 | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Maple | 4 1/4" x 14" | |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Maple | 3 1/2" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | late 1920s | Red Lacquer | 12" x 15" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | early 1930s | Maple | 9" x 15" | |
| Charles A. Stromberg | Boston, MA | 1920s | Stained Maple | 4.75" x 14" | more info |
| Charles A. Stromberg | Boston, MA | late 1920s - early 1930s | Mahogany Stained Maple | 7.75" x 13.75" | more info |
| Thompson & Odell | Boston, MA | 1880 - 1886 | Aluminum | 6" x 15.5" | more info |
| Thompson & Odell | Boston, MA | 1890s - 1900s | Burgundy (unoriginal) | 5.75" x 15.875" | more info |
| WFL | Chicago, IL | 1942 - 1945 | Mahogany | 10" x 14" | |
| Yamaha | Japan | late 1980s | White Cortex | 12" x 14" |
Lee's Snare Drum Collection
Sorted by Location of Manufacture
| Company | Location | Date | Finish / Color | Size | |
| J. C. Haynes & Co. | Boston, MA | mid - late 1800s | Walnut | 8.25" x 16" | more info |
| Thompson & Odell | Boston, MA | 1880 - 1886 | Aluminum | 6" x 15.5" | more info |
| Thompson & Odell | Boston, MA | 1890s - 1900s | Burgundy (unoriginal) | 5.75" x 15.875" | more info |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | pre 1904 | Maple | 3" x 14" | |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | pre 1908 | Stained Maple | 10" x 16" | |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | 1908 - 1912 | Maple | 4" x 15" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai ? | Boston, MA | 1910s | Birds Eye Maple | 2.625" x 14.5" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | 1912 | Maple | 2" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | 1912 - 1920 | Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | 1912 - 1926 | Aluminium | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Oliver Ditson | Boston, MA / NY, NY | 1910s - 1920s | Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1917 - 1918 | Nickel wrapped Composite | 5.75" x 12" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | late 1910s - 1920s | Black over Composite | 5.75" x 12" | |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. early 1920s | Black Enameled Aluminium | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1921 | Nickel / Steel / Composite | 13 5/8" x 6 1/4" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1921 | Nickel wrapped Composite | 5.75" x 12" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. 1922 | Bird's-eye Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | early 1920s | Maple | 8" x 15" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | 1923 | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. mid 1920s | Stained Maple | 6" x 14" | |
| Charles A. Stromberg | Boston, MA | 1920s | Stained Maple | 4.75" x 14" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1924 | Birds Eye Maple | 12" x 16" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Maple | 3 1/2" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Maple | 4 1/4" x 14" | |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | late 1920s | Red Lacquer | 12" x 15" | more info |
| Charles A. Stromberg | Boston, MA | late 1920s - early 1930s | Mahogany Stained Maple | 7.75" x 13.75" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | early 1930s | Maple | 9" x 15" | |
| 2010 | Black Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info | ||
| Gretsch | Brooklyn, NY | early 1960s | Chrome over Brass | 5" x 14" | |
| Gretsch | Brooklyn, NY | 1960s | Green Sparkle | 5" x 14" | |
| Ludwig | Chicago, IL | 1966 | Black Diamond Pearl | 12" x 15" | |
| Ludwig | Chicago, IL | 1966 | Black Diamond Pearl | 5"x 14" | |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | mid - late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 4" x 14" | |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | early 1930s | Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | ca. 1933 - 1934 | Black Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Slingerland | Chicago, IL | 1959 | Black Diamond Pearl | 5" x 14" | more info |
| WFL | Chicago, IL | 1942 - 1945 | Mahogany | 10" x 14" | |
| C. G. Conn | Elkhart, IN | 1910s - 1920s | Mahogany | 5" x 15" | more info |
| Black Swamp | Holland, MI | 1998 | Black Nickel over Brass | 6" x 14" | more info |
| Yamaha | Japan | late 1980s | White Cortex | 12" x 14" | |
| Pearl | Taiwan | 1997 | Chrome over Steel | 6.5" x 14" | |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2003 | Natural Birch | 5.5" x 14" | |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2007 | Natural Birch | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2008 | Violin Red | 5.75" x 14" | more info |
