It is therefore difficult to believe that serialization of drums would be of sufficient importance to justify federal legislation or regulation. There are no public safety or strategic military goals which would be enhanced through applying serial numbers to drums. government did not care how a musical instrument manufacturer conducted its business. The problem with this explanation is that it does not make much sense. It has been repeated so often that it is now widely regarded as truth.
government, prompted by the insurance industry, imposed laws and regulations requiring serial numbers in drums in the early 1960s.” Many have heard or read this statement or some variation of it. For most in the vintage drum community, the answer to this question is something like, “The U.S. As one learns more about how drum manufacturers used serial numbers, one begins to question the reason that serial numbers were used at all.
Most cared little about why the serial numbers were there, but were just happy that the serial numbers were there to provide a rough tool for use in dating drums. Many have compiled lists of drums’ serial numbers and date stamps to understand and exploit the relationship between them. Many vintage drum enthusiasts have taken advantage of the existence of serial numbers on drums as a relatively reliable tool for estimation of manufacturing dates.
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