consciousnist wrote:I would like to find out how old the pictured brown Woodkraft quinto is.
It doesn't seem to belong to the first generation Meinl Woodkrafts as it is not as tall as the red ones,
as in 69,5cm versus 72cm, it does not carry any handles nor remains, and it isn't made from Oak either,
as it appears way too light on second thought. Color ain't natural oak but maybe walnut ?
took some pictures this afternoon to share my excitement about this drum and hope that someone will
help me to identify its age and the wood it is made from.
If it is not heavy, it is most likely not oak, you are right.
My wild guess is that it is very old, perhaps late 1970s, early 1980s? Never seen that badge - what precisely does it say on it?
I suspect Roland Meinl experimented somewhat before he came out with his Woodcraft line, so you might have a rare early model.
The shape of that quinto looks very much like the overall Meinl Wodcraft design already,
but the bottom is fairly wide for a quinto I would say. At least my Woodcraft quinto has more taper at the bottom.
Anyway, if I were you, I would drop the expert at Meinl a line:
norbert.saemann@meinl.deHe helped me to identify the age of my quinto (pictured above, with the handle).