| George W. Bemis | Worchester, MA | late 1880s - 1890s | Maple | 5" (*) x 15.75" | more info |
| George W. Bemis | Worchester, MA | late 1890s | Maple | 7" x 15" | more info |
Lee's Snare Drum Collection
Sorted by Date of Manufacture
| Company | Location | Date | Finish / Color | Size | |
| J. C. Haynes & Co. | Boston, MA | mid - late 1800s | Walnut | 8.25" x 16" | more info |
| George W. Bemis | Worchester, MA | late 1880s - 1890s | Maple | 5" (*) x 15.75" | more info |
| Thompson & Odell | Boston, MA | 1880 - 1886 | Aluminum | 6" x 15.5" | more info |
| George W. Bemis | Worchester, MA | late 1890s | Maple | 7" x 15" | more info |
| Thompson & Odell | Boston, MA | 1890s - 1900s | Burgundy (unoriginal) | 5.75" x 15.875" | more info |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | pre 1904 | Maple | 3" x 14" | |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | pre 1908 | Stained Maple | 10" x 16" | |
| F. E. Dodge | Boston, MA | 1908 - 1912 | Maple | 4" x 15" | more info |
| C. G. Conn | Elkhart, IN | 1910s - 1920s | Mahogany | 5" x 15" | more info |
| Oliver Ditson | Boston, MA / NY, NY | 1910s - 1920s | Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai ? | Boston, MA | 1910s | Birds Eye Maple | 2.625" x 14.5" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | 1912 | Maple | 2" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | 1912 - 1920 | Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | 1912 - 1926 | Aluminium | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1917 - 1918 | Nickel wrapped Composite | 5.75" x 12" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | late 1910s - 1920s | Black over Composite | 5.75" x 12" | |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. early 1920s | Black Enameled Aluminium | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1921 | Nickel / Steel / Composite | 13 5/8" x 6 1/4" | more info |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1921 | Nickel wrapped Composite | 5.75" x 12" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. 1922 | Bird's-eye Maple | 3" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | 1923 | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | early 1920s | Maple | 8" x 15" | more info |
| Charles A. Stromberg | Boston, MA | 1920s | Stained Maple | 4.75" x 14" | more info |
| Nokes & Nicolai | Boston, MA | ca. mid 1920s | Stained Maple | 6" x 14" | |
| Harry A. Bower | Boston, MA | 1924 | Birds Eye Maple | 12" x 16" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | mid - late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 4" x 14" | |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Black Lacquer | 5" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Maple | 4 1/4" x 14" | |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | mid - late 1920s | Maple | 3 1/2" x 14" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | late 1920s | Red Lacquer | 12" x 15" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | late 1920s | Nickel over Brass | 4" x 14" | more info |
| Charles A. Stromberg | Boston, MA | late 1920s - early 1930s | Mahogany Stained Maple | 7.75" x 13.75" | more info |
| George B. Stone and Son | Boston, MA | early 1930s | Maple | 9" x 15" | |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | early 1930s | Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Ludwig & Ludwig | Chicago, IL | ca. 1933 - 1934 | Black Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |
| WFL | Chicago, IL | 1942 - 1945 | Mahogany | 10" x 14" | |
| Slingerland | Chicago, IL | 1959 | Black Diamond Pearl | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Gretsch | Brooklyn, NY | early 1960s | Chrome over Brass | 5" x 14" | |
| Ludwig | Chicago, IL | 1966 | Black Diamond Pearl | 5"x 14" | |
| Ludwig | Chicago, IL | 1966 | Black Diamond Pearl | 12" x 15" | |
| Gretsch | Brooklyn, NY | 1960s | Green Sparkle | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Yamaha | Japan | late 1980s | White Cortex | 12" x 14" | |
| Pearl | Taiwan | 1997 | Chrome over Steel | 6.5" x 14" | |
| Black Swamp | Holland, MI | 1998 | Black Nickel over Brass | 6" x 14" | more info |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2003 | Natural Birch | 5.5" x 14" | |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2007 | Natural Birch | 5" x 14" | more info |
| Eames Drum Shells | Saugus, MA | 2008 | Violin Red | 5.75" x 14" | more info |
| 2010 | Black Nickel over Brass | 5" x 14" | more info |