History of Sparkle Drum Wrap
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(Continued from History of Pearl Drum
Wrap)
All the Sparkle finishes have been sold for many years on just
about all the American made drums, especially those of the past (Rogers,
Slingerland, Ludwig, Gretsch, etc.). In the early 1930s the Ludwig family
started selling a finish called "Flakes" which loosely resembled
today's sparkle wraps, but by no way the quality. It was available
in "Gold Flake" and "Green Flake". In the early
1950s the Ludwig family (WFL) used a better quality of similar wraps, and
called them "Flashes", which were available in Gold, Red, Blue,
Silver, and Green Flash. However, it was not until the early 1960s
that what we see today was developed, and called "Sparkle"
finishes. Actually, the demand for sparkle
finishes has always been present but peaked in the 60's and 70's, dipped
somewhat in the early 80's and surged in popularity again in the 90's
until present. Really, they have been in demand for the last 40 plus years,
especially in the recovering market. Some unusual sparkle finishes have
come and gone, but the most popular that have stayed are
Red Sparkle, Blue
Sparkle, Gold Sparkle, Silver
Sparkle, Green Sparkle, Black Sparkle,
and Purple Sparkle. The sparkle finishes are all made by hand and
have been done that way since the beginning.
Champagne
Pink first came on the scene in the early 1960s and has been
commonly referred to as "Champagne Sparkle" and "Champagne
Pink Sparkle". It is the most expensive of the drum finishes
available, and is
really not part of the "sparkle" family. However, because
much of the industry calling it a "sparkle" finish, and because
of it's similar appearance to the sparkle family, and because there is no
other line to place it with, the name has stuck and will probably be with
us for many years.
Champagne Pink does not have tiny specks of chrome pieces in the finish
like regular sparkle wraps, but finer specks of real silver and real
copper- one reason for the expensive of the material. The
combination of the silver and copper gives the wrap that "champagne"
appearance. This finish is also called "Bermuda Sand(s)" by some
and "Copper & Silver Sparkle" by others.
Metals
Our "Metal" finishes have now been available for 2
years. They come in colors: Red
Metal, Blue Metal,
Purple Metal, Gold
Metal, and Silver Metal.
They are made of a high grade plastic materials that resemble hand
hammered metal. Even though they are plastic, they have the look
of very reflective metal (combined with a high gloss). We are
excited to offer this product line.
This article continues with more about the history
of Tape vs. Glue for Drum Wrap
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