1966 Slingerland 4 peice kit

I bought this second hand.

I love this kit 5x14 snare 20" kick/16" low tom /12" high tom

The kick is small but depending on technique and tuning can sound real deep.

The wood I'm not sure what it is but I believe it's 3-ply of some hard wood.

The kit may have had another tom initially but i'm not clear on the history.

The snare has a rich complex tone . the tuners don't hold tune as long as newer designs but not a big deal.

The tone of the kit is very round sounding it can be punchy, but more on the hip hp side then ludwig rock n roll.

Though in the right hands it can sound amazing .

The original stand for the snare is very basic but works.
I was considering the new gretch remakes of vintage kits.
I tried them and they sound good but not as particular as a vintage kit.
I do think if you can find a vintage kit in decent shape you can really
do well, the newer stuff can have better tuners and stands but the actual wood used or tones achieved are different then what they emulate.

I find the hardwarefor mounting the tom on the kick is really old school a metal bar; but set up right the tom resonates fine.

from wikipedia:
For most of the company's pre-1970s history, Slingerland's manufacturing processes were not standardized in the way that modern large-scale manufacturing companies' are. Exceptions to nearly every strict product taxonomy existed. This is due in large part to the fact that parts would often be left over from year to year and would be used by workers even though some of those parts had been officially discontinued from the line. To say unequivocally that "All Radio Kings manufactured between 19xx and 19xx have X finishes and Y lugs" is an invitation to be proven wrong by the existence of an odd hybrid drum.

Thats about right, the kit sounds good feels less precisely made more hand made then modern kits.Maybe the best thing about this kit is the wood, and the tone.

Thats where this drum set makes for a good recording kit players can add or subtract pieces to it but it has a really good feel and tone.

vintage is not always better, but sometimes it is exactly what is needed.